diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0f8912a..816fe11 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"gfx.cafe/util/go/fxplus"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 
-	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/app"
 	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/components/cache"
 	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/components/cli"
 	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/components/commands"
+	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/components/logger"
+	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/services"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	var s fx.Shutdowner
 	app := fx.New(
+		fxplus.WithLogger,
 		fx.Populate(&s),
-		app.Config,
+		services.Config,
 		fx.Provide(
+			fxplus.Context,
 			cache.NewCache,
 			commands.NewCommander,
+			services.NewSpotifyClient,
+			logger.NewLogger,
 		),
 		fx.Invoke(
 			cli.Run,
diff --git a/src/app/fx.go b/src/app/fx.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d8cc30..0000000
--- a/src/app/fx.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package app
-
-import (
-	"log/slog"
-	"os"
-
-	"gfx.cafe/util/go/fxplus"
-	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gunner"
-	"github.com/lmittmann/tint"
-	"go.uber.org/fx"
-
-	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/config"
-	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/services"
-)
-
-var Services = fx.Options(
-	fx.NopLogger,
-	fx.Provide(
-		func() *slog.Logger {
-			return slog.New(tint.NewHandler(os.Stdout, &tint.Options{
-				Level:      slog.LevelDebug.Level(),
-				TimeFormat: "[15:04:05.000]",
-			}))
-		},
-		services.NewSpotifyClient,
-		fxplus.Context,
-	),
-)
-
-var Config = fx.Options(
-	fx.Provide(
-		func() *config.Config {
-			c := &config.Config{}
-			gunner.LoadApp(c, "gspot")
-			return c
-		},
-	),
-	Services,
-)
diff --git a/src/components/commands/play.go b/src/components/commands/play.go
index 74b9658..0f2e877 100644
--- a/src/components/commands/play.go
+++ b/src/components/commands/play.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func (c *Commander) Play() error {
 }
 
 func (c *Commander) PlayLikedSongs(position int) error {
+	c.Log.Debug("Playing liked songs")
 	err := c.ClearRadio()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func (c *Commander) PlayLikedSongs(position int) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.Log.Debug("got playlist", "id", playlist.ID)
 	songs, err := c.Client.CurrentUsersTracks(c.Context, spotify.Limit(50), spotify.Offset(position))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -49,11 +51,13 @@ func (c *Commander) PlayLikedSongs(position int) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.Log.Debug("added songs to playlist")
 	err = c.Client.PlayOpt(c.Context, &spotify.PlayOptions{
 		PlaybackContext: &playlist.URI,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		if isNoActiveError(err) {
+			c.Log.Debug("need to activate device")
 			deviceID, err := c.activateDevice()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -67,7 +71,9 @@ func (c *Commander) PlayLikedSongs(position int) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	c.Log.Debug("starting loop")
 	for page := 2; page <= 5; page++ {
+		c.Log.Debug("doing loop", "page", page)
 		songs, err := c.Client.CurrentUsersTracks(c.Context, spotify.Limit(50), spotify.Offset((50*(page-1))+position))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ func (c *Commander) PlayLikedSongs(position int) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
+	c.Log.Debug("done")
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/logger/logger.go b/src/components/logger/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f601ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/logger/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/lmittmann/tint"
+	"go.uber.org/fx"
+
+	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/config"
+)
+
+type LoggerResult struct {
+	fx.Out
+	Logger *slog.Logger
+}
+
+type LoggerParams struct {
+	fx.In
+
+	Config *config.Config
+}
+
+func NewLogger(p LoggerParams) LoggerResult {
+	lvl := slog.LevelInfo
+	configLevel := strings.ToUpper(p.Config.LogLevel)
+	switch configLevel {
+	case "INFO":
+		lvl = slog.LevelInfo
+	case "WARN":
+		lvl = slog.LevelWarn
+	case "ERROR":
