diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
index 0296fccc..95705e38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractRipper
             
             RipStatusMessage msg = new RipStatusMessage(STATUS.RIP_COMPLETE, workingDir);
             observer.update(this, msg);
+            Logger rootLogger = Logger.getRootLogger();
+            FileAppender fa = (FileAppender) rootLogger.getAppender("FILE");
+            if (fa != null) {
+                fa.setFile("ripme.log");
+                fa.activateOptions();
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
index 6e863ac5..84485154 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ public class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
             ripper.setup();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             failed = true;
-            logger.error("Could not find ripper for URL " + url, e);
+            logger.error("Could not find ripper for URL " + url);
             error("Could not find ripper for given URL");
         }
         if (!failed) {