diff --git a/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs b/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs
index 586027a54..726139f8a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Threading;
+using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Host;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Console
 {
     public static class ConsoleApp
     {
+        private static readonly Logger Logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             try
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Console
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
+                Logger.FatalException(e.Message, e);
                 System.Console.ReadLine();
             }
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/FirewallAdapter.cs b/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/FirewallAdapter.cs
index 96fb87679..72d194446 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/FirewallAdapter.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/FirewallAdapter.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using NetFwTypeLib;
 using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl
@@ -31,9 +32,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl
                     return;
                 }
 
-                CloseFirewallPort();
-
-                //Open the new port
                 OpenFirewallPort(_configFileProvider.Port);
             }
         }
@@ -91,38 +89,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl
             }
         }
 
-        private void CloseFirewallPort()
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var netFwMgrType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("HNetCfg.FwMgr", false);
-                var mgr = (INetFwMgr)Activator.CreateInstance(netFwMgrType);
-                var ports = mgr.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile.GloballyOpenPorts;
-
-                var portNumber = 8989;
-
-                foreach (INetFwOpenPort p in ports)
-                {
-                    if (p.Name == "NzbDrone")
-                    {
-                        portNumber = p.Port;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (portNumber != _configFileProvider.Port)
-                {
-                    ports.Remove(portNumber, NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_.NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP);
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _logger.WarnException("Failed to close port in firewall for NzbDrone", ex);
-            }
-        }
-
         private bool IsFirewallEnabled()
         {
+            if (OsInfo.IsLinux) return false;
+
             try
             {
                 var netFwMgrType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("HNetCfg.FwMgr", false);
@@ -135,7 +105,5 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl
                 return false;
             }
         }
-
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/UrlAclAdapter.cs b/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/UrlAclAdapter.cs
index c7e1480d6..e536fffbd 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/UrlAclAdapter.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Host/AccessControl/UrlAclAdapter.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl
     public interface IUrlAclAdapter
     {
         void RefreshRegistration();
+        string UrlAcl { get; }
     }
 
     public class UrlAclAdapter : IUrlAclAdapter
@@ -24,18 +25,25 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
+        public string UrlAcl
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return "http://*:" + _configFileProvider.Port + "/";
+            }
+        }
+
         public void RefreshRegistration()
         {
             if (OsInfo.Version.Major < 6)
                 return;
 
-            RegisterUrl(_configFileProvider.Port);
+            RegisterUrl();
         }
 
-
-        private void RegisterUrl(int portNumber)
+        private void RegisterUrl()
         {
-            var arguments = String.Format("http add urlacl http://*:{0}/ sddl=D:(A;;GX;;;S-1-1-0)", portNumber);
+            var arguments = String.Format("http add urlacl {0} sddl=D:(A;;GX;;;S-1-1-0)", UrlAcl);
             RunNetsh(arguments);
         }
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs b/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs
index b1abc00c5..d6e1e3625 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
-using NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl;
 using NzbDrone.Host.Owin;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Host
@@ -23,13 +22,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
         private readonly IProcessProvider _processProvider;
         private readonly PriorityMonitor _priorityMonitor;
         private readonly IStartupArguments _startupArguments;
-        private readonly IFirewallAdapter _firewallAdapter;
-        private readonly IUrlAclAdapter _urlAclAdapter;
         private readonly Logger _logger;
 
         public NzbDroneServiceFactory(IConfigFileProvider configFileProvider, IHostController hostController, IRuntimeInfo runtimeInfo,
-                           IProcessProvider processProvider, PriorityMonitor priorityMonitor, IStartupArguments startupArguments,
-                           IFirewallAdapter firewallAdapter, IUrlAclAdapter urlAclAdapter, Logger logger)
+                           IProcessProvider processProvider, PriorityMonitor priorityMonitor, IStartupArguments startupArguments, Logger logger)
         {
             _configFileProvider = configFileProvider;
             _hostController = hostController;
@@ -37,8 +33,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
             _processProvider = processProvider;
             _priorityMonitor = priorityMonitor;
             _startupArguments = startupArguments;
-            _firewallAdapter = firewallAdapter;
-            _urlAclAdapter = urlAclAdapter;
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
@@ -49,11 +43,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
 
