diff --git a/elektronLogging/ElektronFormatter.go b/elektronLogging/ElektronFormatter.go
index 265d73b..c54fc6a 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/ElektronFormatter.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/ElektronFormatter.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package elektronLogging
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"strings"
@@ -37,14 +36,12 @@ func (f ElektronFormatter) Format(entry *log.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	levelColor := f.getColor(entry)
 	level := levelColor.Sprintf("[%s]:", strings.ToUpper(entry.Level.String()))
-	message := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s ", level, entry.Time.Format(f.TimestampFormat))
-	if entry.Message != "" {
-		message = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s ", level, entry.Time.Format(f.TimestampFormat), entry.Message)
-	}
+	message := strings.Join([]string{level, entry.Time.Format(f.TimestampFormat), entry.Message, " "}, " ")
+
 	var formattedFields []string
 	for key, value := range entry.Data {
 		formattedFields = append(formattedFields,
-			strings.Join([]string{key, fmt.Sprintf("%s", value)}, "="))
+			strings.Join([]string{key, value.(string)}, "="))
 	}
 
 	b.WriteString(message)
diff --git a/elektronLogging/clsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger.go b/elektronLogging/clsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger.go
index 749c776..9bae203 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/clsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/clsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package elektronLogging
 import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type ClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger struct {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type ClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger struct {
 }
 
 func NewClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger(logType int, prefix string) *ClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger {
-	cLog := new(ClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger)
+	cLog := &ClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger{}
 	cLog.Type = logType
 	cLog.SetLogFile(prefix)
 	return cLog
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ func (cLog *ClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logDa
 
 func (cLog *ClsfnTaskDistOverheadLogger) SetLogFile(prefix string) {
 
-	tskDistLogPrefix := prefix + config.TaskDistConfig.FilenameExtension
+	tskDistLogPrefix := strings.Join([]string{prefix, config.TaskDistConfig.FilenameExtension}, "")
 	if logDir != "" {
-		tskDistLogPrefix = logDir + "/" + tskDistLogPrefix
+		tskDistLogPrefix = strings.Join([]string{logDir, tskDistLogPrefix}, "/")
 	}
 	if logFile, err := os.Create(tskDistLogPrefix); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Unable to create logFile: ", err)
diff --git a/elektronLogging/consoleLogger.go b/elektronLogging/consoleLogger.go
index 0801295..1c6b379 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/consoleLogger.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/consoleLogger.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package elektronLogging
 import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type ConsoleLogger struct {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type ConsoleLogger struct {
 }
 
 func NewConsoleLogger(logType int, prefix string) *ConsoleLogger {
-	cLog := new(ConsoleLogger)
+	cLog := &ConsoleLogger{}
 	cLog.Type = logType
 	cLog.SetLogFile(prefix)
 	return cLog
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ func NewConsoleLogger(logType int, prefix string) *ConsoleLogger {
 func (cLog *ConsoleLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData log.Fields, message string) {
 	if logType <= cLog.Type {
 
-		//logFields := cloneFields(logData)
 		logger.SetLevel(level)
 
 		logger.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ func (cLog *ConsoleLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData log.Fields,
 
 func (cLog *ConsoleLogger) SetLogFile(prefix string) {
 
-	consoleLogPrefix := prefix + config.ConsoleConfig.FilenameExtension
+	consoleLogPrefix := strings.Join([]string{prefix, config.ConsoleConfig.FilenameExtension}, "")
 	if logDir != "" {
-		consoleLogPrefix = logDir + "/" + consoleLogPrefix
+		consoleLogPrefix = strings.Join([]string{logDir, consoleLogPrefix}, "/")
 	}
 	if logFile, err := os.Create(consoleLogPrefix); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Unable to create logFile: ", err)
diff --git a/elektronLogging/createLogDir.go b/elektronLogging/createLogDir.go
index 397a2a7..8de5faa 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/createLogDir.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/createLogDir.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	logrus "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -16,18 +17,13 @@ func GetLogDir(startTime time.Time, prefix string) {
 }
 
