diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 70990fd..f9a0dce 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import yaml
 import config.exit_codes as ec
 from pipeline.pipeline_main import pipeline_main
 
+logger = logging.getLogger("data_pipeline_for_ynab")
 
 def set_up_logging():
     try:
@@ -26,23 +27,21 @@ def set_up_logging():
         queue_handler.listener.start()
         atexit.register(queue_handler.listener.stop)
 
-def load_config():
+def load_config(logger):
     try:
         with open('config/config.yaml', 'r') as file:
             config = yaml.safe_load(file)
         return config
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        logging.error('config.yaml file not found')
+        logger.error('config.yaml file not found')
         sys.exit(ec.MISSING_CONFIG_FILE)
     except yaml.YAMLError as e:
-        logging.error(f'Error loading config.yaml: {e}')
+        logger.error(f'Error loading config.yaml: {e}')
         sys.exit(ec.CORRUPTED_CONFIG_FILE)
 
-logger = logging.getLogger("data_pipeline_for_ynab")
 os.makedirs('logs', exist_ok=True)
 set_up_logging()
 
-# Load environment variables
 dotenv.load_dotenv()
 
 API_TOKEN = os.getenv('API_TOKEN')
@@ -53,13 +52,12 @@ if not API_TOKEN or not BUDGET_ID:
     sys.exit(ec.MISSING_ENV_VARS)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    config = load_config()
+    config = load_config(logger)
     config['API_TOKEN'] = API_TOKEN
     config['BUDGET_ID'] = BUDGET_ID
     try:
         pipeline_main(config, logger)
 
-        # Check if the data was successfully created
         data_exists = os.path.exists('data/processed') and os.listdir('data/processed')
         if data_exists:
             logger.info('Processing Successful')