diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 9035d88..db081a0 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 import os, time, signal, traceback
 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
-from queue import Queue
-from multiprocessing.managers import BaseManager
 
 from auxilary import fallbackLogger
 
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ def clean():
 	except NameError:
 		pass
 
-	# TODO: this part is really wordy and makes me sad
 	try:
 		logger.info('Terminated root process - PID: %s', os.getpid())
 		logger.stop()
@@ -27,26 +24,10 @@ def clean():
 	except Exception:
 		printTrace(traceback.format_exc())
 
-	try:
-		manager.__del__() # kill process 2
-	except NameError:
-		pass
-	except Exception:
-		printTrace(traceback.format_exc())
-
 def sigtermHandler(signum, stackFrame):
 	logger.info('Caught SIGTERM')
 	raise SystemExit
 
-class ResourceManager(BaseManager):
-	def __init__(self):
-		super().__init__()
-		
-		self.register('Queue', Queue)
-		
-	def __del__(self):
-		self.shutdown()
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	try:
 		os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
@@ -54,14 +35,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		GPIO.setwarnings(False)
 		GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
 
-		manager = ResourceManager()
-		manager.start() # Child process 1
-		
-		loggerQueue = manager.Queue() # used to buffer logs
-		ttsQueue = manager.Queue() # used as buffer for TTS Engine
-		
 		from sharedLogging import MasterLogger
-		logger = MasterLogger(__name__, 'DEBUG', loggerQueue)
+		logger = MasterLogger(__name__, 'DEBUG')
 
 		from notifier import criticalError
 		
diff --git a/sharedLogging.py b/sharedLogging.py
index 647270b..f6b5616 100644
--- a/sharedLogging.py
+++ b/sharedLogging.py
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 import logging, os
 from subprocess import run, PIPE, CalledProcessError
-from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler, QueueListener, QueueHandler
+from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
 
 from auxilary import fallbackLogger
 
-def SlaveLogger(name, level, queue):
-	logger = logging.getLogger(name)
-	logger.setLevel(getattr(logging, level))
-	logger.addHandler(QueueHandler(queue))
-	logger.propagate = False
-	return logger
-
 class GlusterFS():
 	def __init__(self, server, volume, mountpoint, options=None):
 		if not os.path.exists(mountpoint):
@@ -46,7 +39,7 @@ class GlusterFS():
 			raise SystemExit
 
 class MasterLogger():
-	def __init__(self, name, level, queue):
+	def __init__(self, name, level):
 		mountpoint = '/mnt/glusterfs/pyledriver'
 		
 		self.fs = GlusterFS('192.168.11.39', 'pyledriver', mountpoint, 'backupvolfile-server=192.168.11.48')
@@ -70,18 +63,14 @@ class MasterLogger():
 		self.rotatingFile = TimedRotatingFileHandler(logdest + '/pyledriver-log', when='midnight')
 		self.rotatingFile.setFormatter(fileFormat)
 		
-		logging.basicConfig(level=getattr(logging, level), handlers=[QueueHandler(queue)])
+		logging.basicConfig(level=getattr(logging, level), handlers=[console, self.rotatingFile])
 		logger = logging.getLogger(name)
 		
 		# since the logger module sucks and doesn't allow me to init
 		# a logger in a subclass, need to "fake" object inheritance
 		for i in ['debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical']:
 			setattr(self, i, getattr(logger, i))
-		
-		self.queListener = QueueListener(queue, console, self.rotatingFile)
-		self.queListener.start()
 
 	def stop(self):
-		self.queListener.stop()
 		self.rotatingFile.close() # must close file stream before unmounting
 		self.fs.unmount()