diff --git a/src/logging/conv.go b/src/logging/conv.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9dae5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logging/conv.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package logging
+
+import "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+type F map[string]interface{}
+
+func (lg Logging) conv(fields F) logrus.Fields {
+	if fields != nil {
+		return logrus.Fields(fields)
+	}
+	return logrus.Fields{}
+}
diff --git a/src/logging/func.go b/src/logging/func.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 823df3c..0000000
--- a/src/logging/func.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-package logging
-
-import (
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-func (lg Logging) Debug(msg string, fields interface{}) {
-	switch val := fields.(type) {
-	case logrus.Fields:
-		lg.Logrus.WithFields(val).Debug(msg)
-	default:
-		lg.Logrus.Debug(msg)
-	}
-}
-
-func (lg Logging) Info(msg string, fields interface{}) {
-	switch val := fields.(type) {
-	case logrus.Fields:
-		lg.Logrus.WithFields(val).Info(msg)
-	default:
-		lg.Logrus.Info(msg)
-	}
-}
-
-func (lg Logging) Error(msg interface{}, fields interface{}) {
-	var msgStr string
-	switch val := msg.(type) {
-	case error:
-		msgStr = val.Error()
-	default:
-		msgStr = val.(string)
-	}
-	switch val := fields.(type) {
-	case logrus.Fields:
-		lg.Logrus.WithFields(val).Error(msgStr)
-	default:
-		lg.Logrus.Error(msgStr)
-	}
-}
-
-func (lg Logging) Fatal(msg string, fields interface{}) {
-	switch val := fields.(type) {
-	case logrus.Fields:
-		lg.Logrus.WithFields(val).Fatal(msg)
-	default:
-		lg.Logrus.Fatal(msg)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/logging/init.go b/src/logging/init.go
index 1464c38..e6b572c 100644
--- a/src/logging/init.go
+++ b/src/logging/init.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package logging
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -56,24 +57,23 @@ func Init(loglevel, logFile string, nocolours, JSONLog bool) (lg Logging) {
 		openLogFile, err := os.OpenFile(
 			logFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644,
 		)
-		if err != nil {
-			lg.Fatal(
-				"Can not open log file",
-				logrus.Fields{
-					"logfile": logFile,
-					"error":   err.Error(),
-				},
-			)
-		}
+		lg.IfErrFatal(
+			"Can not open log file",
+			F{
+				"logfile": logFile,
+				"error":   err.Error(),
+			},
+		)
 
-		lg.setLevel(loglevel)
 		lg.Logrus.SetOutput(openLogFile)
 	}
+	lg.setLevel(loglevel)
+
 	return lg
 }
 
 func (lg *Logging) setLevel(level string) {
-	if val, ok := logLevels[level]; ok {
+	if val, ok := logLevels[strings.ToLower(level)]; ok {
 		lg.Logrus.SetLevel(val)
 	} else {
 		lg.setLevel("info")
diff --git a/src/logging/log.go b/src/logging/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1d24b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logging/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package logging
+
+func (lg Logging) Debug(msg string, fields F) {
+	lg.Logrus.WithFields(lg.conv(fields)).Debug(msg)
+}
+
+func (lg Logging) Info(msg string, fields F) {
+	lg.Logrus.WithFields(lg.conv(fields)).Info(msg)
+}
+
+func (lg Logging) Error(msg interface{}, fields F) {
+	lg.Logrus.WithFields(lg.conv(fields)).Error(msg)
+}
+
+func (lg Logging) Fatal(msg string, fields F) {
+	lg.Logrus.WithFields(lg.conv(fields)).Fatal(msg)
+}
diff --git a/src/logging/logif.go b/src/logging/logif.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d18960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logging/logif.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package logging
+
+func (lg Logging) IfErrFatal(msg string, fields F) {
+	for key, val := range fields {
+		if (key == "error" || key == "err") && val != nil {
+			lg.Fatal(msg, fields)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (lg Logging) IfErrError(msg string, fields F) {
+	for key, val := range fields {
+		if (key == "error" || key == "err") && val != nil {
+			lg.Error(msg, fields)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 0487afb..bb229ea 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 		mode = "just spectate"
 	}
 
