diff --git a/src/ext/lib/Logger.js b/src/ext/lib/Logger.js
index 8722324..104e4a0 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/Logger.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/Logger.js
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ class Logger {
   }
 
   async init() {
-    this.conf = await this.getSaved();
+    if (!this.conf) {
+      this.conf = await this.getSaved();
+    }
   }
 
   clear() {
diff --git a/src/ext/uw-bg.js b/src/ext/uw-bg.js
index bb3d7d4..3045bf1 100644
--- a/src/ext/uw-bg.js
+++ b/src/ext/uw-bg.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ class UWServer {
 
   async setup() {
     // logger is the first thing that goes up
-    this.logger = new Logger();
+    this.logger = new Logger({
+        logToFile: false,
+        logToConsole: false
+    });
     await this.logger.init();
 
     this.settings = new Settings({logger: this.logger});
diff --git a/src/ext/uw.js b/src/ext/uw.js
index 1dec571..c9b5426 100644
--- a/src/ext/uw.js
+++ b/src/ext/uw.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class UW {
       if (!this.logger) {
         const loggingOptions = {
           logToFile: false,
-          logToConsole: true,
+          logToConsole: false,
           fileOptions: {
             // really the same stuff as consoleOptions
           },
@@ -52,14 +52,15 @@ class UW {
             enabled: true, // if logging is enabled at all
             'debug': true,
             'init': true,
+            'settings': true,
             'keyboard': false,
             'mousemove': false,
             'actionHandler': false,
-            'comms': true,
-            'playerDetect': true,
-            'resizer': true,
-            'scaler': true,
-            'stretcher': true,
+            'comms': false,
+            'playerDetect': false,
+            // 'resizer': true,
+            // 'scaler': true,
+            // 'stretcher': true,
             'videoRescan': false,
             'arDetect': false,
             'arDetect_verbose': false,
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class UW {
 
     if (!this.settings) {
       var ths = this;
-      this.settings = new Settings({updateCallback: () => ths.init(), logger: this.logger});
+      this.settings = new Settings({updateCallback: (s) => {console.log("settings callback — ", s); ths.init()}, logger: this.logger});
       await this.settings.init();
     }
   
diff --git a/src/options/App.vue b/src/options/App.vue
index f1a8471..f37acbb 100644
--- a/src/options/App.vue
+++ b/src/options/App.vue
@@ -149,7 +149,10 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   async created () {
-    this.logger = new Logger();
+    this.logger = new Logger({
+        logToFile: false,
+        logToConsole: false
+    });
     await this.logger.init();
 
     this.settings = new Settings({updateCallback: this.updateSettings, logger: this.logger});
diff --git a/src/popup/App.vue b/src/popup/App.vue
index 60c20bd..6265dd9 100644
--- a/src/popup/App.vue
+++ b/src/popup/App.vue
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   async created() {
-    this.logger = new Logger();
+    this.logger = new Logger({
+        logToFile: false,
+        logToConsole: false
+    });
     await this.logger.init();
 
     this.settings = new Settings({updateCallback: () => this.updateConfig(), logger: this.logger});