diff --git a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/DownloadSourceChecker.java b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/DownloadSourceChecker.java
index 8596b5fb2e47..8148b75064de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/DownloadSourceChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/DownloadSourceChecker.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package at.hannibal2.skyhanni.tweaker;
 
+import at.hannibal2.skyhanni.utils.ChatUtils;
 import at.hannibal2.skyhanni.utils.OSUtils;
 
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ private static void openMenu(URI host) {
 
         // Compile the regex pattern for matching an empty host
         Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("https:\\/\\/.*.com\\/$|about:internet");
-        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(uriToSimpleString(host));
+        String readableHost = uriToSimpleString(host);
+        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(readableHost);
 
         // Check if the host is empty (Brave is cutting everything past .com/ from the host)
         String cutHostMessage = "";
@@ -91,9 +93,10 @@ private static void openMenu(URI host) {
                 "Try downloading the file using a different browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, etc.).";
         }
 
+        ChatUtils.INSTANCE.consoleError("detected a untrusted download source host: '" + readableHost + "'");
         JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(
             frame,
-            String.format(String.join("\n", SECURITY_POPUP), uriToSimpleString(host)) + cutHostMessage,
+            String.format(String.join("\n", SECURITY_POPUP), readableHost) + cutHostMessage,
             "SkyHanni " + MOD_VERSION + " Security Error",
             JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
             JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE,
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/ModLoadingTweaker.java b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/ModLoadingTweaker.java
index 418fa62efe27..78383dcf0c6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/ModLoadingTweaker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/tweaker/ModLoadingTweaker.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package at.hannibal2.skyhanni.tweaker;
 
 
+import at.hannibal2.skyhanni.utils.ChatUtils;
 import net.minecraft.launchwrapper.ITweaker;
 import net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.CoreModManager;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ public void acceptOptions(List<String> args, File gameDir, File assetsDir, Strin
             CoreModManager.getIgnoredMods().remove(file);
             CoreModManager.getReparseableCoremods().add(file);
         } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-            System.err.println("SkyHanni could not re-add itself as mod.");
+            ChatUtils.INSTANCE.consoleError("could not re-add itself as mod.");
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/ChatUtils.kt b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/ChatUtils.kt
index f3cd1e1e3e46..a01f1c281806 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/ChatUtils.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/ChatUtils.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package at.hannibal2.skyhanni.utils
 
+import at.hannibal2.skyhanni.SkyHanniMod
 import at.hannibal2.skyhanni.events.LorenzTickEvent
 import at.hannibal2.skyhanni.events.MessageSendToServerEvent
 import at.hannibal2.skyhanni.skyhannimodule.SkyHanniModule
@@ -316,4 +317,8 @@ object ChatUtils {
             replaceSameMessage = true,
         )
     }
+
+    fun consoleError(message: String) {
+        System.err.println(" \nSkyHanni-${SkyHanniMod.version} $message\n ")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/LorenzUtils.kt b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/LorenzUtils.kt
index 57f05df9f85d..376406e8c4b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/LorenzUtils.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/LorenzUtils.kt
@@ -319,10 +319,9 @@ object LorenzUtils {
     inline fun <reified T : Enum<T>> T.isAnyOf(vararg array: T): Boolean = array.contains(this)
 
     fun shutdownMinecraft(reason: String? = null) {
-        System.err.println("SkyHanni-${SkyHanniMod.version} forced the game to shutdown.")
-        reason?.let {
-            System.err.println("Reason: $it")
-        }
+        val reasonLine = reason?.let { " Reason: $it" }.orEmpty()
+        ChatUtils.consoleError("forced the game to shutdown.$reasonLine")
+
         FMLCommonHandler.instance().handleExit(-1)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/NEUVersionCheck.kt b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/NEUVersionCheck.kt
index be5bad5311ad..705231447d0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/NEUVersionCheck.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/at/hannibal2/skyhanni/utils/NEUVersionCheck.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ object NEUVersionCheck {
     }
 
     private fun neuWarning(what: String) {
+        ChatUtils.consoleError("failed to find NotEnoughUpdates! Reason: $what")
         openPopupWindow(
             "NotEnoughUpdates is $what!\n" +
                 "SkyHanni requires the latest version of NotEnoughUpdates to work.\n" +