diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui b/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui
index 98f05ce19..0c905f491 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
       <property name="geometry">
        <rect>
         <x>5</x>
-        <y>4</y>
+        <y>5</y>
         <width>107</width>
         <height>26</height>
        </rect>
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
         <x>210</x>
         <y>5</y>
         <width>128</width>
-        <height>23</height>
+        <height>26</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDebugStream.h b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDebugStream.h
index bb4607691..6b5e8a51d 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDebugStream.h
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDebugStream.h
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ private:
 class qDebugStream : public basic_streambuf<char> {
 
 public:
-	qDebugStream(ostream &stream, QWidget* w) : m_stream(stream), log_window(w) {
+	qDebugStream(ostream &stream, ostream &estream, QWidget* w) : m_stream(stream), e_stream(estream), log_window(w) {
 		m_old_buf = stream.rdbuf();
 		stream.rdbuf(this);
+		//e_old_buf = stream.rdbuf();
+		//estream.rdbuf(this);
+
 	};
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 		}
 		m_stream.rdbuf(m_old_buf);
+		e_stream.rdbuf(e_old_buf);
 	}
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -104,6 +108,8 @@ protected:
 private:
 	ostream &m_stream;
 	streambuf *m_old_buf;
+	ostream &e_stream;
+	streambuf *e_old_buf;
 	string m_string;
 	QWidget* log_window;
 };
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDetectorMain.h b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDetectorMain.h
index b4ec2cdb6..fd8b8c830 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDetectorMain.h
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDetectorMain.h
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ private:
 	int isDeveloper;
 
 	/**Sets up the layout of the widget
+	 * @param fName file name of the config file at start up
 	 * */
-	void SetUpWidgetWindow();
+	void SetUpWidgetWindow(const string fName);
 
 	/**Sets up detector
 	 * @param fName file name of the config file at start up
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabMessages.h b/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabMessages.h
index 6821a55f1..49d722d46 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabMessages.h
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabMessages.h
@@ -28,14 +28,18 @@ class qTabMessages:public QWidget{
 public:
 	/** \short The constructor
 	 *    @param parent is the parent tab widget
-	 *    @param detector is the detector returned from the detector tab
 	 */
-	qTabMessages(QWidget *parent,multiSlsDetector*& detector);
+	qTabMessages(QWidget *parent);
 
 	/** Destructor
 	 */
 	~qTabMessages();
 
+	/** Set the detetor reference
+	 * @param det the detector reference
+	 */
+	void SetDetectorReference(multiSlsDetector*& detector){myDet = detector;};
+
 
 private:
 	/** The sls detector object */
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ private:
 
 	/** This class creates the log */
 	qDebugStream *qout;
+	//qDebugStream *qerr;
 
 /** methods */
 	/** Sets up the widget */
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
index b7ee346c9..97679de97 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ qDetectorMain::qDetectorMain(int argc, char **argv, QApplication *app, QWidget *
 	}
 
 	setupUi(this);
-	SetUpDetector(configFName);
-	SetUpWidgetWindow();
+	SetUpWidgetWindow(configFName);
 	Initialization();
 
 }
@@ -84,21 +83,29 @@ qDetectorMain::~qDetectorMain(){
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-void qDetectorMain::SetUpWidgetWindow(){
+void qDetectorMain::SetUpWidgetWindow(const string fName){
 
 // Layout
 	layoutTabs= new QGridLayout;
 	centralwidget->setLayout(layoutTabs);
 
-// plot setup
-	myPlot = new qDrawPlot(dockWidgetPlot,myDet);cout<<"DockPlot ready"<<endl;
-	dockWidgetPlot->setWidget(myPlot);
 
 //tabs setup
 	tabs = new MyTabWidget(this);
 	layoutTabs->addWidget(tabs);
-	// creating all the tab widgets
-	tab_messages		=  new qTabMessages		(this,	myDet); 			cout<<"Messages ready"<<endl;
+
+
+	// creating the messages tab before the plots and detector to catch config stdout
+	tab_messages		=  new qTabMessages		(this); 			cout<<"Messages ready"<<endl;
+// settings up detector
+	SetUpDetector(fName);
+// plot setup
+	myPlot = new qDrawPlot(dockWidgetPlot,myDet);cout<<"DockPlot ready"<<endl;
+	dockWidgetPlot->setWidget(myPlot);
+
+	//settings messages to have the det reference
+	tab_messages->SetDetectorReference(myDet);
+	// creating all the other tab widgets
 	tab_measurement 	=  new qTabMeasurement	(this,	myDet,myPlot);		cout<<"Measurement ready"<<endl;
 	tab_dataoutput 		=  new qTabDataOutput	(this,	myDet);			cout<<"DataOutput ready"<<endl;
 	tab_plot 			=  new qTabPlot			(this,	myDet,myPlot);		cout<<"Plot ready"<<endl;
@@ -132,6 +139,7 @@ void qDetectorMain::SetUpWidgetWindow(){
 	tabs->insertTab(Developer,		scroll[Developer],		"Developer");
 	// Prefer this to expand and not have scroll buttons
 	tabs->insertTab(Messages,		tab_messages,		"Messages");
+
 	// Default tab color
 	defaultTabColor = tabs->tabBar()->tabTextColor(DataOutput);
 	//Set the current tab(measurement) to blue as it is the current one
@@ -267,7 +275,7 @@ void qDetectorMain::Initialization(){
 
 
 void qDetectorMain::LoadConfigFile(const string fName){
-#ifdef VERBOSe
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "Loading config file at start up:" << fName << endl;
 #endif
 	QString file = QString(fName.c_str());//.section('/',-1);
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMessages.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMessages.cpp
index 016ee82fd..7d22b7395 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMessages.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMessages.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QFileDialog>
+
+
 /** C++ Include Headers */
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-qTabMessages::qTabMessages(QWidget *parent,multiSlsDetector*& detector):QWidget(parent),myDet(detector){
+qTabMessages::qTabMessages(QWidget *parent):QWidget(parent),myDet(0){
 	SetupWidgetWindow();
 	Initialization();
 }
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ qTabMessages::qTabMessages(QWidget *parent,multiSlsDetector*& detector):QWidget(
 qTabMessages::~qTabMessages(){
 	delete myDet;
 	delete dispLog;
+	delete qout;
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -62,7 +65,11 @@ void qTabMessages::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	gridLayout->addItem(new QSpacerItem(15,10,QSizePolicy::Fixed,QSizePolicy::Fixed),2,0);
 	gridLayout->addWidget(dispLog,3,0,1,5);
 
-	qout=new qDebugStream(std::cout,this);
+	qout=new qDebugStream(cout,cerr, this);cout<<"working!"<<endl;
+	//qerr=new qDebugStream(cerr,this);
+
+	//qerr=NULL;
+	//qerr=new qDebugStream(std::cerr,this);cout<<"worked!"<<endl;
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ void qTabMessages::customEvent(QEvent *e) {
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void qTabMessages::SaveLog() {
+	//cerr<<endl<<"ERRRORRRR"<<endl<<endl;
 	QString fName = QString(myDet->getFilePath().c_str());
 	fName = fName+"/LogFile.txt";
     fName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this,tr("Save Snapshot "),