diff --git a/bin/xmobar.hs b/bin/xmobar.hs
index fe6f300..ac6292d 100644
--- a/bin/xmobar.hs
+++ b/bin/xmobar.hs
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ run :: XIO ()
 run = do
   -- IDK why this is needed, I thought this was default
   liftIO $ hSetBuffering stdout LineBuffering
+  -- this isn't totally necessary except for the fact that killing xmobar
+  -- will make it print something about catching SIGTERM, and without
+  -- linebuffering it usually only prints the first few characters (even then
+  -- it only prints 10-20% of the time)
+  liftIO $ hSetBuffering stderr LineBuffering
   withDBus_ $ \db -> do
     c <- evalConfig db
     liftIO $ xmobar c
diff --git a/lib/Data/Internal/Dependency.hs b/lib/Data/Internal/Dependency.hs
index d90feea..68a60c4 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Internal/Dependency.hs
+++ b/lib/Data/Internal/Dependency.hs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ import XMonad.Internal.Theme
 -- Currently there is no easy way to not use this (oh well)
 runXIO :: XIO a -> IO a
 runXIO x = do
-  logOpts <- logOptionsHandle stderr False
+  logOpts <- setLogVerboseFormat True . setLogUseTime True <$> logOptionsHandle stderr False
   pc <- mkDefaultProcessContext
   withLogFunc logOpts $ \f -> do
     p <- getParams