diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5733718..d205ead 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [next]
+
+- [DEV]:
+  - Logger is now static and will automatically call either ipcRenderer or ipcMain
+
 ## 5.5.0
 
 - ListenBrainz integration added (thanks @Mar0xy)
diff --git a/src/features/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.ts b/src/features/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.ts
index 1032a72..ae6ecc0 100644
--- a/src/features/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.ts
+++ b/src/features/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import axios from "axios";
-import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
 import Store from "electron-store";
 import { settings } from "../../constants/settings";
 import { MediaStatus } from "../../models/mediaStatus";
@@ -125,8 +124,7 @@ export class ListenBrainz {
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      const logger = new Logger(ipcRenderer);
-      logger.log(JSON.stringify(error));
+      Logger.log(JSON.stringify(error));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/features/logger.ts b/src/features/logger.ts
index 11868f0..2aa184e 100644
--- a/src/features/logger.ts
+++ b/src/features/logger.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,50 @@
-import { IpcMain, IpcRenderer } from "electron";
+import { IpcMain, ipcRenderer, ipcMain } from "electron";
 import { globalEvents } from "../constants/globalEvents";
 
 export class Logger {
-  /**
-   *
-   * @param ipcRenderer renderer IPC client so we can send messages to the main thread
-   */
-  constructor(private ipcRenderer: IpcRenderer) {}
-
   /**
    * Subscribe to watch for logs from the IPC client
    * @param ipcMain main thread IPC client so we can subscribe to events
    */
   public static watch(ipcMain: IpcMain) {
-    ipcMain.on(globalEvents.log, (event, content, object) => {
-      console.log(content, JSON.stringify(object, null, 2));
+    ipcMain.on(globalEvents.log, (event, message) => {
+      const { content, object } = message;
+      this.logToSTDOut(content, object);
     });
   }
-
   /**
    * Log content to STDOut
    * @param content
    * @param object js(on) object that will be prettyPrinted
    */
-  public log(content: string, object: object = {}) {
-    if (this.ipcRenderer) {
-      this.ipcRenderer.send(globalEvents.log, { content, object });
+  public static log(content: string, object: object = {}) {
+    if (ipcRenderer) {
+      ipcRenderer.send(globalEvents.log, { content, object });
+    } else {
+      ipcMain.emit(globalEvents.log, { content, object });
     }
-    console.log(`${content} \n ${JSON.stringify(object, null, 2)}`);
+    this.logToSTDOut(content, object);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Log content to STDOut and use the provided alert function to alert
+   * @param content
+   * @param object js(on) object that will be prettyPrinted
+   */
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  public static alert(content: string, object: any = {}, alert?: (msg: string) => void) {
+    Logger.log(content, object);
+    if (alert) {
+      alert(`${content} \n\nwith details: \n${JSON.stringify(object, null, 2)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Log to STDOut
+   * @param content
+   * @param object
+   */
+  private static logToSTDOut(content: string, object = {}) {
+    console.log(content, Object.keys(object).length > 0 ? JSON.stringify(object, null, 2) : "");
   }
 }