 func createLogDir(prefix string, startTime time.Time) string {
+
 	// Creating directory to store all logs for this run
-	logDirName := "./" + prefix + strconv.Itoa(startTime.Year())
-	logDirName += "-"
-	logDirName += startTime.Month().String()
-	logDirName += "-"
-	logDirName += strconv.Itoa(startTime.Day())
-	logDirName += "_"
-	logDirName += strconv.Itoa(startTime.Hour())
-	logDirName += "-"
-	logDirName += strconv.Itoa(startTime.Minute())
-	logDirName += "-"
-	logDirName += strconv.Itoa(startTime.Second())
+	logDirName := strings.Join([]string{"./", prefix, strconv.Itoa(startTime.Year())}, "")
+	logDirName = strings.Join([]string{logDirName, startTime.Month().String(), strconv.Itoa(startTime.Day())}, "-")
+	logDirName = strings.Join([]string{logDirName, strconv.Itoa(startTime.Hour())}, "_")
+	logDirName = strings.Join([]string{logDirName, strconv.Itoa(startTime.Minute()), strconv.Itoa(startTime.Second())}, "-")
+
 	if _, err := os.Stat(logDirName); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		os.Mkdir(logDirName, 0755)
 	} else {
diff --git a/elektronLogging/logger.go b/elektronLogging/logger.go
index 94e4b62..08bab12 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/logger.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/logger.go
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 package elektronLogging
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	. "github.com/spdfg/elektron/elektronLogging/types"
-	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
 var config LoggerConfig
 var logger *log.Logger
 var formatter ElektronFormatter
+var ElektronLog *LoggerImpl
 
-func BuildLogger() *LoggerImpl {
+func BuildLogger(prefix string) {
 
 	// read configuration from yaml
 	config.GetConfig()
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ func BuildLogger() *LoggerImpl {
 	// create the log directory
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	formatter.TimestampFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+	formattedStartTime := startTime.Format("20060102150405")
 	GetLogDir(startTime, "_")
 
-	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("_%d%d%s%s%s%s", startTime.Year(), startTime.Month(), strconv.Itoa(startTime.Day()),
-		strconv.Itoa(startTime.Hour()), strconv.Itoa(startTime.Minute()), strconv.Itoa(startTime.Second()))
+	prefix = strings.Join([]string{prefix, formattedStartTime}, "_")
 
 	//create a single logrus instance and set its formatter to ElektronFormatter
 	logger = log.New()
 	logger.SetFormatter(&formatter)
 
 	// create a chain of loggers
-	head := new(LoggerImpl)
+	head := &LoggerImpl{}
 	cLog := NewConsoleLogger(CONSOLE, prefix)
 	pLog := NewPcpLogger(PCP, prefix)
 	schedTraceLog := NewSchedTraceLogger(SCHED_TRACE, prefix)
@@ -45,7 +45,5 @@ func BuildLogger() *LoggerImpl {
 	spsLog.SetNext(schedWindowLog)
 	schedWindowLog.SetNext(tskDistLog)
 
-	return head
+	ElektronLog = head
 }
-
-var ElektronLog = BuildLogger()
diff --git a/elektronLogging/loggerChain.go b/elektronLogging/loggerChain.go
index 236f2fa..8a8207a 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/loggerChain.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/loggerChain.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package elektronLogging
 
 import (
-	"os"
-	//data "github.com/spdfg/elektron/elektronLogging/data"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"os"
 )
 
