diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
index 19fdce65..d1fd34f9 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ const timeout2 = promise => {
  * @returns {Promise<T>}
  */
 const tryAndWait = async (promGen, shouldRetry = () => false) => {
-  /* eslint-disable no-empty */
   /* eslint-disable init-declarations */
 
   // If hang stop at 10, wait 3, retry, if hang stop at 5, reinstate, warm for
@@ -118,28 +117,15 @@ const tryAndWait = async (promGen, shouldRetry = () => false) => {
       )
     )
 
-    if (shouldRetry(resolvedValue)) {
-      logger.info(
-        'force retrying' /* +
-          ` args: ${promGen.toString()} -- ${shouldRetry.toString()} \n resolvedValue: ${resolvedValue}, type: ${typeof resolvedValue}`
-      */
-      )
-    } else {
+    if (!shouldRetry(resolvedValue)) {
       return resolvedValue
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log(e)
-    if (e.message === Constants.ErrorCode.NOT_AUTH) {
+    if (e.message !== Constants.ErrorCode.TIMEOUT_ERR) {
       throw e
     }
   }
 
-  logger.info(
-    `\n retrying \n` /* +
-      ` args: ${promGen.toString()} -- ${shouldRetry.toString()}`
-  */
-  )
-
   await delay(200)
 
   try {
@@ -150,28 +136,15 @@ const tryAndWait = async (promGen, shouldRetry = () => false) => {
       )
     )
 
-    if (shouldRetry(resolvedValue)) {
-      logger.info(
-        'force retrying' /* +
-          ` args: ${promGen.toString()} -- ${shouldRetry.toString()} \n resolvedValue: ${resolvedValue}, type: ${typeof resolvedValue}`
-      */
-      )
-    } else {
+    if (!shouldRetry(resolvedValue)) {
       return resolvedValue
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log(e)
-    if (e.message === Constants.ErrorCode.NOT_AUTH) {
+    if (e.message !== Constants.ErrorCode.TIMEOUT_ERR) {
       throw e
     }
   }
 
-  logger.info(
-    `\n retrying \n` /* +
-      ` args: ${promGen.toString()} -- ${shouldRetry.toString()}`
-  */
-  )
-
   await delay(3000)
 
   try {
@@ -182,32 +155,22 @@ const tryAndWait = async (promGen, shouldRetry = () => false) => {
       )
     )
 
-    if (shouldRetry(resolvedValue)) {
-      logger.info(
-        'force retrying' /* +
-          ` args: ${promGen.toString()} -- ${shouldRetry.toString()} \n resolvedValue: ${resolvedValue}, type: ${typeof resolvedValue}`
-      */
-      )
-    } else {
+    if (!shouldRetry(resolvedValue)) {
       return resolvedValue
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log(e)
-    if (e.message === Constants.ErrorCode.NOT_AUTH) {
+    if (e.message !== Constants.ErrorCode.TIMEOUT_ERR) {
       throw e
     }
   }
 
-  logger.info(
-    `\n NOT recreating a fresh gun but retrying one last time \n` /* +
-      ` args: ${promGen.toString()} -- ${shouldRetry.toString()}`
-  */
+  return timeout10(
+    promGen(
+      require('../../Mediator/index').getGun(),
+      require('../../Mediator/index').getUser()
+    )
   )
 
-  const { gun, user } = require('../../Mediator/index').freshGun()
-
-  return timeout10(promGen(gun, user))
-  /* eslint-enable no-empty */
   /* eslint-enable init-declarations */
 }
 
diff --git a/src/routes.js b/src/routes.js
index 44b23076..27879828 100644
--- a/src/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 const Axios = require('axios')
 const Crypto = require('crypto')
 const Storage = require('node-persist')
-const logger = require('../../config/log')
+const logger = require('../config/log')
 const httpsAgent = require('https')
 const responseTime = require('response-time')
 const uuid = require('uuid/v4')
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       try {
         return res.json(await LV2.getChanInfo(req.body.chan_id))
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage: e.message
         })
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ module.exports = async (
           peers: await LV2.listPeers(req.body.latestError)
         })
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage: e.message
         })
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ module.exports = async (
           channels: await LV2.listChannels({ active_only: false })
         })
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage: e.message
         })
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       try {
         return res.json(await LV2.pendingChannels())
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage: e.message
         })
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       try {
         return res.json(addInvoiceRes)
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage: e.message
         })
@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@ module.exports = async (
         }
         return res.status(200).json(postRes)
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage:
             (typeof e === 'string' ? e : e.message) || 'Unknown error.'
@@ -2725,16 +2725,16 @@ module.exports = async (
           : gun
         keys.forEach(key => (node = node.get(key)))
 
-        return new Promise(res => {
-          const listener = async data => {
+        return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+          const listener = data => {
             if (publicKeyForDecryption) {
-              res(
-                await GunWriteRPC.deepDecryptIfNeeded(
-                  data,
-                  publicKeyForDecryption,
-                  epubForDecryption
-                )
+              GunWriteRPC.deepDecryptIfNeeded(
+                data,
+                publicKeyForDecryption,
+                epubForDecryption
               )
+                .then(res)
+                .catch(rej)
             } else {
               res(data)
             }
@@ -2987,7 +2987,7 @@ module.exports = async (
           ok: true
         })
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage:
             (typeof e === 'string' ? e : e.message) || 'Unknown error.'
@@ -3001,7 +3001,7 @@ module.exports = async (
           ok: true
         })
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e)
+        logger.error(e)
         return res.status(500).json({
           errorMessage:
             (typeof e === 'string' ? e : e.message) || 'Unknown error.'
diff --git a/utils/ECC/index.js b/utils/ECC/index.js
index 5cec3125..1e926a66 100644
--- a/utils/ECC/index.js
+++ b/utils/ECC/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /** @format */
 const ECCrypto = require('eccrypto')
 const Storage = require('node-persist')
-const logger = require('winston')
 const FieldError = require('../fieldError')
+const logger = require('../../config/log')
 const {
   convertBufferToBase64,
   processKey,
@@ -152,14 +152,13 @@ const decryptMessage = async ({ encryptedMessage, deviceId }) => {
     return parsedMessage
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.message?.toLowerCase() === 'bad mac') {
-      console.error(
+      logger.error(
         'Bad Mac!',
         err,
         convertToEncryptedMessage(encryptedMessage),
         !!keyPair
       )
     }
-
     throw err
   }
 }
diff --git a/utils/lightningServices/channelRequests.js b/utils/lightningServices/channelRequests.js
index cf0583f0..f37afaf9 100644
--- a/utils/lightningServices/channelRequests.js
+++ b/utils/lightningServices/channelRequests.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = async () => {
   } catch(e){
     logger.error("error sending invite to channels handler")
     console.log("DOING CHANNEL INVITE THING: :(")
-    console.error(e)
+    logger.error(e)
   }
 
 }
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