diff --git a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
index 2cc07d1..fa3bdf2 100644
--- a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
+++ b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"maps"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/store"
 	xi18n "github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/exp/zapslog"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -132,6 +138,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 						}
 					}
 
+					logger, _ := b.createLogger()
 					appErr = proxy.EnterShrink(
 						&proxy.ShrinkParams{
 							Inputs:      inputs,
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 							SchemesCFG:  b.SchemesCFG,
 							SamplerCFG:  b.SamplerCFG,
 							AdvancedCFG: b.AdvancedCFG,
-							LoggingCFG:  b.LoggingCFG,
+							Logger:      logger,
 							Vfs:         b.Vfs,
 						},
 					)
@@ -374,3 +381,39 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) getShrinkInputs() *proxy.ShrinkCommandInputs {
 		).(*assistant.ParamSet[store.FilesFilterParameterSet]),
 	}
 }
+
+func (b *Bootstrap) level(raw string) zapcore.LevelEnabler {
+	if l, err := zapcore.ParseLevel(raw); err == nil {
+		return l
+	}
+
+	return zapcore.InfoLevel
+}
+
+func (b *Bootstrap) createLogger() (*slog.Logger, error) {
+	path := b.LoggingCFG.Path()
+
+	if path == "" {
+		noc := slog.New(zapslog.NewHandler(
+			zapcore.NewNopCore(), nil),
+		)
+
+		return noc, errors.New("logging path not defined")
+	}
+
+	ws := zapcore.AddSync(&lumberjack.Logger{
+		Filename:   path,
+		MaxSize:    int(b.LoggingCFG.MaxSizeInMb()),
+		MaxBackups: int(b.LoggingCFG.MaxNoOfBackups()),
+		MaxAge:     int(b.LoggingCFG.MaxAgeInDays()),
+	})
+	config := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
+	config.EncodeTime = zapcore.TimeEncoderOfLayout(b.LoggingCFG.TimeFormat())
+	core := zapcore.NewCore(
+		zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(config),
+		ws,
+		b.level(b.LoggingCFG.Level()),
+	)
+
+	return slog.New(zapslog.NewHandler(core, nil)), nil
+}
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
index 6b149c2..4a6f095 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package proxy
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ type ShrinkParams struct {
 	SchemesCFG  SchemesConfig
 	SamplerCFG  SamplerConfig
 	AdvancedCFG AdvancedConfig
-	LoggingCFG  LoggingConfig
+	Logger      *slog.Logger
 	Vfs         storage.VirtualFS
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ func EnterShrink(
 			SchemesCFG:  params.SchemesCFG,
 			SamplerCFG:  params.SamplerCFG,
 			AdvancedCFG: params.AdvancedCFG,
-			LoggingCFG:  params.LoggingCFG,
+			Logger:      params.Logger,
 			Vfs:         params.Vfs,
 		},
 		Inputs: params.Inputs,
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
index 061ea0a..1d63fbe 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
@@ -8,16 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/configuration"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/storage"
 	"github.com/snivilised/lorax/boost"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/exp/zapslog"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
 type afterFunc func(*nav.TraverseResult, error)
@@ -51,7 +46,7 @@ type EntryBase struct {
 	SchemesCFG  SchemesConfig
 	SamplerCFG  SamplerConfig
 	AdvancedCFG AdvancedConfig
-	LoggingCFG  LoggingConfig
+	Logger      *slog.Logger
 	Vfs         storage.VirtualFS
 	FileManager *FileManager
 }
@@ -154,9 +149,7 @@ func (e *EntryBase) ConfigureOptions(o *nav.TraverseOptions) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	if logger, err := e.createLogger(); err == nil {
-		e.Options.Monitor.Log = logger
-	}
+	o.Monitor.Log = e.Logger
 }
 
 func (e *EntryBase) navigate(
@@ -165,7 +158,7 @@ func (e *EntryBase) navigate(
 	resumption *nav.Resumption,
 	after ...afterFunc,
 ) error {
-	wgan := boost.NewAnnotatedWaitGroup("🍂 traversal")
+	wgan := boost.NewAnnotatedWaitGroup("🍂 traversal", e.Logger)
 	wgan.Add(1, navigatorRoutineName)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -195,35 +188,3 @@ func (e *EntryBase) navigate(
 
 	return err
 }
-
-func (e *EntryBase) level(raw string) zapcore.LevelEnabler {
-	if l, err := zapcore.ParseLevel(raw); err == nil {
-		return l
-	}
-
-	return zapcore.InfoLevel
-}
-
-func (e *EntryBase) createLogger() (*slog.Logger, error) {
-	path := e.LoggingCFG.Path()
-
-	if path == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("logging path not defined")
-	}
-
-	ws := zapcore.AddSync(&lumberjack.Logger{
-		Filename:   path,
-		MaxSize:    int(e.LoggingCFG.MaxSizeInMb()),
-		MaxBackups: int(e.LoggingCFG.MaxNoOfBackups()),
-		MaxAge:     int(e.LoggingCFG.MaxAgeInDays()),
-	})
-	config := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
-	config.EncodeTime = zapcore.TimeEncoderOfLayout(e.LoggingCFG.TimeFormat())
-	core := zapcore.NewCore(
-		zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(config),
-		ws,
-		e.level(e.LoggingCFG.Level()),
-	)
-
-	return slog.New(zapslog.NewHandler(core, nil)), nil
-}