+		lvl = slog.LevelError
+	case "DEBUG":
+		lvl = slog.LevelDebug
+	}
+	if strings.ToUpper(p.Config.LogOutput) == "FILE" {
+		fp := ""
+		p, err := os.UserConfigDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			p, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			fp = filepath.Join(p, ".config", "gspot", "gspot.log")
+		} else {
+			fp = filepath.Join(p, "gspot", "gspot.log")
+		}
+		f, err := os.Create(fp)
+		if err != nil {
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		return LoggerResult{
+			Logger: slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(f, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+				Level: lvl.Level(),
+			})),
+		}
+	}
+	return LoggerResult{
+		Logger: slog.New(tint.NewHandler(os.Stdout, &tint.Options{
+			Level:      lvl.Level(),
+			TimeFormat: "[15:04:05.000]",
+		})),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/components/tui/main.go b/src/components/tui/main.go
index 1fe0ae4..0dd395b 100644
--- a/src/components/tui/main.go
+++ b/src/components/tui/main.go
@@ -604,8 +604,11 @@ func Tick() tea.Cmd {
 func (m *mainModel) TickPlayback() {
 	playing, _ := m.commands.Client.PlayerCurrentlyPlaying(m.commands.Context)
 	if playing != nil && playing.Playing && playing.Item != nil {
+		if currentlyPlaying == nil || currentlyPlaying.Item == nil ||
+			currentlyPlaying.Item.ID != playing.Item.ID {
+			playbackContext, _ = m.getContext(playing)
+		}
 		currentlyPlaying = playing
-		playbackContext, _ = m.getContext(playing)
 	}
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 	quit := make(chan struct{})
@@ -613,10 +616,14 @@ func (m *mainModel) TickPlayback() {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ticker.C:
+				m.commands.Log.Debug("TICKING PLAYBACK")
 				playing, _ := m.commands.Client.PlayerCurrentlyPlaying(m.commands.Context)
 				if playing != nil && playing.Playing && playing.Item != nil {
+					if currentlyPlaying == nil || currentlyPlaying.Item == nil ||
+						currentlyPlaying.Item.ID != playing.Item.ID {
+						playbackContext, _ = m.getContext(playing)
+					}
 					currentlyPlaying = playing
-					playbackContext, _ = m.getContext(playing)
 				}
 			case <-quit:
 				ticker.Stop()
@@ -665,18 +672,21 @@ func (m *mainModel) getContext(playing *spotify.CurrentlyPlaying) (string, error
 	id := strings.Split(string(context.URI), ":")[2]
 	switch context.Type {
 	case "album":
+		m.commands.Log.Debug("ALBUM CONTEXT")
 		album, err := m.commands.Client.GetAlbum(m.commands.Context, spotify.ID(id))
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		return album.Name, nil
 	case "playlist":
+		m.commands.Log.Debug("PLAYLIST CONTEXT")
 		playlist, err := m.commands.Client.GetPlaylist(m.commands.Context, spotify.ID(id))
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		return playlist.Name, nil
 	case "artist":
+		m.commands.Log.Debug("ARTIST CONTEXT")
 		artist, err := m.commands.Client.GetArtist(m.commands.Context, spotify.ID(id))
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
diff --git a/src/components/tui/views.go b/src/components/tui/views.go
index 04a3829..69d14a4 100644
--- a/src/components/tui/views.go
+++ b/src/components/tui/views.go
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ func SavedTracksView(commands *commands.Commander) ([]list.Item, error) {
 }
 
 func MainView(c *commands.Commander) ([]list.Item, error) {
+	c.Log.Debug("SWITCHING TO MAIN VIEW")
 	wg := errgroup.Group{}
 	var saved_items *spotify.SavedTrackPage
 	var playlists *spotify.SimplePlaylistPage
diff --git a/src/config/config.go b/src/config/config.go
index 435a406..67de52a 100644
--- a/src/config/config.go
+++ b/src/config/config.go
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	ClientSecret    string `yaml:"client_secret"`
 	ClientSecretCmd string `yaml:"client_secret_cmd"`
 	Port            string `yaml:"port"`
+	LogLevel        string `yaml:"log_level"         default:"info"`
+	LogOutput       string `yaml:"log_output"        default:"stdout"`
 }
diff --git a/src/services/config.go b/src/services/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2cf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gunner"
+	"go.uber.org/fx"
+
+	"git.asdf.cafe/abs3nt/gspot/src/config"
+)
+
+var Config = fx.Options(
+	fx.Provide(
+		func() *config.Config {
+			c := &config.Config{}
+			gunner.LoadApp(c, "gspot")
+			return c
+		},
+	),
+)