diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 519d344..6d40226 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -16,17 +16,25 @@
 int main(void) {
     char *log_path = malloc(256);
     cwk_path_join(appdata_home_path(), "error.log", log_path, 256);
-    FILE *fp_e = fopen(log_path, "w");
-    log_add_fp(fp_e, LOG_ERROR);
+    FILE *fp_e = fopen(log_path, "a+");
+    if (fp_e) {
+        log_add_fp(fp_e, LOG_ERROR);
+    } else {
+        log_error("Failed to open error log file at %s", log_path);
+    }
     free(log_path);
 
     log_path = malloc(256);
     cwk_path_join(appdata_home_path(), "debug.log", log_path, 256);
-    FILE *fp_d = fopen(log_path, "w");
-    log_add_fp(fp_d, LOG_DEBUG);
+    FILE *fp_d = fopen(log_path, "a+");
+    if (fp_d) {
+        log_add_fp(fp_d, LOG_DEBUG);
+    } else {
+        log_error("Failed to open debug log file at %s", log_path);
+    }
     free(log_path);
 
-
+    log_debug("Logging initialized.");
 
     setup_appdata();
     log_info("Appdata path: %s", appdata_home_path());