diff --git a/logs.go b/logs.go
index a3b0c63..1329e5a 100644
--- a/logs.go
+++ b/logs.go
@@ -1,31 +1,47 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
-// logOut implements zerolog.LevelWriter
-type logOut struct{}
-
-// Write should not be called
-func (l logOut) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return os.Stdout.Write(p)
-}
-
 const timeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
 
 var (
 	standardOut = zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stdout, TimeFormat: timeFormat}
 	errorOut    = zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr, TimeFormat: timeFormat}
+	buffer      = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	bufferOut   = zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: buffer, TimeFormat: timeFormat}
 )
 
+// logSplitter implements zerolog.LevelWriter
+type logSplitter struct{}
+
+// Write should not be called
+func (l logSplitter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	return os.Stdout.Write(p)
+}
+
 // WriteLevel write to the appropriate output
-func (l logOut) WriteLevel(level zerolog.Level, p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (l logSplitter) WriteLevel(level zerolog.Level, p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	if level <= zerolog.WarnLevel {
 		return standardOut.Write(p)
 	} else {
 		return errorOut.Write(p)
 	}
 }
+
+// JsonColorizerHook implements zerolog.Hook
+// This hook is used to reformat the output of the JSON 'message' field to be like ConsoleWriter, but embedded within JSON
+type JsonColorizerHook struct{}
+
+func (h JsonColorizerHook) Run(e *zerolog.Event, level zerolog.Level, msg string) {
+	buffer.Reset()
+	bufferOut.Write([]byte(msg))
+	formattedMessage := buffer.String()
+
+	e.Str("text", msg) // Add the original message to the event
+	e.Str("message", formattedMessage)
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a961167..4183a11 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Use the custom console writer if we're in development
 	isDevelopment = environment == "development"
-	if isDevelopment {
-		log.Logger = zerolog.New(logOut{}).With().Timestamp().Logger()
-	}
+	// if isDevelopment {
+	// 	log.Logger = zerolog.New(logSplitter{}).With().Timestamp().Logger()
+	// }
+	hooked := log.Hook(JsonColorizerHook{})
+	log.Logger = zerolog.New(hooked).With().Timestamp().Logger()
 	log.Debug().Str("environment", environment).Msg("Environment Loaded")
 
 	// Set discordgo's logger to use zerolog