diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/BloodMagic.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/BloodMagic.java
index 8ab9b602..561b76fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/BloodMagic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/BloodMagic.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.SidedProxy;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.*;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.NetworkRegistry;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -39,14 +41,15 @@ public class BloodMagic {
     public static final String NAME = "Blood Magic: Alchemical Wizardry";
     public static final String VERSION = "@VERSION@";
     public static final String DEPEND = "required-after:guideapi;";
+    public static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(NAME.substring(0, NAME.indexOf(":")));
+    public static final boolean IS_DEV = (Boolean) Launch.blackboard.get("fml.deobfuscatedEnvironment");
+    public static final List<Pair<IBloodMagicPlugin, BloodMagicPlugin>> PLUGINS = Lists.newArrayList();
     public static final CreativeTabs TAB_BM = new CreativeTabs(MODID + ".creativeTab") {
         @Override
         public ItemStack getTabIconItem() {
             return OrbRegistry.getOrbStack(RegistrarBloodMagic.ORB_WEAK);
         }
     };
-    public static final boolean IS_DEV = (Boolean) Launch.blackboard.get("fml.deobfuscatedEnvironment");
-    public static final List<Pair<IBloodMagicPlugin, BloodMagicPlugin>> PLUGINS = Lists.newArrayList();
     public static CreativeTabs TAB_TOMES = new CreativeTabs(MODID + ".creativeTabTome") {
         @Override
         public ItemStack getTabIconItem() {
@@ -68,7 +71,6 @@ public class BloodMagic {
         FluidRegistry.enableUniversalBucket();
     }
 
-    public LogHelper logger = new LogHelper(MODID);
     private File configDir;
 
     @Mod.EventHandler
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/compress/StorageBlockCraftingManager.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/compress/StorageBlockCraftingManager.java
index 093dbff0..ef1638a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/compress/StorageBlockCraftingManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/compress/StorageBlockCraftingManager.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class StorageBlockCraftingManager {
     public void addStorageBlockRecipes() {
 //        this.recipes = new StorageBlockCraftingRecipeAssimilator().getPackingRecipes();
 
-        BloodMagic.instance.logger.info("Total number of compression recipes: " + this.recipes.size());
+        BloodMagic.LOGGER.info("Total number of compression recipes: {}", this.recipes.size());
     }
 
     public ItemStack findMatchingRecipe(InventoryCrafting craftingInventory, World world) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/meteor/MeteorConfigHandler.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/meteor/MeteorConfigHandler.java
index c608e061..5a24233f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/meteor/MeteorConfigHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/meteor/MeteorConfigHandler.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class MeteorConfigHandler {
 
     public static void handleMeteors(boolean checkNewVersion) {
         if (meteorDir == null) {
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.error("Attempted to handle meteor config but the folder has not been initialized. Was this run too early?");
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.error("Attempted to handle meteor config but the folder has not been initialized. Was this run too early?");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/proxy/ClientProxy.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/proxy/ClientProxy.java
index 3d9d0233..f414bb72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/proxy/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/proxy/ClientProxy.java
@@ -152,10 +152,9 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
             Map<String, RenderPlayer> skinMap = ObfuscationReflectionHelper.getPrivateValue(RenderManager.class, renderManager, "skinMap", "field_178636_l");
             skinMap.get("default").addLayer(new LayerBloodElytra(skinMap.get("default")));
             skinMap.get("slim").addLayer(new LayerBloodElytra(skinMap.get("slim")));
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.info("Elytra layer added");
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.info("Elytra layer added");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.error("Failed to set custom Elytra Layer for Elytra Living Armour Upgrade.");
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.error(e.getLocalizedMessage());
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.error("Failed to set custom Elytra Layer for Elytra Living Armour Upgrade.");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/registry/ModRecipes.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/registry/ModRecipes.java
index 85cfb7a8..e02c1d54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/registry/ModRecipes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/registry/ModRecipes.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class ModRecipes {
         CompressionRegistry.registerItemThreshold(new ItemStack(Blocks.COBBLESTONE), 64);
         stopwatch.stop();
 
-        BloodMagic.instance.logger.info("Added compression recipes in {}", stopwatch);
+        BloodMagic.LOGGER.info("Added compression recipes in {}", stopwatch);
     }
 
     public static void addSoulForgeRecipes() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/ritual/harvest/HarvestHandlerPlantable.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/ritual/harvest/HarvestHandlerPlantable.java
index 55512361..7218dfc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/ritual/harvest/HarvestHandlerPlantable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/ritual/harvest/HarvestHandlerPlantable.java
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ public class HarvestHandlerPlantable implements IHarvestHandler {
                 HarvestRegistry.registerStandardCrop(crop, crop.getMaxAge());
             }
         } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.error("HarvestCraft integration cancelled; unable to find crop name mapper");
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.error("HarvestCraft integration cancelled; unable to find crop name mapper");
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.error("HarvestCraft integration cancelled; crop name lookup broke");
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.error("HarvestCraft integration cancelled; crop name lookup broke");
         } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.error("HarvestCraft integration cancelled; crop name lookup broke");
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.error("HarvestCraft integration cancelled; crop name lookup broke");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/Utils.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/Utils.java
index b30a0ab0..fdfcb6a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/Utils.java
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ public class Utils {
                 Class<?> handlerClass = Class.forName(data.getClassName());
                 Object handlerImpl = handlerClass.newInstance();
                 MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(handlerImpl);
-                BloodMagic.instance.logger.debug("Registering event handler for class {}", data.getClassName());
+                BloodMagic.LOGGER.debug("Registering event handler for class {}", data.getClassName());
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 // No-op
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/ClientHandler.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/ClientHandler.java
index 8c9aa9ee..7103ab7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/ClientHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/ClientHandler.java
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ public class ClientHandler {
         missingVariants.removeAll(missing);
 
         if (errored.size() > 0)
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.info("Suppressed {} model errors from Blood Magic.", errored.size());
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.info("Suppressed {} model errors from Blood Magic.", errored.size());
         if (missing.size() > 0)
-            BloodMagic.instance.logger.info("Suppressed {} variant errors from Blood Magic.", missing.size());
-        BloodMagic.instance.logger.debug("Suppressed discovered model/variant errors in {}", stopwatch.stop());
+            BloodMagic.LOGGER.info("Suppressed {} variant errors from Blood Magic.", missing.size());
+        BloodMagic.LOGGER.debug("Suppressed discovered model/variant errors in {}", stopwatch.stop());
     }
 
     // For some reason, we need some bad textures to be listed in the Crystal and Node models. This will hide that from the end user.
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class ClientHandler {
             missingTextures.keySet().remove(mc);
             badTextureDomains.remove(mc);
         }
-        BloodMagic.instance.logger.debug("Suppressed required texture errors in {}", stopwatch.stop());
+        BloodMagic.LOGGER.debug("Suppressed required texture errors in {}", stopwatch.stop());
     }
 
     private void renderRitualStones(EntityPlayerSP player, float partialTicks) {