diff --git a/core/logger.go b/core/logger.go
index 3c4fa5e..f142231 100644
--- a/core/logger.go
+++ b/core/logger.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func setupLogger(output string) loggerInterface {
 	case "null":
 		return &nullLogger{}
 	default:
-		fd, err := os.OpenFile(output, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0600)
+		fd, err := os.OpenFile(output, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf(logOutputErrStr, output, err.Error())
 		}
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ func (l *stdLogger) Fatal(fmt string, args ...interface{}) {
 
 // logger implements LoggerInterface to log to output using underlying log.Logger
 type logger struct {
-	logger *log.Logger
+	lg *log.Logger
 }
 
 // Info logs to log.Logger with info level prefix
 func (l *logger) Info(fmt string, args ...interface{}) {
-	l.logger.Printf("I :: "+fmt, args...)
+	l.lg.Printf("I :: "+fmt, args...)
 }
 
 // Error logs to log.Logger with error level prefix
 func (l *logger) Error(fmt string, args ...interface{}) {
-	l.logger.Printf("E :: "+fmt, args...)
+	l.lg.Printf("E :: "+fmt, args...)
 }
 
 // Fatal logs to log.Logger with fatal prefix and terminates program
 func (l *logger) Fatal(fmt string, args ...interface{}) {
-	l.logger.Fatalf("F :: "+fmt, args...)
+	l.lg.Fatalf("F :: "+fmt, args...)
 }
 
 // nullLogger implements LoggerInterface to do absolutely fuck-all
diff --git a/core/server.go b/core/server.go
index 766e691..318fa25 100644
--- a/core/server.go
+++ b/core/server.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func ParseFlagsAndSetup(proto string, errorMessageFunc func(ErrorCode) string) {
 
 	// Setup loggers
 	SystemLog = setupLogger(*sysLog)
-	if sysLog == accLog {
+	if *sysLog == *accLog {
 		AccessLog = SystemLog
 	} else {
 		AccessLog = setupLogger(*accLog)