diff --git a/log/input.go b/log/input.go
index d67e360..080f783 100644
--- a/log/input.go
+++ b/log/input.go
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ func log_fastcheck(level severity) bool {
 
 func log(level severity, msg string) {
 
+	if !started.IsSet() {
+		// resouce intense, but keeps logs before logging started.
+		go func(){
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			log(level, msg)
+		}()
+		return
+	}
+
 	// check if level is enabled
 	if !fileLevelsActive.IsSet() && uint32(level) < atomic.LoadUint32(logLevel) {
 		return
diff --git a/log/logging.go b/log/logging.go
index a053cf0..15d8f60 100644
--- a/log/logging.go
+++ b/log/logging.go
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ func Start() error {
 		SetFileLevels(newFileLevels)
 	}
 
+	fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s ▶ BOF%s", InfoLevel.color(), time.Now().Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), endColor()))
 	go writer()
-	Info("logging: started")
-	return nil
 
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Shutdown writes remaining log lines and then stops the logger.
diff --git a/log/output.go b/log/output.go
index 7d4cb53..2cf9ff5 100644
--- a/log/output.go
+++ b/log/output.go
@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ func writer() {
 				case line = <-logBuffer:
 					writeLine(line)
 				case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
-					writeLine(&logLine{
-						"===== LOGGING STOPPED =====",
-						WarningLevel,
-						time.Now(),
-						"",
-						0,
-					})
+					fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s ◀ EOF%s", InfoLevel.color(), time.Now().Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), endColor()))
 					return
 				}
 			}