diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc6178f..ab9c222 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ### Updates
 - Transition to Biome from EsLint and Prettier.
 - Updating plugint to newest Obsidian recommendations https://docs.obsidian.md/oo24/plugin
-
+- The output log file format for when debugging is enabled in BRAT has changed. It now appends to the log file, not prepends.
 
 # 1.0.3
 
diff --git a/src/features/BetaPlugins.ts b/src/features/BetaPlugins.ts
index 3c9ab7e..5a3a5b6 100644
--- a/src/features/BetaPlugins.ts
+++ b/src/features/BetaPlugins.ts
@@ -175,11 +175,7 @@ export default class BetaPlugins {
 			`${this.plugin.app.vault.configDir}/plugins/${betaPluginId}`,
 		)}/`;
 		const { adapter } = this.plugin.app.vault;
-		if (
-			!(await adapter.exists(pluginTargetFolderPath)) ||
-			!(await adapter.exists(`${pluginTargetFolderPath}manifest.json`))
-		) {
-			// if plugin folder doesnt exist or manifest.json doesn't exist, create it and save the plugin files
+		if (!(await adapter.exists(pluginTargetFolderPath))) {
 			await adapter.mkdir(pluginTargetFolderPath);
 		}
 		await adapter.write(
diff --git a/src/utils/internetconnection.ts b/src/utils/internetconnection.ts
index c25f9de..30da1fa 100644
--- a/src/utils/internetconnection.ts
+++ b/src/utils/internetconnection.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+import { requestUrl } from "obsidian";
+
 /**
  * Tests if there is an internet connection
  * @returns true if connected, false if no internet
  */
 export async function isConnectedToInternet(): Promise<boolean> {
 	try {
-		const online = await fetch(`https://obsidian.md/?${Math.random()}`);
+		const online = await requestUrl(`https://obsidian.md/?${Math.random()}`);
 		return online.status >= 200 && online.status < 300;
 	} catch (err) {
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/utils/logging.ts b/src/utils/logging.ts
index 1936e37..0e3e123 100644
--- a/src/utils/logging.ts
+++ b/src/utils/logging.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ export async function logger(
 		const dateOutput = `[[${moment().format(getDailyNoteSettings().format).toString()}]] ${moment().format("HH:mm")}`;
 		const os = window.require("os") as { hostname: () => string };
 		const machineName = Platform.isDesktop ? os.hostname() : "MOBILE";
-		let output = `${dateOutput} ${machineName} ${textToLog.replace("\n", " ")}\n\n`;
+		const output = `${dateOutput} ${machineName} ${textToLog.replace("\n", " ")}\n`;
 
-		if (await plugin.app.vault.adapter.exists(fileName)) {
-			const fileContents = await plugin.app.vault.adapter.read(fileName);
-			output = output + fileContents;
-			const file = plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(fileName) as TFile;
-			await plugin.app.vault.modify(file, output);
-		} else await plugin.app.vault.create(fileName, output);
+		let file = plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(fileName) as TFile;
+		if (!file) {
+			file = await plugin.app.vault.create(fileName, output);
+		} else {
+			await plugin.app.vault.append(file, output);
+		}
 	}
 }