diff --git a/cfddns.sh b/cfddns.sh
index d1ff4d3..960e63d 100644
--- a/cfddns.sh
+++ b/cfddns.sh
@@ -343,22 +343,24 @@ done
 ### pre-flight checks
 if ! command -v curl >/dev/null; then
   printf "\n%sThis script requires 'curl' be installed and accessible. Exiting.%s\n\n" "$err" "$norm"
-  writePlainTextLog "'curl' must be installed and accessible" "fatal" "fail" "preexec" 2
+  [ "$logToConsole" -eq 0 ] && writePlainTextLog "'curl' must be installed and accessible" "fatal" "fail" "preexec" 2
   exit 2
 fi
 if ! command -v jq >/dev/null; then
   printf "\n%sThis script requires 'jq' be installed and accessible. Exiting.%s\n\n" "$err" "$norm"
-  writePlainTextLog "'jq' must be installed and accessible" "fatal" "fail" "preexec" 2
+  [ "$logToConsole" -eq 0 ] && writePlainTextLog "'jq' must be installed and accessible" "fatal" "fail" "preexec" 2
   exit 2
 fi
 if [ -z "$dnsRecords" ]; then
   badParam errMsg "You must specify at least one DNS record to update. Exiting."
-  writePlainTextLog "At least one DNS record to update must be specified" "fatal" "fail" "params" 1
+  [ "$logToConsole" -eq 0 ] &&
+    writePlainTextLog "At least one DNS record to update must be specified" "fatal" "fail" "params" 1
 fi
 # verify the credentials file exists and is not empty (default check)
 if [ ! -f "$accountFile" ] || [ ! -s "$accountFile" ]; then
   badParam errMsg "Cannot find the Cloudflare credentials file (${accountFile}). Exiting."
-  writePlainTextLog "Cannot find the specified Cloudflare credentials file (${accountFile})" "fatal" "fail" "params" 1
+  [ "$logToConsole" -eq 0 ] &&
+    writePlainTextLog "Cannot find the specified Cloudflare credentials file (${accountFile})" "fatal" "fail" "params" 1
 fi
 if [ "$logToJournal" -eq 1 ] && ! command -v logger >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   printf "\n%sThis script requires 'logger' be installed to write entries to your journaling system. Exiting.%s\n\n" "$err" "$norm"