diff --git a/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py b/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py
index 8c9d67be..e9c1861d 100644
--- a/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py
+++ b/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ class WebSocketHelper:
 
     def broadcast_with_fn(self, filter_fn, event_type: str, data):
         clients = list(filter(filter_fn, self.clients))
-
-        logger.debug(f"Sending to {len(clients)} out of {len(self.clients)} clients: {json.dumps({'event': event_type, 'data': data})}")
+        try:
+            logger.debug(f"Sending to {len(clients)} out of {len(self.clients)} clients: {json.dumps({'event': event_type, 'data': data})}")
+        except:
+            logger.debug("Our logging statement actually just farted line 83 websocket helper.")
 
         for client in clients:
             try:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8252bc9b..e86c5153 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    helper.ensure_logging_setup()
+
     setup_logging(debug=args.verbose)
 
     # setting up the logger object