diff --git a/IL Extract.spec b/IL Extract.spec
index 8fd3250..02aa579 100644
--- a/IL Extract.spec	
+++ b/IL Extract.spec	
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ a = Analysis(
     ['src/il_extract.py'],
     pathex=['src'],
     binaries=[],
-    datas=[('src/assets/*', 'assets'), ('settings.json', '.')],
+    datas=[('src/assets/*', 'assets'), ('settings.toml', '.')],
     hiddenimports=[],
     hookspath=[],
     hooksconfig={},
diff --git a/src/il_extract.py b/src/il_extract.py
index 1548153..d3b1198 100644
--- a/src/il_extract.py
+++ b/src/il_extract.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import json
 from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
 from datetime import datetime as dt
 import il_reports as ilx #TODO redo aliasing
-from logging import debug, DEBUG, basicConfig
+from logging import debug, DEBUG, basicConfig, exception
 from tomllib import load
 from tomli_w import dump
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         # The location that the outputfile will be saved at
         self.outputFile = ""
         # Load the settings.toml
-        with open("settings.toml") as s:
+        with open("settings.toml", mode="rb") as s:
             self.settings = load(s)
         
         # Set the current report type to ACH as default
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         if self.settings["defaultLocations"][self.curReportType] == '':
             self.settings["defaultLocations"][self.curReportType] = ('/').join(self.inputFile.split('/')[:-1])
             debug(f"checked_for_saved: saved new deafult location | {self.curReportType} | {self.settings['defaultLocations'][self.curReportType]}")
-        with open('settings.toml', 'w') as s:
+        with open('settings.toml', 'wb') as s:
             # Save changes to the setting
             dump(self.settings, s)
 
@@ -294,13 +294,16 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Defines the app
-    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
-    # Sets the style
-    app.setStyle("Fusion")
-    # Builds the main window
-    window = MainWindow()
-    window.setWindowTitle("IL Extract")
-    window.show()
-    # Starts the app
-    app.exec()
+    try:
+        # Defines the app
+        app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
+        # Sets the style
+        app.setStyle("Fusion")
+        # Builds the main window
+        window = MainWindow()
+        window.setWindowTitle("IL Extract")
+        window.show()
+        # Starts the app
+        app.exec()
+    except Exception as e:
+        exception(f"HIGH LEVEL EXECPTION: {e}")