diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 465e8f9..f32172b 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ impl eframe::App for App {
                 if self.show_node_logs {
                     egui::ScrollArea::vertical().stick_to_bottom(true).show(ui, |ui| {
                         // ui.label(self.irc.read_irc_log(self.irc_active_channel.clone()));
+                        self.node_log = self.node.read_log();
                         ui.horizontal(|ui| {
                             ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.node_log);
                         });
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 58cfd2c..2c2da55 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod node;
 pub const TOR_DATA: &str = &"/tmp/tor-rust";
 pub const TOR_LOG: &str = &"/tmp/tor-rust/tor.log";
 pub const RADIO_STREAM: &str = &"radio.ogg";
-pub const NODE_LOG: &str = &"node.log";
+pub const NODE_LOG: &str = &"./node.log";
 
 fn cleanup() {
     let r: std::io::Result<()> = std::fs::remove_file(&RADIO_STREAM);
diff --git a/src/node.rs b/src/node.rs
index 578c476..a3073ca 100644
--- a/src/node.rs
+++ b/src/node.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{io::{Read, BufReader}, process::{Command, Child}};
+use std::{io::{BufReader, BufRead}, process::{Command}};
 
 pub struct Node {
     pub thread: std::thread::JoinHandle<()>,
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ impl Node {
         Self::new()
     }
 
-    pub fn start(&self) -> Child {
-        let cmd = Command::new("wownerod")
-            // .arg("--detach")
-            // .arg("--non-interactive")
-            .arg("--log-file")
-            .arg(crate::NODE_LOG)
-            .spawn()
-            .expect("failed");
-        return cmd;
+    pub fn start(&self) -> () {
+        let t = std::thread::spawn(|| {
+            Command::new("wownerod")
+                .arg("--detach")
+                .arg("--non-interactive")
+                .arg("--log-file")
+                .arg(crate::NODE_LOG)
+                .arg("--log-level")
+                .arg("1")
+                .spawn()
+                .expect("failed");
+        });
+        return t.join().unwrap();
     }
 
     // --detach
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ impl Node {
     // --log-level
     // --max-log-file-size
 
-    pub fn read_log() -> String {
+    pub fn read_log(&self) -> String {
         let mut s: String = String::new();
         let f = std::fs::File::open(crate::NODE_LOG); // ("unable to open irc log");
         if f.is_err() { return "".to_owned() }