diff --git a/go/characters/postmanpat.go b/go/characters/postmanpat.go
index c149abd..18dae10 100644
--- a/go/characters/postmanpat.go
+++ b/go/characters/postmanpat.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/gobjects"
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/the"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/channels"
-	"log"
+	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
 )
 
 func PostmanPat(messages chan gobjects.Letter) {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func andHisBlackAndWhiteCat(incomingMessages chan gobjects.Letter) {
 		connection.DoOnChannel("im.ricochet.chat", channels.Outbound, func(channel *channels.Channel) {
 			chatchannel, ok := channel.Handler.(*channels.ChatChannel)
 			if ok {
-				log.Printf("Sending packet")
+				log.Debugln("Sending packet")
 				the.AcknowledgementIDs[chatchannel.SendMessage(m.Message)] = m.MID
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/go/gothings/gcd.go b/go/gothings/gcd.go
index 5d74af4..d67f873 100644
--- a/go/gothings/gcd.go
+++ b/go/gothings/gcd.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (this *GrandCentralDispatcher) importString(str string) {
 
 	_, err := base32.StdEncoding.DecodeString(strings.ToUpper(onion[:56]))
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("%v", err)
+		log.Debugln(err)
 		this.InvokePopup("bad format. missing characters?")
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/go/gothings/uistate.go b/go/gothings/uistate.go
index 1393174..d280bcc 100644
--- a/go/gothings/uistate.go
+++ b/go/gothings/uistate.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/gobjects"
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/the"
 	"encoding/base32"
-	"log"
+	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (this *InterfaceState) AddContact(c *gobjects.Contact) {
 
 		return
 	} else if len(c.Handle) != 56 {
-		log.Printf("sorry, unable to handle AddContact(%v)", c.Handle)
+		log.Errorf("sorry, unable to handle AddContact(%v)", c.Handle)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c565219..98d6b54 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/application"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/channels"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/connectivity"
+	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/core"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/quick"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/quickcontrols2"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/widgets"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func loadCwtchData(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
 
 	/*_, err := app2.NewApp(dirname, "/data/data/org.qtproject.example.go/lib/libtor.so")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("ERROR CREATING CWTCH APP: %v", err)
+		log.Errorf("ERROR CREATING CWTCH APP: %v", err)
 	}
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 	*/
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ func loadCwtchData(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
 
 	mn, err := connectivity.StartTor(the.CwtchDir, "")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[!!!] Could not start Tor: %v", err)
+		log.Errorf("Could not start Tor: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	the.CwtchApp = libapp.NewApp(mn, the.CwtchDir)
@@ -114,14 +115,16 @@ func loadCwtchData(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
 	err = the.CwtchApp.LoadProfiles("be gay do crime")
 	if err != nil {
 		//TODO no more fatalfs
-		log.Fatalf("couldn't load profiles: %v", err)
+		log.Errorf("couldn't load profiles: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	if len(the.CwtchApp.ListPeers()) == 0 {
-		log.Printf("couldn't load your config file. attempting to create one now")
+		log.Infoln("couldn't load your config file. attempting to create one now")
 		the.Peer, err = the.CwtchApp.CreatePeer("alice", "be gay do crime")
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("couldn't create one. is your cwtch folder writable?")
+			log.Errorf("couldn't create one. is your cwtch folder writable?")
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		the.CwtchApp.SaveProfile(the.Peer)
 	} else {
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ func loadCwtchData(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
 
 	groups := the.Peer.GetGroups()
 	for i := range groups {
-		log.Printf("adding saved group %v", groups[i])
+		log.Infof("adding saved group %v", groups[i])
 		group := the.Peer.GetGroup(groups[i])
 		group.NewMessage = make(chan model.Message)
 		go characters.CwtchListener(gcd.UIState.AddMessage, groups[i], group.NewMessage)