diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index b2c0700d9..47372a4e9 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         InitializeComponent();
         
-        // Create and set the ViewModel
-        var settings = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Settings>();
-        _viewModel = new MainViewModel(settings);
+        // Get the ViewModel from DI (same instance that App uses)
+        _viewModel = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<MainViewModel>();
         _viewModel.HideRequested += () => Hide();
         DataContext = _viewModel;
 
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Logger/Log.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Logger/Log.cs
index 09eb98f46..2fdba2dfe 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Logger/Log.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Logger/Log.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger
             var logger = LogManager.GetLogger(classNameWithMethod);
 
             logger.Log(level, message);
+
+            // Also output to console for easy debugging
+            System.Console.WriteLine($"[{level}] {classNameWithMethod}: {message}");
         }
 
         public static void Debug(string className, string message, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")