 type Logger interface {
@@ -27,11 +26,3 @@ func (l *LoggerImpl) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData log.Fields, messa
 		l.next.Log(logType, level, logData, message)
 	}
 }
-
-/*func cloneFields(logData data.LogData) log.Fields {
-	var newMap  = make(log.Fields)
-	for k,v := range logData {
-		newMap[k] = v
-	}
-	return newMap
-}*/
diff --git a/elektronLogging/pcpLogger.go b/elektronLogging/pcpLogger.go
index 4969054..d7d12ae 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/pcpLogger.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/pcpLogger.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package elektronLogging
 import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type PcpLogger struct {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type PcpLogger struct {
 }
 
 func NewPcpLogger(logType int, prefix string) *PcpLogger {
-	pLog := new(PcpLogger)
+	pLog := &PcpLogger{}
 	pLog.Type = logType
 	pLog.SetLogFile(prefix)
 	return pLog
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ func (pLog *PcpLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData log.Fields, mes
 
 func (plog *PcpLogger) SetLogFile(prefix string) {
 
-	pcpLogPrefix := prefix + config.PCPConfig.FilenameExtension
+	pcpLogPrefix := strings.Join([]string{prefix, config.PCPConfig.FilenameExtension}, "")
 	if logDir != "" {
-		pcpLogPrefix = logDir + "/" + pcpLogPrefix
+		pcpLogPrefix = strings.Join([]string{logDir, pcpLogPrefix}, "/")
 	}
 	if logFile, err := os.Create(pcpLogPrefix); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Unable to create logFile: ", err)
diff --git a/elektronLogging/schedPolicySwitchLogger.go b/elektronLogging/schedPolicySwitchLogger.go
index d2d41a0..6417bd3 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/schedPolicySwitchLogger.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/schedPolicySwitchLogger.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package elektronLogging
 import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type SchedPolicySwitchLogger struct {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type SchedPolicySwitchLogger struct {
 }
 
 func NewSchedPolicySwitchLogger(logType int, prefix string) *SchedPolicySwitchLogger {
-	sLog := new(SchedPolicySwitchLogger)
+	sLog := &SchedPolicySwitchLogger{}
 	sLog.Type = logType
 	sLog.SetLogFile(prefix)
 	return sLog
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ func (sLog *SchedPolicySwitchLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData l
 
 func (sLog *SchedPolicySwitchLogger) SetLogFile(prefix string) {
 
-	spsLogPrefix := prefix + config.SPSConfig.FilenameExtension
+	spsLogPrefix := strings.Join([]string{prefix, config.SPSConfig.FilenameExtension}, "")
 	if logDir != "" {
-		spsLogPrefix = logDir + "/" + spsLogPrefix
+		spsLogPrefix = strings.Join([]string{logDir, spsLogPrefix}, "/")
 	}
 	if logFile, err := os.Create(spsLogPrefix); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Unable to create logFile: ", err)
diff --git a/elektronLogging/schedTraceLogger.go b/elektronLogging/schedTraceLogger.go
index 238c8e6..59b65bf 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/schedTraceLogger.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/schedTraceLogger.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package elektronLogging
 import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type SchedTraceLogger struct {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type SchedTraceLogger struct {
 }
 
 func NewSchedTraceLogger(logType int, prefix string) *SchedTraceLogger {
-	sLog := new(SchedTraceLogger)
+	sLog := &SchedTraceLogger{}
 	sLog.Type = logType
 	sLog.SetLogFile(prefix)
 	return sLog
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ func (sLog *SchedTraceLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData log.Fiel
 
 func (sLog *SchedTraceLogger) SetLogFile(prefix string) {
 
-	schedTraceLogPrefix := prefix + config.SchedTraceConfig.FilenameExtension
+	schedTraceLogPrefix := strings.Join([]string{prefix, config.SchedTraceConfig.FilenameExtension}, "")
 	if logDir != "" {
-		schedTraceLogPrefix = logDir + "/" + schedTraceLogPrefix
+		schedTraceLogPrefix = strings.Join([]string{logDir, schedTraceLogPrefix}, "/")
 	}
 	if logFile, err := os.Create(schedTraceLogPrefix); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Unable to create logFile: ", err)
diff --git a/elektronLogging/schedWindowLogger.go b/elektronLogging/schedWindowLogger.go
index 9439698..e9e83ad 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/schedWindowLogger.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/schedWindowLogger.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package elektronLogging
 import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type SchedWindowLogger struct {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type SchedWindowLogger struct {
 }
 
