diff --git a/BrowseRouter/Config/ConfigService.cs b/BrowseRouter/Config/ConfigService.cs
index 8c76fb0..a75dc5d 100644
--- a/BrowseRouter/Config/ConfigService.cs
+++ b/BrowseRouter/Config/ConfigService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
+using BrowseRouter.Infrastructure;
 using BrowseRouter.Model;
 
 namespace BrowseRouter.Config;
@@ -14,9 +15,15 @@ internal class ConfigService(Config config) : IConfigService
   public LogPreference GetLogPreference() => new()
   {
     IsEnabled = config.Log.Enabled,
-    File = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config.Log.File)
-                      ? LogPreference.DefaultLogFile
-                      : config.Log.File!
+    File = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config.Log.File) switch
+    {
+      true => LogPreference.DefaultLogFile,
+      false => Path.IsPathFullyQualified(config.Log.File) switch
+      {
+        true => config.Log.File,
+        false => Path.Combine(App.ExePath, config.Log.File)
+      }
+    }
   };
 
   public IEnumerable<UrlPreference> GetUrlPreferences(ConfigType configType)
@@ -53,7 +60,14 @@ public async Task<List<FilterPreference>> GetFiltersAsync()
     if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config.FiltersFile))
       return [];
 
-    var json = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(config.FiltersFile);
+    var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(App.ExePath)!;
+    string path = Path.IsPathFullyQualified(config.FiltersFile) switch
+    {
+      true => config.FiltersFile,
+      false => Path.Combine(dir, config.FiltersFile)
+    };
+
+    var json = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(path);
     return JsonSerializer.Deserialize(json, SourceGenerationContext.Default.FilterPreferenceList) ?? [];
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Actions.cs b/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Actions.cs
index 79f30d4..a534c31 100644
--- a/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Actions.cs
+++ b/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Actions.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 public static class Actions
 {
-  public static bool TryRun(Action a)
+  public static bool TryRun(Action a, bool logOnlyToConsole = false)
   {
     try
     {
@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ public static bool TryRun(Action a)
     }
     catch (Exception e)
     {
-      Log.Write($"{e}");
+      if (logOnlyToConsole)
+      {
+        Console.WriteLine(e);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Log.Write($"{e}");
+      }
+
       return false;
     }
   }
diff --git a/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/App.cs b/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/App.cs
index 47bc7bd..2c838e3 100644
--- a/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/App.cs
+++ b/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/App.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System.Reflection;
-
-namespace BrowseRouter.Infrastructure;
+namespace BrowseRouter.Infrastructure;
 
 public static class App
 {
diff --git a/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Log.cs b/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Log.cs
index daa2d2c..8714bba 100644
--- a/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Log.cs
+++ b/BrowseRouter/Infrastructure/Log.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ private static void EnsureLogDirExists()
     string? parent = Path.GetDirectoryName(Preference.File);
     if (parent is not null)
     {
-      Directory.CreateDirectory(parent);
+      Actions.TryRun(() => Directory.CreateDirectory(parent), logOnlyToConsole: true);
     }
   }
 
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ private static void TryWrite(string message)
         writer.WriteLine(message);
         return;
       }
-      catch (Exception)
+      catch (Exception e)
       {
+        Console.WriteLine($"Failed to write log file {Preference.File} on attempt {i + 1}: {e}");
       }
+      Thread.Sleep(100);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/BrowseRouter/config.json b/BrowseRouter/config.json
index 0d2aba9..528a4de 100644
--- a/BrowseRouter/config.json
+++ b/BrowseRouter/config.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
     "silent": false
   },
   "log": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "file": "logs/app.log"
+    "enabled": true
   },
   "urls": {
     "*.google.com": "chrome",
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 65c40de..4237f83 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-    <!-- TODO enable when all warnings are resolved -->
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-    <Version>0.15.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.15.1</Version>
     <Product>BrowseRouter</Product>
     <Copyright>EnduraByte LLC 2025</Copyright>
     <!-- Reduces flagging as malware -->