diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7921612..e305c7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "moongreet"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "A greetd greeter for Wayland with GTK4 and Layer Shell"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a70331c..7ceb185 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -92,10 +92,16 @@ fn activate(app: &gtk::Application) {
 }
 
 fn setup_logging() {
-    systemd_journal_logger::JournalLog::new()
-        .unwrap()
-        .install()
-        .unwrap();
+    match systemd_journal_logger::JournalLog::new() {
+        Ok(logger) => {
+            if let Err(e) = logger.install() {
+                eprintln!("Failed to install journal logger: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Failed to create journal logger: {e}");
+        }
+    }
     let level = if std::env::var("MOONGREET_DEBUG").is_ok() {
         log::LevelFilter::Debug
     } else {