 func NewSchedWindowLogger(logType int, prefix string) *SchedWindowLogger {
-	sLog := new(SchedWindowLogger)
+	sLog := &SchedWindowLogger{}
 	sLog.Type = logType
 	sLog.SetLogFile(prefix)
 	return sLog
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ func (sLog *SchedWindowLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData log.Fie
 	if sLog.Type == logType {
 
 		logger.SetLevel(level)
+
 		if sLog.AllowOnConsole {
 			logger.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
 			logger.WithFields(logData).Println(message)
@@ -35,9 +37,9 @@ func (sLog *SchedWindowLogger) Log(logType int, level log.Level, logData log.Fie
 
 func (sLog *SchedWindowLogger) SetLogFile(prefix string) {
 
-	schedWindowLogPrefix := prefix + config.SchedWindowConfig.FilenameExtension
+	schedWindowLogPrefix := strings.Join([]string{prefix, config.SchedWindowConfig.FilenameExtension}, "")
 	if logDir != "" {
-		schedWindowLogPrefix = logDir + "/" + schedWindowLogPrefix
+		schedWindowLogPrefix = strings.Join([]string{logDir, schedWindowLogPrefix}, "/")
 	}
 	if logFile, err := os.Create(schedWindowLogPrefix); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Unable to create logFile: ", err)
diff --git a/elektronLogging/types/types.go b/elektronLogging/types/types.go
index 0dd7fec..db6b624 100644
--- a/elektronLogging/types/types.go
+++ b/elektronLogging/types/types.go
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package elektronLogging
 
 const (
-	ERROR                   = iota
-	WARNING                 = iota
-	GENERAL                 = iota
-	SUCCESS                 = iota
-	CONSOLE                 = iota
-	PCP                     = iota
-	SCHED_TRACE             = iota
-	SPS                     = iota
-	SCHED_WINDOW            = iota
-	CLSFN_TASKDIST_OVERHEAD = iota
+	ERROR = iota
+	WARNING
+	GENERAL
+	SUCCESS
+	CONSOLE
+	PCP
+	SCHED_TRACE
+	SPS
+	SCHED_WINDOW
+	CLSFN_TASKDIST_OVERHEAD
 )
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index 63cd2f1..d6c28a2 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ package main // import github.com/spdfg/elektron
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	mesos "github.com/mesos/mesos-go/api/v0/mesosproto"
 	sched "github.com/mesos/mesos-go/api/v0/scheduler"
@@ -35,6 +31,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spdfg/elektron/pcp"
 	"github.com/spdfg/elektron/powerCap"
 	"github.com/spdfg/elektron/schedulers"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var master = flag.String("master", "", "Location of leading Mesos master -- <mesos-master>:<port>")
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ func main() {
 	pcpLog := make(chan struct{})
 	recordPCP := false
 
-	// Logging channels.
-	// These channels are used by the framework to log messages.
-	// The channels are used to send the type of log message and the message string.
-	//schedOptions = append(schedOptions, schedulers.WithLoggingChannels(logMType, logMsg))
-
 	// Shutdown indicator channels.
 	// These channels are used to notify,
 	// 1. scheduling is complete.
@@ -225,9 +220,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Checking if prefix contains any special characters.
-	/*if strings.Contains(*pcplogPrefix, "/") {
+	if strings.Contains(*pcplogPrefix, "/") {
 		log.Fatal("log file prefix should not contain '/'.")
-	}*/
+	}
+	elektronLogging.BuildLogger(*pcplogPrefix)
 
 	// Starting PCP logging.
 	if noPowercap {