-	conf.Logging.Info("Watch folder", logrus.Fields{
+	conf.Logging.Info("Watch folder", logging.F{
 		"folder":         conf.Folder,
 		"action":         mode,
 		"log-file":       CLI.LogFile,
diff --git a/src/watcher/init.go b/src/watcher/init.go
index 80f7597..ec9f8ef 100644
--- a/src/watcher/init.go
+++ b/src/watcher/init.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package watcher
 
 import (
 	"eagle-eye/src/conf"
+	"eagle-eye/src/logging"
 
 	"github.com/radovskyb/watcher"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 type Watcher struct {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func Init(conf conf.Conf) (w Watcher) {
 	w.Watcher.AddFilterHook(watcher.RegexFilterHook(conf.Regex, false))
 
 	if w.Conf.RunInitially {
-		conf.Logging.Info("Run initially", logrus.Fields{
+		conf.Logging.Info("Run initially", logging.F{
 			"cmds": conf.Command,
 		})
 		w.runCmd(conf.Command, conf.Pause, conf.Verbose)
diff --git a/src/watcher/template.go b/src/watcher/template.go
index b23e4ae..fdade8a 100644
--- a/src/watcher/template.go
+++ b/src/watcher/template.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package watcher
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"eagle-eye/src/logging"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"text/template"
@@ -26,9 +27,7 @@ func (w Watcher) execTemplate(tplStr string, varMap map[string]interface{}) stri
 	)
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	err := tmpl.Execute(buf, varMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	w.Conf.Logging.IfErrFatal("Template error", logging.F{"error": err})
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/watcher/watch.go b/src/watcher/watch.go
index bbb2de3..2068ab6 100644
--- a/src/watcher/watch.go
+++ b/src/watcher/watch.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package watcher
 
 import (
+	"eagle-eye/src/logging"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/radovskyb/watcher"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type tVarMapEntry struct {
 }
 
 func (w Watcher) Run() {
-
+	var err error
 	chin := make(EventChan)
 	go w.ticker(chin)
 	go w.runChannelWatcher(chin)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (w Watcher) Run() {
 				}
 				chin <- event
 			case err := <-w.Watcher.Error:
-				w.Conf.Logging.Fatal("An error occured", logrus.Fields{
+				w.Conf.Logging.Fatal("An error occured", logging.F{
 					"error": err,
 				})
 			case <-w.Watcher.Closed:
@@ -51,21 +51,19 @@ func (w Watcher) Run() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err := w.Watcher.AddRecursive(w.Conf.Folder); err != nil {
-		w.Conf.Logging.Fatal("Unable to add folders to watch list", logrus.Fields{
-			"error": err,
-		})
-	}
+	err = w.Watcher.AddRecursive(w.Conf.Folder)
+	w.Conf.Logging.IfErrFatal("Unable to add folders to watch list", logging.F{
+		"error": err,
+	})
 
 	go func() {
 		w.Watcher.Wait()
 	}()
 
-	if err := w.Watcher.Start(w.Conf.Interval); err != nil {
-		w.Conf.Logging.Fatal("Can not start watcher", logrus.Fields{
-			"error": err,
-		})
-	}
+	err = w.Watcher.Start(w.Conf.Interval)
+	w.Conf.Logging.IfErrFatal("Can not start watcher", logging.F{
+		"error": err,
+	})
 }
 
 func (w Watcher) runChannelWatcher(chin EventChan) {
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ func (w Watcher) runChannelWatcher(chin EventChan) {
 					cmdArr := w.iterTemplate(
 						w.Conf.Command, w.makeVarMap(ev.Event),
 					)
-					w.Conf.Logging.Info("Run", logrus.Fields{
+					w.Conf.Logging.Info("Run", logging.F{
 						"cmds": cmdArr,
 					})
 					w.runCmd(cmdArr, w.Conf.Pause, w.Conf.Verbose)
@@ -121,13 +119,13 @@ func (w Watcher) printEvent(event watcher.Event) {
 		t = "FOLDER"
 	}
 	if w.Conf.Spectate {
-		w.Conf.Logging.Info("Event", logrus.Fields{
+		w.Conf.Logging.Info("Event", logging.F{
 			"event": event.Op.String(),
 			"path":  fmt.Sprintf(event.Path),
 			"type":  t,
 		})
 	} else {
-		w.Conf.Logging.Debug("Event", logrus.Fields{
+		w.Conf.Logging.Debug("Event", logging.F{
 			"event": event.Op.String(),
 		})
 	}