diff --git a/colors.rb b/colors.rb
index 8eee4a2..b4efdb2 100644
--- a/colors.rb
+++ b/colors.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class String
 def black;          "\e[30m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def red;            "\e[31m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def green;          "\e[32m#{self}\e[0m" end
+def yellow;         "\e[33m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def brown;          "\e[33m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def blue;           "\e[34m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def magenta;        "\e[35m#{self}\e[0m" end
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ def gray;           "\e[37m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def bg_black;       "\e[40m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def bg_red;         "\e[41m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def bg_green;       "\e[42m#{self}\e[0m" end
+def bg_yellow;      "\e[43m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def bg_brown;       "\e[43m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def bg_blue;        "\e[44m#{self}\e[0m" end
 def bg_magenta;     "\e[45m#{self}\e[0m" end
diff --git a/commands.rb b/commands.rb
index 9da5ff4..42557e7 100644
--- a/commands.rb
+++ b/commands.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def message_from_admin?(message, adm)
     #puts message.from.id
     #puts adm
     if adm.include?(message.from.id)
-        puts "Command is from an admin. [" + "#{message.from.username}".cyan.bold + "]"
+        puts "Command is from an admin. [" + "#{message.from.username}".green.bold + "]"
         return true
     else
         puts "Command is NOT from an admin! [" + "#{message.from.username}".yellow.bold + "]"
diff --git a/run.rb b/run.rb
index ffb7284..a8dfa5c 100755
--- a/run.rb
+++ b/run.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ require 'rubygems'
 require 'yaml'
 require 'telegram/bot'
 require 'pp'
+require 'time'
 require_relative 'commands.rb'
 require_relative 'colors.rb'
 
+def timestamp
+    Time.now.strftime("%F %H:%M:%S").yellow
+end
+
 #conf = YAML.load(File.read("bot_config.yaml"))
 @conf = YAML.load_file("bot_config.yaml")
 @botname = @conf['botname']
@@ -17,6 +22,7 @@ admin = @conf['admin']
 @allowed_sources = @conf['allowed_sources']
 
 ### Begin sanity check ###
+STDOUT.sync = true
 errcount = 0
 puts "Checking if environment is sane...\n\n"
 print "Checking bot token ...................... "
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ if admin.nil?
 else
     print "OK\n".green.bold
 end
-print "Checking authorised chats ............... "
+print "Checking authorized chats ............... "
 if @auth_chat.nil?
     errcount += 1
     print "FAIL!\n\n".red.bold
@@ -71,14 +77,16 @@ if errcount > 0
 else
     print "Environment appears sane.\n\n".green.bold
 end
+STDOUT.sync = false
 ### End sanity check ###
-
 puts "Starting [#{@botname}]...\n\n"
 puts "Empyrion Host: #{telnet['host']}"
 puts "Empyrion Telnet Port: #{telnet['port']}"
 puts "Authorized administrator IDs: #{admin}"
 puts "Authorized chat IDs: #{@auth_chat}"
-puts "Bot token: #{token}\n\n\n\n"
+puts "Bot token: #{token}"
+puts "Start time: " + timestamp + "\n\n\n\n"
+STDOUT.flush
 
 #def process_command_srvstart(message)
 #    puts "Received command: srvstart"
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ def handle_message(message)
     #conf = YAML.load_file("bot_config.yaml")
     telnet = @conf['telnet']
     adm = @conf['admin']
-    puts "Received command from " + "#{message.from.username}".cyan.bold + ": #{command}"
+    puts Time.now.strftime("%F %H:%M:%S").yellow + ": Received command from " + "#{message.from.username}".cyan.bold + " [" + "#{message.from.id}".cyan + "]: " + "#{command}".magenta.bold
     case command
         when '/start'
             reply = "Introduction: I am #{@botname}, and I am here to make life easier for meatbag admins like you. Currently I can retrieve information " +
@@ -131,13 +139,19 @@ def handle_message(message)
                     "Commands available:\n/start (Shows this message)\n/srvstart (Currently non-functional)\n/srvstop\n/status\n/whoami or /chatinfo\n/whereareyou or /location\n\n" +
                     "Check again later to see if any new functions have been added, or use /patchnotes to learn about recent updates.\n" +
                     "You can also view the source code at the following location:\nhttps://git.skyfall.tech/skyfall/empyrion-bot"
-            if ! message_from_admin?(message, adm) && ! is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat)
+            if message_from_admin?(message, adm)
+                msg_from_admin = true
+            end
+            if is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat)
+                chat_authorized = true
+            end
+            if ! msg_from_admin && ! chat_authorized
                 if message.from.id == message.chat.id
                     reply = reply + "\n\nWARNING: I am not authorized to work with you directly. My functionality is limited."
                 else
                     reply = reply + "\n\nWARNING: I am not authorized to participate with this group. My functionality is limited."
                 end
-            elsif message_from_admin?(message, adm) && ! is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat)
+            elsif msg_from_admin && ! chat_authorized
                 reply = reply + "\n\nWARNING: Although you are my master, I have not been authorized to participate in this group. My functionality is limited."
             end
         when '/srvstart'
@@ -179,7 +193,8 @@ def handle_message(message)
             reply = "Mockery: My name is #{message.from.username}, I am a meatbag, and I think #{command} is a valid command."
     end
     # Verbose output:
-    puts "Sending #{reply.inspect}\n\n"
+    puts timestamp + ": Sending #{reply.inspect}\n\n"
+    STDOUT.flush
     #puts "End of case"
     return reply
 end