diff --git a/cbpi/__init__.py b/cbpi/__init__.py
index 48db3db..61bc3b4 100644
--- a/cbpi/__init__.py
+++ b/cbpi/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "4.4.1.a15"
+__version__ = "4.4.1.a16"
 __codename__ = "Yeast Starter"
 
diff --git a/cbpi/cli.py b/cbpi/cli.py
index b8275ff..c4e21fa 100644
--- a/cbpi/cli.py
+++ b/cbpi/cli.py
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ def main(context, config_folder_path, logs_folder_path, debug_log_level):
             logger.info(f"logs folder '{logs_folder_path}' doesnt exist and we are trying to create it")
             pathlib.Path(logs_folder_path).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             logger.info(f"logs folder '{logs_folder_path}' successfully created")
-        logger.addHandler(logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(os.path.join(logs_folder_path, f"cbpi.log"), maxBytes=1000000, backupCount=3))
+        handler=logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(os.path.join(logs_folder_path, f"cbpi.log"), maxBytes=1000000, backupCount=3)
+        logger.addHandler(handler)
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning("log folder or log file could not be created or accessed. check folder and file permissions or create the logs folder somewhere you have access with a start option like '--log-folder-path=./logs'")
         logging.critical(e, exc_info=True)
diff --git a/cbpi/controller/system_controller.py b/cbpi/controller/system_controller.py
index a56f30b..139ea31 100644
--- a/cbpi/controller/system_controller.py
+++ b/cbpi/controller/system_controller.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class SystemController:
         self.cbpi = cbpi
         self.service = cbpi.actor
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logsFolderPath = self.cbpi.config_folder.logsFolderPath
 
         self.cbpi.app.on_startup.append(self.check_for_update)
 
@@ -111,6 +112,15 @@ class SystemController:
 
             for entry in j:
                 result.append(entry['MESSAGE'])
+        else:
+            try:
+                logfilename=pathlib.Path(self.logsFolderPath+"/"+"cbpi.log")
+                with open(logfilename) as f:
+                    for line in f:
+                        result.append(line.rstrip('\n'))
+            except:
+                pass
+            
         try:
             with open(fullname, 'w') as f:
                 for line in result: