diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
index 80bd32d0..0027576e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Observable;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.FileAppender;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.HttpStatusException;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractRipper
         }
         this.url = sanitizeURL(url);
         setWorkingDir(url);
+        Logger rootLogger = Logger.getRootLogger();
+        FileAppender fa = (FileAppender) rootLogger.getAppender("FILE");
+        fa.setFile(this.workingDir + File.separator + "log.txt");
+        fa.activateOptions();
+
         this.threadPool = new DownloadThreadPool();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ButttoucherRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ButttoucherRipper.java
index 49c0555a..7ab6ae48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ButttoucherRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ButttoucherRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ public class ButttoucherRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "butttoucher.com",
                                 HOST   = "butttoucher";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ButttoucherRipper.class);
 
     private Document albumDoc = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ChanRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ChanRipper.java
index 7f194e79..206024af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ChanRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ChanRipper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.utils.Utils;
 
 public class ChanRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ChanRipper.class);
-
     public ChanRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DeviantartRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DeviantartRipper.java
index 0178a5cd..1a7d7d8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DeviantartRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DeviantartRipper.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Method;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Response;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ public class DeviantartRipper extends AlbumRipper {
                                 HOST   = "deviantart";
 
     private static final int SLEEP_TIME = 2000;
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(DeviantartRipper.class);
 
     private Map<String,String> cookies = new HashMap<String,String>();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DrawcrowdRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DrawcrowdRipper.java
index 87ab1901..fd48e5db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DrawcrowdRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/DrawcrowdRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public class DrawcrowdRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "drawcrowd.com",
                                 HOST   = "drawcrowd";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(DrawcrowdRipper.class);
 
     public DrawcrowdRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ public class DrawcrowdRipper extends AlbumRipper {
     public String getGID(URL url) throws MalformedURLException {
         Pattern p; Matcher m;
 
-
         p = Pattern.compile("^.*drawcrowd.com/projects/.*$");
         m = p.matcher(url.toExternalForm());
         if (m.matches()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EHentaiRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EHentaiRipper.java
index 671548cd..3f614d05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EHentaiRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EHentaiRipper.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ public class EHentaiRipper extends AlbumRipper {
     private static final int IP_BLOCK_SLEEP_TIME = 60 * 1000;
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "g.e-hentai.org", HOST = "e-hentai";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(EHentaiRipper.class);
 
     // Thread pool for finding direct image links from "image" pages (html)
     private DownloadThreadPool ehentaiThreadPool = new DownloadThreadPool("ehentai");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EightmusesRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EightmusesRipper.java
index 876d8059..9970047d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EightmusesRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/EightmusesRipper.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Method;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Response;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ public class EightmusesRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "8muses.com",
                                 HOST   = "8muses";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(EightmusesRipper.class);
 
     private Document albumDoc = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FapprovedRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FapprovedRipper.java
index 6725c4bb..80cd96e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FapprovedRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FapprovedRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ public class FapprovedRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "fapproved.com",
                                 HOST   = "fapproved";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(FapprovedRipper.class);
 
     public FapprovedRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FlickrRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FlickrRipper.java
index b92f955f..6c1d9284 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FlickrRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/FlickrRipper.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Method;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Response;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ public class FlickrRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "flickr.com",
                                 HOST   = "flickr";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(FlickrRipper.class);
 
     private DownloadThreadPool flickrThreadPool;
     private Document albumDoc = null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GifyoRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GifyoRipper.java
index c5a9b074..3cbdd105 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GifyoRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GifyoRipper.java
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Method;
-import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Response;
+import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
 import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ public class GifyoRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "gifyo.com",
                                 HOST   = "gifyo";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(GifyoRipper.class);
 
     public GifyoRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GonewildRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GonewildRipper.java
index 40a376ca..cab298db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GonewildRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GonewildRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.utils.Utils;
 public class GonewildRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST   = "gonewild";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(GonewildRipper.class);
     private static final int SLEEP_TIME = 1000;
     
     private static String API_DOMAIN;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagearnRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagearnRipper.java
index 531edade..5d2a3893 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagearnRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagearnRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ public class ImagearnRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "imagearn.com",
                                 HOST   = "imagearn";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ImagearnRipper.class);
 
     public ImagearnRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagefapRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagefapRipper.java
index 1305f2ea..aa41aeb0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagefapRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagefapRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ public class ImagefapRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "imagefap.com",
                                 HOST   = "imagefap";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ImagefapRipper.class);
 
     private Document albumDoc = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagestashRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagestashRipper.java
index 32177969..c9c7fbfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagestashRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImagestashRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Method;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public class ImagestashRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "imagestash.org",
                                 HOST   = "imagestash";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ImagestashRipper.class);
 
     public ImagestashRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgboxRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgboxRipper.java
index e2e05204..d8b584bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgboxRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgboxRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public class ImgboxRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "imgbox.com",
                                 HOST   = "imgbox";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ImgboxRipper.class);
     
     public ImgboxRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgurRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgurRipper.java
index 5adfc42f..42ff8bee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgurRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ImgurRipper.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ public class ImgurRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "imgur.com",
                                 HOST   = "imgur";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ImgurRipper.class);
 
     private final int SLEEP_BETWEEN_ALBUMS;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/InstagramRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/InstagramRipper.java
index 9d0875c2..5b993b40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/InstagramRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/InstagramRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public class InstagramRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "instagram.com",
                                 HOST   = "instagram";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(InstagramRipper.class);
 
     public InstagramRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/IrarchivesRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/IrarchivesRipper.java
index 25312480..d84ae193 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/IrarchivesRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/IrarchivesRipper.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ public class IrarchivesRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "i.rarchives.com",
                                 HOST   = "irarchives";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(IrarchivesRipper.class);
-    
+
     public IrarchivesRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/KinkyshareRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/KinkyshareRipper.java
index b28faf21..9f824008 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/KinkyshareRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/KinkyshareRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.utils.Utils;
 public class KinkyshareRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST   = "kinkyshare";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(KinkyshareRipper.class);
 
     public KinkyshareRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MediacrushRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MediacrushRipper.java
index c2963733..596197ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MediacrushRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MediacrushRipper.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ public class MediacrushRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "mediacru.sh",
                                 HOST   = "mediacrush";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MediacrushRipper.class);
     
     /** Ordered list of preferred formats, sorted by preference (low-to-high) */
     private static final Map<String, Integer> PREFERRED_FORMATS = new HashMap<String,Integer>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MinusRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MinusRipper.java
index d9e0fc08..21fbfc19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MinusRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MinusRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Response;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ public class MinusRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "minus.com",
                                 HOST   = "minus";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MinusRipper.class);
 
     private Document albumDoc = null;
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ModelmayhemRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ModelmayhemRipper.java
index c17dea2e..d660f831 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ModelmayhemRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/ModelmayhemRipper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Method;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ public class ModelmayhemRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "modelmayhem.com",
                                 HOST   = "modelmayhem";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ModelmayhemRipper.class);
 
     public ModelmayhemRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java
index 77045195..e9364cb3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ public class MotherlessRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "motherless.com",
                                 HOST   = "motherless";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MotherlessRipper.class);
 
     private DownloadThreadPool motherlessThreadPool;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/NfsfwRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/NfsfwRipper.java
index 4159bafd..768e2172 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/NfsfwRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/NfsfwRipper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ public class NfsfwRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "nfsfw.com",
                                 HOST   = "nfsfw";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(NfsfwRipper.class);
 
     private Document albumDoc = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/PhotobucketRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/PhotobucketRipper.java
index fe94eec4..81962724 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/PhotobucketRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/PhotobucketRipper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Connection.Response;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ public class PhotobucketRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "photobucket.com",
                                 HOST   = "photobucket";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(PhotobucketRipper.class);
 
     private Response pageResponse = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/RedditRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/RedditRipper.java
index 3c825fa2..1c4a9f3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/RedditRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/RedditRipper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.json.JSONTokener;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ public class RedditRipper extends AlbumRipper {
     private static final String HOST   = "reddit";
     private static final String DOMAIN = "reddit.com";
 
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RedditRipper.class);
     private static final int SLEEP_TIME = 2000;
 
     //private static final String USER_AGENT = "ripme by /u/4_pr0n github.com/4pr0n/ripme";
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SeeniveRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SeeniveRipper.java
index 86c815f1..161832ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SeeniveRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SeeniveRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ public class SeeniveRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "seenive.com",
                                 HOST   = "seenive";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SeeniveRipper.class);
 
     private DownloadThreadPool seeniveThreadPool;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SmuttyRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SmuttyRipper.java
index 2edfd039..9028c9c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SmuttyRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SmuttyRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ public class SmuttyRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "smutty.com",
                                 HOST   = "smutty";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SmuttyRipper.class);
 
     public SmuttyRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SupertangasRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SupertangasRipper.java
index 6f2faf7d..0e1be085 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SupertangasRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/SupertangasRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.HttpStatusException;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public class SupertangasRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "supertangas.com",
                                 HOST   = "supertangas";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SupertangasRipper.class);
 
     public SupertangasRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TeenplanetRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TeenplanetRipper.java
index ea67b908..430def66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TeenplanetRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TeenplanetRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ public class TeenplanetRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "teenplanet.org",
                                 HOST   = "teenplanet";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TeenplanetRipper.class);
 
     private Document albumDoc = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TumblrRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TumblrRipper.java
index 0e495426..2af56c1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TumblrRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TumblrRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ public class TumblrRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "tumblr.com",
                                 HOST   = "tumblr";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TumblrRipper.class);
     
     private enum ALBUM_TYPE {
         SUBDOMAIN,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TwitterRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TwitterRipper.java
index e5cae727..e18f7fc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TwitterRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/TwitterRipper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ public class TwitterRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "twitter.com",
                                 HOST   = "twitter";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TwitterRipper.class);
 
     private static final int MAX_REQUESTS = Utils.getConfigInteger("twitter.max_requests", 10);
     private static final int WAIT_TIME = 2000;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VidbleRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VidbleRipper.java
index d5baab85..728c7f78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VidbleRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VidbleRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ public class VidbleRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "vidble.com",
                                 HOST   = "vidble";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VidbleRipper.class);
 
     private Document albumDoc = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineRipper.java
index 6a645c1b..eaac39a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.HttpStatusException;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public class VineRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "vine.co",
                                 HOST   = "vine";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VineRipper.class);
 
     public VineRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineboxRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineboxRipper.java
index 8ddb2e3c..66bc99eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineboxRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VineboxRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.HttpStatusException;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ public class VineboxRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "vinebox.co",
                                 HOST   = "vinebox";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VineboxRipper.class);
 
     public VineboxRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VkRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VkRipper.java
index b8c06868..e3777e6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VkRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/VkRipper.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ public class VkRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "vk.com",
                                 HOST   = "vk";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SeeniveRipper.class);
 
     public VkRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/XhamsterRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/XhamsterRipper.java
index 5f12bead..b6d57cde 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/XhamsterRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/XhamsterRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ public class XhamsterRipper extends AlbumRipper {
 
     private static final String DOMAIN = "xhamster.com",
                                 HOST   = "xhamster";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(XhamsterRipper.class);
 
     public XhamsterRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/BeegRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/BeegRipper.java
index d6be0d4c..02fab55e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/BeegRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/BeegRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.ripper.VideoRipper;
 public class BeegRipper extends VideoRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST = "beeg";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(BeegRipper.class);
 
     public BeegRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/PornhubRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/PornhubRipper.java
index 76e8ef41..c2f79a45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/PornhubRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/PornhubRipper.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.net.URLDecoder;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.utils.AES;
 public class PornhubRipper extends VideoRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST = "pornhub";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(PornhubRipper.class);
 
     public PornhubRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VineRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VineRipper.java
index 62b901b3..ca75e523 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VineRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VineRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.ripper.VideoRipper;
 public class VineRipper extends VideoRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST = "vine";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VineRipper.class);
 
     public VineRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VkRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VkRipper.java
index 93b51323..8e108be5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VkRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/VkRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.ripper.VideoRipper;
 public class VkRipper extends VideoRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST = "vk";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VkRipper.class);
 
     public VkRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/XvideosRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/XvideosRipper.java
index e70095eb..752872c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/XvideosRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/XvideosRipper.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.net.URLDecoder;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.ripper.VideoRipper;
 public class XvideosRipper extends VideoRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST = "xvideos";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(XvideosRipper.class);
 
     public XvideosRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/YoupornRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/YoupornRipper.java
index d00ea84b..d4613856 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/YoupornRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/video/YoupornRipper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.ripper.VideoRipper;
 public class YoupornRipper extends VideoRipper {
 
     private static final String HOST = "youporn";
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(YoupornRipper.class);
 
     public YoupornRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);