diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index a221816..6287306 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ load_dotenv()
 import pytz
 from datetime import datetime
 
-def log(str):
+def log(message):
   try:
     with open("logs/log.md", "a") as file:
-      file.write(str)
+      file.write(message)
   except FileNotFoundError:
-    os.system("touch logs/log.md")
-    log("\n#### log.md was not found, so it was just touched.\n")
+        with open("logs/log.md", "x+"):
+            log(message)
 
 ### OpenAI Config