diff --git a/core/src/logger.cpp b/core/src/logger.cpp
index 16620cc..db9032e 100644
--- a/core/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/core/src/logger.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ void Logger::log(std::string message, Logger::LogLevel logLevel) {
 
     std::string formattedLogLine = std::format("[{:%Y-%m-%d %X}] [{}] {}", now, logLevelStr, message);
 
-    printf("%s\n", formattedLogLine.c_str());
     logStream << formattedLogLine << std::endl;
+    printf("FATAL ERROR: %s\n", message.c_str());
 
     if (logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::FATAL_ERROR) {
-        displayErrorMessage(formattedLogLine);
+        displayErrorMessage(message);
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/core/src/panic.cpp b/core/src/panic.cpp
index 61fe5bb..e0b1f9d 100644
--- a/core/src/panic.cpp
+++ b/core/src/panic.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void panic() {
         abort();
     trySafeAbort = true;
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
+#ifdef NDEBUG
     displayErrorMessage(std::string("A fatal error has occurred and Openblocks had to shut down.\n\
 The currently open document will be attempted to be saved, and logs will be written to " + getProgramLogsDir()));
 #endif
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ The currently open document will be attempted to be saved, and logs will be writ
     // TODO: Autosave document
 
     abort();
-}
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+}
diff --git a/core/src/platform.cpp b/core/src/platform.cpp
index e274bea..2438828 100644
--- a/core/src/platform.cpp
+++ b/core/src/platform.cpp
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ std::string getProgramDataDir() {
     CHAR localAppData[MAX_PATH];
     int status = SHGetFolderPathA(NULL, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, NULL, 0, localAppData);
     if (status != 0) {
-        printErrorMessage("Failed to find local appdata folder");
+        displayErrorMessage("Failed to find local appdata folder");
         panic();
     }
-    return localAppData + "/openblocks";
+    return std::string(localAppData) + "/openblocks";
 }
 
 void displayErrorMessage(std::string message) {
     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message.c_str());
-    MessageBoxA(NULL, message.c_str(), "Fatal Error", MB_OK);
+    MessageBoxA(NULL, message.c_str(), "Fatal Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 }
 
 #endif // WIN32
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ void initProgramDataDir() {
 
 void initProgramLogsDir() {
     std::filesystem::create_directories(getProgramLogsDir());
-}
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+}