diff --git a/src/musicplayer.gleam b/src/musicplayer.gleam
index 0d33896..e243b09 100644
--- a/src/musicplayer.gleam
+++ b/src/musicplayer.gleam
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ import musicplayer/musicplayer
 import musicplayer/ui/ui
 
 pub fn main() -> Nil {
-  let assert Ok(logger) = logging.new("/tmp/musicplayer.log")
+  let assert Ok(_) = logging.initialize()
 
   let input_keys_name: Name(Key) = process.new_name("input_keys")
   input.new(input_keys_name)
 
-  let assert Ok(ui) = ui.new(logger)
+  let assert Ok(ui) = ui.new()
   let assert Ok(mpv) = mpv.new()
-  let assert Ok(musicplayer_pid) =
-    musicplayer.new(logger, ui, mpv, input_keys_name)
+  let assert Ok(musicplayer_pid) = musicplayer.new(ui, mpv, input_keys_name)
 
   let monitor = process.monitor(musicplayer_pid)
   process.new_selector()
diff --git a/src/musicplayer/logging/control.gleam b/src/musicplayer/logging/control.gleam
index 00a1220..5722b6b 100644
--- a/src/musicplayer/logging/control.gleam
+++ b/src/musicplayer/logging/control.gleam
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
-
 pub type Control {
   Write(String)
 
-  Exit(reply_to: Subject(Nil))
+  Exit
 }
diff --git a/src/musicplayer/logging/logging.gleam b/src/musicplayer/logging/logging.gleam
index 26687c8..1d7b8d4 100644
--- a/src/musicplayer/logging/logging.gleam
+++ b/src/musicplayer/logging/logging.gleam
@@ -1,58 +1,30 @@
-import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
-import gleam/otp/actor
 import gleam/result
 import gleam/string
 import gleam/time/calendar
 import gleam/time/timestamp
 import simplifile
 
-import musicplayer/logging/control.{type Control}
+const filepath = "/tmp/musicplayer.log"
 
-type State {
-  State(filepath: String)
-}
-
-pub fn new(filepath: String) -> Result(Subject(Control), String) {
-  use _ <- result.try(
-    case simplifile.is_file(filepath) {
-      Ok(True) -> Ok(Nil)
-      _ -> simplifile.create_file(filepath)
-    }
-    |> result.map_error(fn(e) {
-      "Could not access or create log file: " <> string.inspect(e)
-    }),
-  )
-
-  actor.new(State(filepath:))
-  |> actor.on_message(handle_message)
-  |> actor.start
-  |> result.map_error(fn(start_error) {
-    "Could not start logger: " <> string.inspect(start_error)
-  })
-  |> result.map(fn(started) { started.data })
-}
-
-fn handle_message(state: State, control: Control) -> actor.Next(State, Control) {
-  case control {
-    control.Write(content) -> {
-      let log_line =
-        timestamp.system_time()
-        |> timestamp.to_rfc3339(calendar.utc_offset)
-        <> ": "
-        <> content
-        <> "\n"
-
-      // Ignore any logging errors
-      let _ = simplifile.append(state.filepath, log_line)
-      actor.continue(state)
-    }
-    control.Exit(reply_to) -> {
-      process.send(reply_to, Nil)
-      actor.stop()
-    }
+pub fn initialize() -> Result(Nil, String) {
+  case simplifile.is_file(filepath) {
+    Ok(True) -> Ok(Nil)
+    _ -> simplifile.create_file(filepath)
   }
+  |> result.map_error(fn(e) {
+    "Could not access or create log file: " <> string.inspect(e)
+  })
 }
 
-pub fn log(logger: Subject(Control), content: String) -> Nil {
-  process.send(logger, control.Write(content))
+pub fn log(content: String) -> Nil {
+  let log_line =
+    timestamp.system_time()
+    |> timestamp.to_rfc3339(calendar.utc_offset)
+    <> ": "
+    <> content
+    <> "\n"
+
+  // Ignore any logging errors
+  let _ = simplifile.append(filepath, log_line)
+  Nil
 }
diff --git a/src/musicplayer/musicplayer.gleam b/src/musicplayer/musicplayer.gleam
index 65c8bfa..266b45b 100644
--- a/src/musicplayer/musicplayer.gleam
+++ b/src/musicplayer/musicplayer.gleam
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import gleam/string
 
 import musicplayer/control.{type Control}
 import musicplayer/input/key.{type Key}
-import musicplayer/logging/control as logging_control
 import musicplayer/logging/logging
 import musicplayer/mpv/control as mpv_control
 import musicplayer/time/time
@@ -25,14 +24,12 @@ type State {
   State(
     mode: Mode,
     input: Input,
-    logger: Subject(logging_control.Control),
     ui: Subject(ui_control.Control),
     mpv: Subject(mpv_control.Control),
   )
 }
 
 pub fn new(
-  logger: Subject(logging_control.Control),
   ui: Subject(ui_control.Control),
   mpv: Subject(mpv_control.Control),
   input_keys_name: Name(Key),
@@ -42,14 +39,14 @@ pub fn new(
   let input = Input(False, "")
 
   case
-    actor.new(State(Idle, input, logger, ui, mpv))
+    actor.new(State(Idle, input, ui, mpv))
     |> actor.on_message(handle_message)
     |> actor.start
   {
     Error(start_error) ->
       Error("Could not start actor: " <> string.inspect(start_error))
     Ok(actor.Started(pid:, data: musicplayer)) -> {
-      logging.log(logger, "musicplayer - started")
+      logging.log("musicplayer - started")
       process.spawn(fn() {
         let assert Ok(_) = process.register(process.self(), input_keys_name)
         handle_key(musicplayer, input_keys)
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn new(
 fn handle_message(state: State, control: Control) -> actor.Next(State, Control) {
   case control {
     control.Search -> {
-      logging.log(state.logger, "musicplayer - initiating search")
+      logging.log("musicplayer - initiating search")
 
       update_search(state.ui, "searching: ")
 
