diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5afec7e..a9f2a67 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
         const int BARRET = barMainThread();
         Debug::log(BARRET == 0 ? LOG : ERR, "Bar exited with code " + std::to_string(BARRET) + "!");
-        g_pWindowManager->DebugOfstream.close();
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     xcb_disconnect(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection);
 
-    g_pWindowManager->DebugOfstream.close();
-
     if (const auto err = xcb_connection_has_error(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection); err != 0) {
         Debug::log(CRIT, "Exiting because of error " + std::to_string(err));
         return err;
diff --git a/src/utilities/Debug.cpp b/src/utilities/Debug.cpp
index 5635333..6dfd8c5 100644
--- a/src/utilities/Debug.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/Debug.cpp
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string msg) {
     printf((msg + "\n").c_str());
 
     // also log to a file
-    g_pWindowManager->DebugOfstream << msg << "\n";
+    const std::string DEBUGPATH = ISDEBUG ? "/tmp/hypr/hyprd.log" : "/tmp/hypr/hypr.log";
+    std::ofstream ofs;
+    ofs.open(DEBUGPATH, std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
+    ofs << msg << "\n";
+    ofs.close();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/windowManager.cpp b/src/windowManager.cpp
index 0b0af2f..417543b 100644
--- a/src/windowManager.cpp
+++ b/src/windowManager.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ void CWindowManager::createAndOpenAllPipes() {
     system("cat \" \" > /tmp/hypr/hyprbarout");
     system("cat \" \" > /tmp/hypr/hyprbarind");
     system("cat \" \" > /tmp/hypr/hyprbaroutd");
-
-    // open the debug file
-    const std::string DEBUGPATH = "/tmp/hypr/hypr.log";
-    DebugOfstream.open(DEBUGPATH, std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
 }
 
 void CWindowManager::updateRootCursor() {
@@ -419,10 +415,10 @@ void CWindowManager::refreshDirtyWindows() {
             }
 
             applyShapeToWindow(&window);
-
-            Debug::log(LOG, "Refreshed dirty window, with an ID of " + std::to_string(window.getDrawable()));
         }
     }
+
+    Debug::log(LOG, "Refreshed dirty windows.");
 }
 
 void CWindowManager::setFocusedWindow(xcb_drawable_t window) {
diff --git a/src/windowManager.hpp b/src/windowManager.hpp
index a955316..159eeb5 100644
--- a/src/windowManager.hpp
+++ b/src/windowManager.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 class CWindowManager {
 public:
-    std::ofstream               DebugOfstream;
     xcb_connection_t*           DisplayConnection = nullptr;
     xcb_ewmh_connection_t*      EWMHConnection = nullptr; // Bar uses this
     xcb_screen_t*               Screen = nullptr;