diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4ec2272..6822099 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -32,25 +32,21 @@ type botConfig struct {
 // Debug provides printing only when --debug flag is set or BOT_DEBUG env var is set
 func (b *bot) debug(s string, a ...interface{}) {
 	if b.config.Debug {
-		log.Printf(s, a...)
-		if b.config.LogConvIDStr != "" {
-			b.logToChat(s, a...)
-		}
+		b.log(s, a...)
 	}
 }
 
-// logToChat will send this message to the keybase chat configured in b.logConv
-func (b *bot) logToChat(s string, a ...interface{}) {
-	// if the ConvIdStr isn't blank try to log
+// logToChat will send this message to the keybase chat configured in b.config.LogConvIDStr
+func (b *bot) log(s string, a ...interface{}) {
+	// if the ConvIdStr isn't blank try to log to chat
 	if b.config.LogConvIDStr != "" {
 		// if you can't send the message, log the error to stdout
 		if _, err := b.k.SendMessageByConvID(chat1.ConvIDStr(b.config.LogConvIDStr), s, a...); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Unable to log to keybase chat: %s", err)
 		}
-	} else {
-		// otherwise (and you shouldn't be here but....) log it to stdout
-		log.Println("Unable to log to keybase chat, logging ConvIDStr is not set")
 	}
+	// and then log it to stdout
+	log.Printf(s, a...)
 }
 
 // newBot returns a new empty bot