diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92a4420d7..6f0494df5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.tonikelope</groupId>
     <artifactId>MegaBasterd</artifactId>
-    <version>8.19</version>
+    <version>8.20</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <repositories>
         <repository>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java b/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
index 37d60c4d5..384ea6695 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ import javax.swing.UIManager;
  */
 public final class MainPanel {
 
-    public static final String VERSION = "8.19";
+    public static final String VERSION = "8.20";
     public static final boolean FORCE_SMART_PROXY = false; //TRUE FOR DEBUGING SMART PROXY
     public static final int THROTTLE_SLICE_SIZE = 16 * 1024;
     public static final int DEFAULT_BYTE_BUFFER_SIZE = 16 * 1024;
@@ -106,14 +106,19 @@ public final class MainPanel {
 
     public static void main(String args[]) {
 
-        boolean dark = false;
-
         try {
-            dark = "yes".equals(DBTools.selectSettingValue("dark_mode"));
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
+
+            setupSqliteTables();
+
+        } catch (SQLException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(MainPanel.class.getName()).log(SEVERE, null, ex);
         }
 
-        setNimbusLookAndFeel(dark);
+        setNimbusLookAndFeel("yes".equals(DBTools.selectSettingValue("dark_mode")));
+
+        if ("yes".equals(DBTools.selectSettingValue("upload_log"))) {
+            MiscTools.createUploadLogDir();
+        }
 
         if (args.length > 0) {
 
@@ -259,16 +264,6 @@ public final class MainPanel {
 
         _resume_downloads = false;
 
-        MiscTools.createUploadLogDir();
-
-        try {
-
-            setupSqliteTables();
-
-        } catch (SQLException ex) {
-            Logger.getLogger(MainPanel.class.getName()).log(SEVERE, null, ex);
-        }
-
         loadUserSettings();
 
         if (_debug_file) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/SettingsDialog.java b/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/SettingsDialog.java
index 6b2e38a32..76bb7d720 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/SettingsDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/SettingsDialog.java
@@ -2129,6 +2129,10 @@ public class SettingsDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
             settings.put("smartproxy_timeout", String.valueOf(proxy_timeout_spinner.getValue()));
             settings.put("smartproxy_autorefresh_time", String.valueOf(auto_refresh_proxy_time_spinner.getValue()));
 
+            if (upload_log_checkbox.isSelected()) {
+                createUploadLogDir();
+            }
+
             if (custom_proxy_textarea.getText().trim().length() == 0) {
                 smart_proxy_checkbox.setSelected(false);
             }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/images/mbasterd_screen.png b/src/main/resources/images/mbasterd_screen.png
index b23b500b9..431b652d3 100644
Binary files a/src/main/resources/images/mbasterd_screen.png and b/src/main/resources/images/mbasterd_screen.png differ