diff --git a/logging/Log.cs b/logging/Log.cs
index 753b670..25a95db 100644
--- a/logging/Log.cs
+++ b/logging/Log.cs
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ static public class log
 					cat = autoCat;
 				}
 				else
-				{
-                    var pathPieces = path.Split( '\\' );
-
-					if(pathPieces.Length < 2)
-					{
-                        pathPieces = path.Split('/');
-                    }
-
-
+				{
+                    var pathPieces = path.Split( '\\' );
+
+					if(pathPieces.Length < 2)
+					{
+                        pathPieces = path.Split('/');
+                    }
+
+
                     var lastDir = pathPieces[ pathPieces.Length - 2 ];
 
 					ImmutableInterlocked.AddOrUpdate( ref s_shortname, pathHash, lastDir, ( key, value ) => { return lastDir; } );
@@ -378,6 +378,25 @@ static public class log
 		}
 	}
 
+	static public string msgHeader( LogEvent evt )
+	{
+		char sym = getSymbol( evt.LogType );
+
+		var truncatedCat = evt.Cat.Substring( 0, Math.Min( 8, evt.Cat.Length ) );
+
+		var msgHdr = string.Format( "{0,-8}{1}| ", truncatedCat, sym );
+
+		return msgHdr;
+	}
+
+	static public string msgFrom( LogEvent evt )
+	{
+		var msgHdr = msgHeader( evt );
+
+		string finalLine = $"{msgHdr}{evt.Msg}";
+
+		return finalLine;
+	}
 
 	static private void writeToAll( LogEvent evt )
 	{
@@ -386,12 +405,8 @@ static public class log
 			// _SHOULDNT_ need this since we lock at the top.  
 			//lock( this )
 			{
-				char sym = getSymbol( evt.LogType );
 
-
-				var truncatedCat = evt.Cat.Substring( 0, Math.Min( 8, evt.Cat.Length ) );
-
-				string finalLine = string.Format( "{0,-8}{1}| {2}", truncatedCat, sym, evt.Msg );
+				var finalLine = msgFrom( evt );
 
 				//Console.WriteLine( finalMsg );
 				//Console.Out.Write( finalMsg );