         public void Start()
         {
-            if (OsInfo.IsWindows && _runtimeInfo.IsAdmin)
-            {
-                _urlAclAdapter.RefreshRegistration();
-                _firewallAdapter.MakeAccessible();
-            }
             _hostController.StartServer();
 
             if (!_startupArguments.Flags.Contains(StartupArguments.NO_BROWSER) &&
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/IHostController.cs b/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/IHostController.cs
index 9df77feb4..026bff89e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/IHostController.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/IHostController.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     {
         string AppUrl { get; }
         void StartServer();
-        void RestartServer();
         void StopServer();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/OwinHostController.cs b/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/OwinHostController.cs
index a571d5530..9968b22bb 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/OwinHostController.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Host/Owin/OwinHostController.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.Owin.Hosting;
 using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Security;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
+using NzbDrone.Host.AccessControl;
 using NzbDrone.Host.Owin.MiddleWare;
 using Owin;
 
@@ -14,13 +16,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.Owin
     {
         private readonly IConfigFileProvider _configFileProvider;
         private readonly IEnumerable<IOwinMiddleWare> _owinMiddleWares;
+        private readonly IRuntimeInfo _runtimeInfo;
+        private readonly IUrlAclAdapter _urlAclAdapter;
+        private readonly IFirewallAdapter _firewallAdapter;
         private readonly Logger _logger;
         private IDisposable _host;
 
-        public OwinHostController(IConfigFileProvider configFileProvider, IEnumerable<IOwinMiddleWare> owinMiddleWares, Logger logger)
+        public OwinHostController(IConfigFileProvider configFileProvider, IEnumerable<IOwinMiddleWare> owinMiddleWares,
+            IRuntimeInfo runtimeInfo, IUrlAclAdapter urlAclAdapter, IFirewallAdapter firewallAdapter, Logger logger)
         {
             _configFileProvider = configFileProvider;
             _owinMiddleWares = owinMiddleWares;
+            _runtimeInfo = runtimeInfo;
+            _urlAclAdapter = urlAclAdapter;
+            _firewallAdapter = firewallAdapter;
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
@@ -28,14 +37,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.Owin
         {
             IgnoreCertErrorPolicy.Register();
 
-            var url = "http://*:" + _configFileProvider.Port;
+            if (OsInfo.IsWindows && _runtimeInfo.IsAdmin)
+            {
+                _urlAclAdapter.RefreshRegistration();
+                _firewallAdapter.MakeAccessible();
+            }
 
-            var options = new StartOptions(url)
+            var options = new StartOptions(_urlAclAdapter.UrlAcl)
                 {
                     ServerFactory = "Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener"
                 };
 
-            _logger.Info("starting server on {0}", url);
+            _logger.Info("starting server on {0}", _urlAclAdapter.UrlAcl);
 
             _host = WebApp.Start(OwinServiceProviderFactory.Create(), options, BuildApp);
         }
@@ -56,14 +69,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host.Owin
             get { return string.Format("http://localhost:{0}", _configFileProvider.Port); }
         }
 
-        public void RestartServer()
-        {
-            _logger.Warn("Attempting to restart server.");
-
-            StopServer();
-            StartServer();
-        }
-
         public void StopServer()
         {
             if (_host == null) return;
diff --git a/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj b/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj
index b599ed47b..5d45930cd 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.5.0.6\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="NLog, Version=2.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\NLog.2.0.1.2\lib\net40\NLog.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Owin, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f0ebd12fd5e55cc5, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Owin.1.0\lib\net40\Owin.dll</HintPath>
diff --git a/NzbDrone/WindowsApp.cs b/NzbDrone/WindowsApp.cs
index 0ded14d61..e144b82cc 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/WindowsApp.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone/WindowsApp.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Host;
 using NzbDrone.SysTray;
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone
 {
     public static class WindowsApp
     {
+        private static readonly Logger Logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             try
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
+                Logger.FatalException(e.Message, e);
                 var message = string.Format("{0}: {1}", e.GetType().Name, e.Message);
                 MessageBox.Show(text: message, buttons: MessageBoxButtons.OK, icon: MessageBoxIcon.Error, caption: "Epic Fail!");
             }
diff --git a/NzbDrone/packages.config b/NzbDrone/packages.config
index 907d39c5a..19f3a3d8b 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/packages.config
+++ b/NzbDrone/packages.config
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="1.1.0-beta2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.6" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="NLog" version="2.0.1.2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net40" />
 </packages>
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