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diff --git a/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/ca.md5 b/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/ca.md5
index 0f445e93..b27f8367 100644
--- a/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/ca.md5
+++ b/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/ca.md5
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ aab3481fc0356a16dbac7022781880f3  ./Apps.page
 83b3f89cd42e8601c7c217d5b4889c81  ./CA_notices.page
 7ee0b23dbd92ed55f611360a983f9565  ./ca_settings.page
 1b49ec9797713ce869ea0c1066a109f2  ./default.cfg
-0507ad12dc7613167318a682a8a20cfa  ./include/exec.php
-57b8df772ef356881156350d8d855c0f  ./include/helpers.php
+b84098319347b813b87f50722e33b10c  ./include/exec.php
+b6920c2d8b2ea81a4dabbd935b93895e  ./include/helpers.php
 95709ae0ed53e2889a93849a69b37892  ./include/paths.php
 410c0166bae560754e231486050621f6  ./javascript/libraries.js
 8c24d585c7dd3ff9ef961bb2c2705711  ./PluginAPI.page
diff --git a/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/exec.php b/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/exec.php
index 1801de76..537ef91f 100644
--- a/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/exec.php
+++ b/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/exec.php
@@ -56,19 +56,18 @@ if ( !is_dir($caPaths['templates-community']) ) {
 	@unlink($caPaths['community-templates-info']);
 }
 
-if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes") {
 	if ( ! is_file($caPaths['logging']) ) {
 		$caVersion = plugin("version","/var/log/plugins/community.applications.plg");
 
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],"Community Applications Version: $caVersion\n");
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],"Unraid version: {$caSettings['unRaidVersion']}\n\n",FILE_APPEND);
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],"MD5's: \n".shell_exec("cd /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications && md5sum -c ca.md5")."\n",FILE_APPEND);
+		debug("Community Applications Version: $caVersion");
+		debug("Unraid version: {$caSettings['unRaidVersion']}");
+		debug("MD5's: \n".shell_exec("cd /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications && md5sum -c ca.md5"));
 		$lingo = $_SESSION['locale'] ?: "en_US";
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],"Language: $lingo\n\n",FILE_APPEND);
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],"Settings:\n".print_r($caSettings,true)."\n",FILE_APPEND);
+		debug("Language: $lingo");
+		debug("Settings:\n".print_r($caSettings,true));
 	}
-	file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')."  POST CALLED ({$_POST['action']})\n".print_r($_POST,true),FILE_APPEND);
-}
+	debug("POST CALLED ({$_POST['action']})\n".print_r($_POST,true));
+
 
 $sortOrder = readJsonFile($caPaths['sortOrder']);
 if ( ! $sortOrder ) {
@@ -2071,8 +2070,6 @@ function search_dockerhub() {
 function javascriptError() {
 	global $caPaths, $caSettings;
 
-	if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes") {
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],"******* ERROR **********\n".print_r($_POST,true)."\n",FILE_APPEND);
-	}
+	debug("******* ERROR **********\n".print_r($_POST,true));
 }
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/helpers.php b/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/helpers.php
index d2e71b96..e0840734 100644
--- a/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/helpers.php
+++ b/source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/helpers.php
@@ -43,28 +43,26 @@ function randomFile() {
 function readJsonFile($filename) {
 	global $caSettings, $caPaths;
 	
-	if ( $caSettings['debugging'] == "yes" )
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')." Read JSON file $filename\n",FILE_APPEND);
+	debug("Read JSON file $filename");
 
 	$json = json_decode(@file_get_contents($filename),true);
-	if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes"  && ! $json) {
+	if (! $json) {
 		if ( ! is_file($filename) )
-			file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')." $filename not found\n",FILE_APPEND);
+			debug("$filename not found");
 
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')." JSON Read Error ($filename)\n",FILE_APPEND);
+		debug("JSON Read Error ($filename)");
 	}
 	return is_array($json) ? $json : array();
 }
 function writeJsonFile($filename,$jsonArray) {
 	global $caSettings, $caPaths;
 	
-	if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes")
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')." Write JSON File $filename\n",FILE_APPEND);
+	debug("Write JSON File $filename");
 
 	$result = file_put_contents($filename,json_encode($jsonArray, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
 	
-	if ( $caSettings['debugging'] == "true" && ! $result )
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')."  Write error $filename\n",FILE_APPEND);
+	if ( ! $result )
+		debug("Write error $filename");
 		
 }
 function download_url($url, $path = "", $bg = false, $timeout = 45) {
@@ -91,9 +89,7 @@ function download_url($url, $path = "", $bg = false, $timeout = 45) {
 	if ( $path )
 		file_put_contents($path,$out);
 
-	if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes") {
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],"DOWNLOAD URL: $url\nRESULT:\n".var_dump_ret($out)."\n",FILE_APPEND);
-	}
+	debug("DOWNLOAD URL: $url\nRESULT:\n".var_dump_ret($out));
 	return $out ?: false;
 }
 function download_json($url,$path) {
@@ -590,9 +586,7 @@ function postReturn($retArray) {
 	ob_flush();
 	flush();
 
-	if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes") {
-		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')." POST RETURN ({$_POST['action']})\n".var_dump_ret($retArray)."\n",FILE_APPEND);
-	}
+	debug("POST RETURN ({$_POST['action']})\n".var_dump_ret($retArray));
 }
 ####################################
 # Translation backwards compatible #
@@ -663,18 +657,23 @@ function getAllInfo($force=false) {
 				$container['template'] = $info[$container['Name']]['template'];
 			}
 		}
-		if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes") {
-			file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')."  Forced info update\n",FILE_APPEND);
-		}
+		debug("Forced info update");
 		writeJsonFile($caPaths['info'],$containers);
 	} else {
 		$containers = readJsonFile($caPaths['info']);
-		if ($caSettings['debugging'] == "yes") {
-			file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')."  Cached info update\n",FILE_APPEND);
-		}
+		debug("Cached info update");
 	}
 	return $containers;
 }
+#######################
+# Logs the debug info #
+#######################
+function debug($str) {
+	global $caSettings, $caPaths;
+	
+	if ( $caSettings['debugging'] == "yes" )
+		file_put_contents($caPaths['logging'],date('Y-m-d H:i:s')."  $str\n",FILE_APPEND);
+}
 
 /**
  * @copyright Copyright 2006-2012, Miles Johnson - http://milesj.me