diff --git a/autoexec.sh b/autoexec.sh
index c52b9d47..7a67a4b4 100644
--- a/autoexec.sh
+++ b/autoexec.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Environment
 ENIGMA_INSTALL_DIR=${ENIGMA_INSTALL_DIR:=$HOME/enigma-bbs}
 AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE="$ENIGMA_INSTALL_DIR/logs/autoexec.log"
+TIME_FORMAT=`date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"`
 
 # Mise en place
 ~/.local/bin/mise activate bash >> bash
@@ -14,40 +15,51 @@ ENIGMA_PYTHON_VERSION=${ENIGMA_PYTHON_VERSION:=$(toml get --toml-path=$ENIGMA_IN
 # Validate Environment
 DEPENDENCIES_VALIDATED=1
 
-echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - START:" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
-echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - PATH: $PATH" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
-echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - CURRENT DIR: ${PWD##}" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+# Shared Functions
+log() {
+    echo "${TIME_FORMAT} " "$*" >> $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+}
+
+# If this is a first run, the log path will not yet exist and must be created
+if [ ! -d "$ENIGMA_INSTALL_DIR/logs" ]
+then
+    mkdir -p $ENIGMA_INSTALL_DIR/logs
+fi
+
+log "START:"
+log "- PATH: $PATH"
+log "- CURRENT DIR: ${PWD##}"
 
 if ! command -v "mise" 2>&1 >/dev/null
 then
-    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - mise is not in your PATH, activating" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+    log "mise is not in your PATH, activating"
     eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate bash)"
 fi
 
 if ! command -v "node" 2>&1 >/dev/null
 then
-    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - Node environment is not in your PATH" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
-    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - ERROR END" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+    log "Node environment is not in your PATH"
+    log "ERROR END"
     exit 1
 else
     NODE_VERSION=$(node --version | tee /dev/null)
-    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - NODE VERSION: $NODE_VERSION" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+    log "- NODE VERSION: $NODE_VERSION"
     if [[ $NODE_VERSION != "v$ENIGMA_NODE_VERSION."* ]]; then
-        echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - Node version found in your PATH is $NODE_VERSION, was expecting v$ENIGMA_NODE_VERSION.*; you may encounter compatibility issues" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+        log "Node version found in your PATH is $NODE_VERSION, was expecting v$ENIGMA_NODE_VERSION.*; you may encounter compatibility issues"
         DEPENDENCIES_VALIDATED=0
     fi
 fi
 
 if ! command -v "python" 2>&1 >/dev/null
 then
-    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - Python environment is not in your PATH"
-    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - ERROR END" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+    log "Python environment is not in your PATH"
+    log "ERROR END"
     exit 1
 else
     PYTHON_VERSION=$(python --version | tee /dev/null)
-    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - PYTHON VERSION: $PYTHON_VERSION" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+    log "- PYTHON VERSION: $PYTHON_VERSION"
     if [[ $PYTHON_VERSION != "Python $ENIGMA_PYTHON_VERSION"* ]]; then
-        echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - Python version found in your PATH is $PYTHON_VERSION, was expecting Python $ENIGMA_PYTHON_VERSION.*; you may encounter compatibility issues" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+        log "Python version found in your PATH is $PYTHON_VERSION, was expecting Python $ENIGMA_PYTHON_VERSION.*; you may encounter compatibility issues"
         DEPENDENCIES_VALIDATED=0
     fi
 fi
@@ -55,16 +67,16 @@ fi
 # Validate whether we are good to Start
 if [ "$DEPENDENCIES_VALIDATED" == "0" ]; then
     if [ -v ENIGMA_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES ] && [ "${ENIGMA_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES}" == "1" ]; then
-        echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - ENIGMA_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES=1 detected, starting up..." | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+        log "ENIGMA_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES=1 detected, starting up..."
     else
-        echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - NOTE: Please re-run with 'ENIGMA_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES=1 /path/to/autoexec.sh' to force startup" | tee $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
-        echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - ERROR END" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+        log "NOTE: Please re-run with 'ENIGMA_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES=1 /path/to/autoexec.sh' to force startup"
+        log "ERROR END"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
 
 # Start BBS
-echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - Starting ENiGMA½" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+log "Starting ENiGMA½"
 ~/enigma-bbs/main.js
 result=$?
 
@@ -73,6 +85,6 @@ result=$?
 # 	# TODO: Notify via SMS / Email of Startup Failure
 # fi
 
-echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - ENiGMA½ exited with $result" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
-echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - END" | tee -a $AUTOEXEC_LOGFILE
+log "ENiGMA½ exited with $result"
+log "END"
 exit $result