diff --git a/core/src/logger.cpp b/core/src/logger.cpp
index db9032e..be4fa30 100644
--- a/core/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/core/src/logger.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void Logger::log(std::string message, Logger::LogLevel logLevel) {
     std::string formattedLogLine = std::format("[{:%Y-%m-%d %X}] [{}] {}", now, logLevelStr, message);
 
     logStream << formattedLogLine << std::endl;
-    printf("FATAL ERROR: %s\n", message.c_str());
+    printf("%s\n", formattedLogLine.c_str());
 
     if (logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::FATAL_ERROR) {
         displayErrorMessage(message);
diff --git a/core/src/platform.cpp b/core/src/platform.cpp
index 2438828..43a821a 100644
--- a/core/src/platform.cpp
+++ b/core/src/platform.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ std::string getProgramDataDir() {
 }
 
 void displayErrorMessage(std::string message) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message.c_str());
+    fprintf(stderr, "FATAL ERROR: %s\n", message.c_str());
 }
 
 #endif // GNU/Linux
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void displayErrorMessage(std::string message) {
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <winuser.h>
+#include <wincon.h>
 
 std::string getProgramDataDir() {
     CHAR localAppData[MAX_PATH];
@@ -49,8 +50,9 @@ std::string getProgramDataDir() {
 }
 
 void displayErrorMessage(std::string message) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message.c_str());
-    MessageBoxA(NULL, message.c_str(), "Fatal Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+    fprintf(stderr, "FATAL ERROR: %s\n", message.c_str());
+    if (!GetConsoleWindow())
+        MessageBoxA(NULL, message.c_str(), "Fatal Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 }
 
 #endif // WIN32