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ fn handle_message(state: State, control: Control) -> actor.Next(State, Control)
     }
 
     control.Raw(content) -> {
-      logging.log(state.logger, "musicplayer - recieved raw input: " <> content)
+      logging.log("musicplayer - recieved raw input: " <> content)
 
       let content = case state.mode {
         Idle -> state.input.content
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ fn handle_message(state: State, control: Control) -> actor.Next(State, Control)
       actor.continue(State(..state, input: Input(..state.input, content:)))
     }
     control.Backspace -> {
-      logging.log(state.logger, "musicplayer - recieved backspace")
+      logging.log("musicplayer - recieved backspace")
 
       let content = case state.mode {
         Idle -> state.input.content
@@ -103,11 +100,10 @@ fn handle_message(state: State, control: Control) -> actor.Next(State, Control)
     }
     control.Return -> {
       logging.log(
-        state.logger,
         "musicplayer - recieved return. `input.capture`: "
-          <> "'"
-          <> state.input.content
-          <> "'",
+        <> "'"
+        <> state.input.content
+        <> "'",
       )
 
       // Note: state.input.content is now the final input, use it
@@ -123,26 +119,21 @@ fn handle_message(state: State, control: Control) -> actor.Next(State, Control)
     }
 
     control.TogglePlayPause -> {
-      logging.log(state.logger, "musicplayer - toggling play/pause")
+      logging.log("musicplayer - toggling play/pause")
 
       process.send(state.mpv, mpv_control.TogglePlayPause)
       update_playback_time(state.mpv, state.ui)
       actor.continue(state)
     }
     control.Exit -> {
-      logging.log(state.logger, "musicplayer - initiating musicplayer shutdown")
+      logging.log("musicplayer - initiating musicplayer shutdown")
       // Close `mpv` socket
       process.call(state.mpv, 1000, fn(reply_to) { mpv_control.Exit(reply_to) })
 
       // Reset terminal state (show cursor etc.)
       process.call(state.ui, 1000, fn(reply_to) { ui_control.Exit(reply_to) })
 
-      logging.log(state.logger, "musicplayer - stopped")
-
-      // Close logger (NOOP)
-      process.call(state.logger, 1000, fn(reply_to) {
-        logging_control.Exit(reply_to)
-      })
+      logging.log("musicplayer - stopped")
 
       actor.stop()
     }
diff --git a/src/musicplayer/ui/ui.gleam b/src/musicplayer/ui/ui.gleam
index 0f8a9a7..80765c3 100644
--- a/src/musicplayer/ui/ui.gleam
+++ b/src/musicplayer/ui/ui.gleam
@@ -5,30 +5,23 @@ import gleam/list
 import gleam/otp/actor
 import gleam/string
 
-import musicplayer/logging/control as logging_control
 import musicplayer/logging/logging
 import musicplayer/ui/control.{type Control}
 import musicplayer/ui/internal as ui_internal
 import musicplayer/ui/layout.{type Layout, type Section}
 
 pub type State(redraw, content) {
-  State(
-    logger: Subject(logging_control.Control),
-    redraw: Subject(Layout),
-    layout: Layout,
-  )
+  State(redraw: Subject(Layout), layout: Layout)
 }
 
-pub fn new(
-  logger: Subject(logging_control.Control),
-) -> Result(Subject(Control), String) {
+pub fn new() -> Result(Subject(Control), String) {
   let redraw_name = process.new_name("redraw")
   let redraw: Subject(Layout) = process.named_subject(redraw_name)
 
   let layout = layout.new()
 
   case
-    actor.new(State(logger, redraw, layout))
+    actor.new(State(redraw, layout))
     |> actor.on_message(handle_message)
     |> actor.start
   {
@@ -37,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn new(
     Ok(actor.Started(data: ui, ..)) -> {
       process.spawn(fn() {
         let update_dimensions_interval_ms = 300
-        update_dimensions_on_interval(logger, ui, update_dimensions_interval_ms)
+        update_dimensions_on_interval(ui, update_dimensions_interval_ms)
       })
 
       process.spawn(fn() {
@@ -69,7 +62,7 @@ fn handle_message(
           |> list.map(int.to_string)
           |> string.join(" ")
           |> string.append("ui - updating dimensions: ", _)
-          |> logging.log(state.logger, _)
+          |> logging.log
 
           actor.continue(
             State(
@@ -105,20 +98,16 @@ fn redraw_on_update_loop(redraw: Subject(Layout)) -> Nil {
   redraw_on_update_loop(redraw)
 }
 
-fn update_dimensions_on_interval(
-  logger: Subject(logging_control.Control),
-  ui: Subject(Control),
-  interval_ms: Int,
-) {
+fn update_dimensions_on_interval(ui: Subject(Control), interval_ms: Int) {
   case ui_internal.io_get_columns(), ui_internal.io_get_rows() {
     Ok(width), Ok(height) -> {
       process.send(ui, control.UpdateDimensions(width, height))
     }
-    _, _ -> logging.log(logger, "ui - failed to update dimensions")
+    _, _ -> logging.log("ui - failed to update dimensions")
   }
 
   process.sleep(interval_ms)
-  update_dimensions_on_interval(logger, ui, interval_ms)
+  update_dimensions_on_interval(ui, interval_ms)
 }
 
 fn render_layout(layout: Layout, from: Section) -> Nil {