diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5aced32..1edcfd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Then start the LFE REPL with prefined options for undermidi:
 $ rebar3 as undermidi repl
 ```
 
+**IMPORTANT!!**: the command given above automatically starts undermidid. If you do not use that command, you will need to manually start undermidi. Not doing so will result in many commands cusing a segmentation fault of the Erlang VM due to the MIDI NIF not being initialised!
+
 Once the LFE REPL is ready, you can start the app:
 
 ```cl
@@ -59,13 +61,11 @@ Note that, depending upon the configured log level, you may see a fair amount of
 (set term (midimsg:note-off channel 48 64))
 (um.ml:send device term)
 
-(undermidi:start)
 (undermidi:list-devices)
 (set device "model_15")
 (set channel 1)
 (um.note:play device channel (um.note:make 'C3))
 
-(undermidi:start)
 (undermidi:list-devices)
 (set device "model_15")
 (set channel 1)
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ Note that, depending upon the configured log level, you may see a fair amount of
 (set notes (um.note:make '(C3 C3 Eb3 C3 Eb4 Bb3 C4 C3)))
 (um.note:play-notes device channel notes 250 8)
 
-(undermidi:start)
 (undermidi:list-devices)
 (set device "model_15")
 (set `#(ok ,d) (undermidi.devices:new device))
@@ -88,16 +87,14 @@ Note that, depending upon the configured log level, you may see a fair amount of
 (undermidi:play-notes d '(seq-2a) 250 8)
 (undermidi:play-notes d '(seq-3a) 250 8)
 
-(undermidi:start)
 (undermidi:list-devices)
 (set device "midi_bus_1")
 (set device "provs-mini_provs-mini_midi_1_24_0")
 (set `#(ok ,d) (undermidi.devices:new device))
 (include-lib "priv/seqs/basic.lfe")
-(set notes (um.note:legnthen (um.chord:make-fuzzy (seq-3a) 80)))
+(set notes (um.note:lengthen (um.chord:make-fuzzy (seq-3a)) 80))
 (undermidi:play-notes d notes 8200 1)
 
-(undermidi:start)
 (set device "midi_bus_1")
 (set `#(ok ,d) (undermidi.devices:new device))
 (set cmaj7 (um.chord:lengthen (um.chord:make-fuzzy '(C4 E4 G4 B4)) 40))
diff --git a/include/errors.lfe b/include/errors.lfe
index 8139e91..11f8b84 100644
--- a/include/errors.lfe
+++ b/include/errors.lfe
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 (defun ERR_NO_DEVICE () #(error "no such device; see (um:list-devices) for known system MIDI devices."))
 
+;; This function is for display purposes when used in the REPL
+;; and needs to be the last function in the include file.
+(defun |-- loaded include: errors --| ()
+  'ok)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 28642b6..0ceabe4 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         {plugins, [rebar3_hex]}
     ]},
     {undermidi, [
-        {lfe, [{nobanner, true}]}
+        {lfe, [{repl, [{nobanner, true}]}]}
     ]}
 ]}.
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     %% The following should be run with `rebar3 as undermidi repl`:
     {repl, [
         clean,
-        {lfe, repl, "--name undermidi@local"}
+        {lfe, repl, "--name undermidi@local --apps undermidi"}
     ]},
     {publish, [
         compile,
diff --git a/src/undermidi.app.src b/src/undermidi.app.src
index 49699c2..d422e52 100644
--- a/src/undermidi.app.src
+++ b/src/undermidi.app.src
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   {applications,
    [kernel,
     stdlib,
+    logjam,
     lfe
    ]},
   {env,[]},
diff --git a/src/undermidi.lfe b/src/undermidi.lfe
index 29c5ee3..9b13bfc 100644
--- a/src/undermidi.lfe
+++ b/src/undermidi.lfe
@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@
 (include-lib "logjam/include/logjam.hrl")
 
 (defun start ()
-  (let ((cfg-file "config/sys.config"))
-    (io:format "~s" (list (undermidi.util:banner)))
-    (logjam:set-config `#(path ,cfg-file))
-    (log-notice "Starting undermidi, version ~s ..." (list (undermidi:version)))
-    (application:ensure_all_started 'undermidi)
-    (log-debug "\nVersions:\n~p\n" (list (versions)))))
+  (application:ensure_all_started 'undermidi))
 
 (defun stop ()
   (application:stop 'undermidi))
diff --git a/src/undermidi/app.lfe b/src/undermidi/app.lfe
index 3102696..670aac2 100644
--- a/src/undermidi/app.lfe
+++ b/src/undermidi/app.lfe
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (defun start (_start-type _start-args)
-  (log-info "Starting OTP application ..." '())
-  (um.nif:initialise)
-  (undermidi.supervisor:start_link))
+  (let ((cfg-file "config/sys.config"))
+    (logjam:set-config `#(path ,cfg-file))
+    (log-info "Starting OTP application ..." '())
+    (um.nif:initialise)
+    (io:format "~s" (list (undermidi.util:banner)))
+    (logjam:set-config `#(path ,cfg-file))
+    (log-notice "Starting undermidi, version ~s ..." (list (undermidi:version)))
+    (log-debug "\nVersions:\n~p\n" (list (undermidi:versions)))
+    (undermidi.supervisor:start_link)))
 
 (defun stop (_state)
   (um.nif:deinitialise)