diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index bd47093..3a7f52a 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ pub fn run(sub: Subcommand, no_manifest_update: bool, try_manifest_update: bool)
             log::info!("beginning backup with {} steps", games.len());
 
             let mut info: Vec<_> = games
-                .par_iter()
+                .iter()
                 .enumerate()
-                .progress_with(scan_progress_bar(games.len() as u64))
                 .filter_map(|(i, name)| {
                     log::trace!("step {i} / {}: {name}", games.len());
                     let game = &manifest.0[name];
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a54392a..193da08 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -25,15 +25,10 @@ use crate::{
 /// We should also avoid doing this if we're just going to relaunch into detached mode anyway.
 /// https://docs.rs/flexi_logger/0.23.1/flexi_logger/error_info/index.html#write
 fn prepare_logging() -> Result<flexi_logger::LoggerHandle, flexi_logger::FlexiLoggerError> {
-    flexi_logger::Logger::try_with_env_or_str("ludusavi=warn")
+    flexi_logger::Logger::try_with_env_or_str("ludusavi=trace")
         .unwrap()
         .log_to_file(flexi_logger::FileSpec::default().directory(app_dir().as_std_path_buf().unwrap()))
-        .write_mode(flexi_logger::WriteMode::Async)
-        .rotate(
-            flexi_logger::Criterion::Size(1024 * 1024 * 10),
-            flexi_logger::Naming::Timestamps,
-            flexi_logger::Cleanup::KeepLogFiles(4),
-        )
+        .write_mode(flexi_logger::WriteMode::Direct)
         .use_utc()
         .format_for_files(|w, now, record| {
             write!(