diff --git a/controllers/ext_client.go b/controllers/ext_client.go
index 0a65be03..345e9e63 100644
--- a/controllers/ext_client.go
+++ b/controllers/ext_client.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func getExtClientConf(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	gwnode, err := logic.GetNodeByID(client.IngressGatewayID)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(1, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", r.Header.Get("user"), "Could not retrieve Ingress Gateway Node", client.IngressGatewayID))
+		logger.Log(1, r.Header.Get("user"), "Could not retrieve Ingress Gateway Node", client.IngressGatewayID)
 		returnErrorResponse(w, r, formatError(err, "internal"))
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index 986f85c4..2605b75b 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -4,44 +4,26 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
+// TimeFormatDay - format of the day for timestamps
 const TimeFormatDay = "2006-01-02"
+
+// TimeFormat - total time format
 const TimeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
 
+// == fields ==
 var currentLogs = make(map[string]string)
-
-func makeString(message ...string) string {
-	return strings.Join(message, " ")
-}
-
-func getVerbose() int32 {
-	level, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("VERBOSITY"))
-	if err != nil || level < 0 {
-		level = 0
-	}
-	if level > 3 {
-		level = 3
-	}
-	return int32(level)
-}
-
-// ResetLogs - reallocates logs map
-func ResetLogs() {
-	currentLogs = make(map[string]string)
-}
+var mu sync.Mutex
 
 // Log - handles adding logs
 func Log(verbosity int, message ...string) {
-	var mu sync.Mutex
 	mu.Lock()
 	defer mu.Unlock()
 	var currentTime = time.Now()
-	var currentMessage = makeString(message...)
+	var currentMessage = MakeString(" ", message...)
 	if int32(verbosity) <= getVerbose() && getVerbose() >= 0 {
 		fmt.Printf("[netmaker] %s %s \n", currentTime.Format(TimeFormat), currentMessage)
 	}
@@ -74,9 +56,10 @@ func Dump() string {
 
 	for i := range dumpLogs {
 		var currLog = dumpLogs[i]
-		dumpString += fmt.Sprintf("[netmaker] %s %s \n", currLog.Value.Format(TimeFormat), currLog.Key)
+		dumpString += MakeString(" ", "[netmaker]", currLog.Value.Format(TimeFormat), currLog.Key, "\n")
 	}
 
+	resetLogs()
 	return dumpString
 }
 
@@ -84,13 +67,14 @@ func Dump() string {
 func DumpFile(filePath string) {
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		fmt.Println(MakeString("could not open log file", filePath))
+		return
 	}
 
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	if _, err = f.WriteString(Dump()); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		fmt.Println("could not dump logs")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +92,13 @@ func FatalLog(message ...string) {
 	var mu sync.Mutex
 	mu.Lock()
 	defer mu.Unlock()
-	fmt.Printf("[netmaker] Fatal: %s \n", makeString(message...))
+	fmt.Printf("[netmaker] Fatal: %s \n", MakeString(" ", message...))
 	os.Exit(2)
 }
+
+// == private ==
+
+// resetLogs - reallocates logs map
+func resetLogs() {
+	currentLogs = make(map[string]string)
+}
diff --git a/logger/util.go b/logger/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c240461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// MakeString - makes a string using golang string builder
+func MakeString(delimeter string, message ...string) string {
+	var builder strings.Builder
+	for i := 0; i < len(message); i++ {
+		builder.WriteString(message[i])
+		if delimeter != "" && i != len(message)-1 {
+			builder.WriteString(delimeter)
+		}
+	}
+	return builder.String()
+}
+
+func getVerbose() int32 {
+	level, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("VERBOSITY"))
+	if err != nil || level < 0 {
+		level = 0
+	}
+	if level > 3 {
+		level = 3
+	}
+	return int32(level)
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bf847a5d..2f31377b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func runGRPC(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 // Should we be using a context vice a waitgroup????????????
 func runMessageQueue(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
-	logger.Log(0, fmt.Sprintf("connecting to mq broker at %s", servercfg.GetMessageQueueEndpoint()))
+	logger.Log(0, "connecting to mq broker at", servercfg.GetMessageQueueEndpoint())
 	var client = mq.SetupMQTT(false) // Set up the subscription listener
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	go mq.Keepalive(ctx)
diff --git a/mq/mq.go b/mq/mq.go
index be79ca34..cd92c058 100644
--- a/mq/mq.go
+++ b/mq/mq.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func PublishPeerUpdate(newNode *models.Node) error {
 		if err = publish(&node, fmt.Sprintf("peers/%s/%s", node.Network, node.ID), data); err != nil {
 			logger.Log(1, "failed to publish peer update for node", node.ID)
 		} else {
-			logger.Log(1, fmt.Sprintf("sent peer update for node %s on network: %s ", node.Name, node.Network))
+			logger.Log(1, "sent peer update for node", node.Name, "on network:", node.Network)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/serverctl/serverctl.go b/serverctl/serverctl.go
index 3d5424ba..e7c10a32 100644
--- a/serverctl/serverctl.go
+++ b/serverctl/serverctl.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package serverctl
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -34,9 +33,7 @@ func InitServerNetclient() error {
 			var currentServerNode, nodeErr = logic.GetNetworkServerLocal(network.NetID)
 			if nodeErr == nil {
 				if err = logic.ServerPull(&currentServerNode, true); err != nil {
-					logger.Log(1, fmt.Sprintf("failed pull for network %s, on server node %s",
-						network.NetID,
-						currentServerNode.ID))
+					logger.Log(1, "failed pull for network", network.NetID, ", on server node", currentServerNode.ID)
 				}
 			}
 		}