diff --git a/paxy/src/app/config.rs b/paxy/src/app/config.rs
index b6dab34..7f45a7c 100644
--- a/paxy/src/app/config.rs
+++ b/paxy/src/app/config.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ impl figment::Provider for ConfigTemplate {
         figment::Metadata::named("Config Object")
     }
 
-    fn data(&self) -> Result<figment::value::Map<figment::Profile, figment::value::Dict>, figment::Error> {
+    fn data(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<figment::value::Map<figment::Profile, figment::value::Dict>, figment::Error> {
         figment::providers::Serialized::defaults(ConfigTemplate::default()).data()
     }
 
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 impl Default for Config {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            figment: Figment::from(ConfigTemplate::default())
+            figment: Figment::from(ConfigTemplate::default()),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/paxy/src/app/logging.rs b/paxy/src/app/logging.rs
index 3d792dc..6dd81bf 100644
--- a/paxy/src/app/logging.rs
+++ b/paxy/src/app/logging.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ pub fn init_log(config: &config::ConfigTemplate) -> Result<Handle, Error> {
             .max_verbosity,
     );
 
+    // Turn off colors in the console streams if requested
+    if config
+        .console_output_format
+        .no_color
+    {
+        anstream::ColorChoice::Never.write_global();
+        owo_colors::set_override(false);
+    }
+
     // Obtain writers to various logging destinations and worker guards (for
     // keeping the streams alive)
     let (non_blocking_file_writer, _file_writer_guard) =
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn init_log(config: &config::ConfigTemplate) -> Result<Handle, Error> {
     tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)
         .context(SetGlobalDefaultSubscriberSnafu {})?;
 
-    Ok(Handle {
+    let mut logging_handle = Handle {
         _switch_stdout_inner: Some(Box::new(switch_stdout)),
         _switch_stderr_inner: Some(Box::new(switch_stderr)),
         worker_guards: vec![
@@ -145,7 +154,23 @@ pub fn init_log(config: &config::ConfigTemplate) -> Result<Handle, Error> {
             _stdout_writer_guard,
             _stderr_writer_guard,
         ],
-    })
+    };
+
+    // Change the output mode if requested
+    match config
+        .console_output_format
+        .mode
+    {
+        ui::ConsoleOutputMode::Plain => logging_handle
+            .switch_to_plain()?,
+        ui::ConsoleOutputMode::Json => logging_handle
+            .switch_to_json()?,
+        ui::ConsoleOutputMode::Test => logging_handle
+            .switch_to_test()?,
+        _ => {}
+    };
+
+    Ok(logging_handle)
 }
 
 fn tracing_level_filter_from_log_level_filter(level_filter: log::LevelFilter) -> LevelFilter {
@@ -266,6 +291,6 @@ use tracing_subscriber::{
     Layer,
 };
 
-use crate::app::{self, config};
+use crate::app::{self, ui, config};
 
 // endregion: IMPORTS
diff --git a/paxy/src/app/ui.rs b/paxy/src/app/ui.rs
index aa092f5..6c43fe7 100644
--- a/paxy/src/app/ui.rs
+++ b/paxy/src/app/ui.rs
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@ where
         .context(app::ConfigSnafu {})
         .context(crate::AppSnafu)?;
 
-    // Begin logging
-    let mut logging_handle = logging::init_log(&config)
+    // Begin logging and outputting
+    let logging_handle = logging::init_log(&config)
         .context(app::LoggingSnafu {})
         .context(crate::AppSnafu {})?;
 
-    // Adjust output formatting if requested
-    adjust_output_formatting(&config.console_output_format, &mut logging_handle)?;
-
     emit_welcome_messages();
 
     emit_diagnostic_messages(&config, &console_input);
@@ -120,36 +117,6 @@ fn emit_test_messages() {
     tracing::info!(target:"PLAIN", "{} Testing: Plain Target", console::Emoji("🧪", ""));
 }
 
-fn adjust_output_formatting(
-    internally_consistent_console_output_format: &ConsoleOutputFormat,
-    logging_handle: &mut logging::Handle,
-) -> Result<(), crate::Error> {
-    // Turn off colors if requested
-    if internally_consistent_console_output_format.no_color {
-        anstream::ColorChoice::Never.write_global();
-        owo_colors::set_override(false);
-    }
-
-    // Change output mode if requested
-    match internally_consistent_console_output_format.mode {
-        ConsoleOutputMode::Plain => logging_handle
-            .switch_to_plain()
-            .context(app::LoggingSnafu {})
-            .context(crate::AppSnafu {})?,
-        ConsoleOutputMode::Json => logging_handle
-            .switch_to_json()
-            .context(app::LoggingSnafu {})
-            .context(crate::AppSnafu {})?,
-        ConsoleOutputMode::Test => logging_handle
-            .switch_to_test()
-            .context(app::LoggingSnafu {})
-            .context(crate::AppSnafu {})?,
-        _ => {}
-    };
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ConsoleOutputFormat {
     pub mode: ConsoleOutputMode,