diff --git a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
index 8f82d87..d439b41 100644
--- a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
+++ b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cubiest/jibberjabber"
+	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/exp/zapslog"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
@@ -21,26 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/pixa/src/i18n"
 )
 
-func ResolvePath(path string) string {
-	if path == "" {
-		return path
-	}
-
-	result := path
-
-	if result[0] == '~' {
-		if h, err := os.UserHomeDir(); err == nil {
-			result = filepath.Join(h, result[1:])
-		}
-	} else {
-		if absolute, absErr := filepath.Abs(path); absErr == nil {
-			result = absolute
-		}
-	}
-
-	return result
-}
-
 type LocaleDetector interface {
 	Scan() language.Tag
 }
@@ -63,7 +49,7 @@ func validatePositionalArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	directory := ResolvePath(args[0])
+	directory := utils.ResolvePath(args[0])
 
 	if !utils.Exists(directory) {
 		return xi18n.NewPathNotFoundError("shrink directory", directory)
@@ -98,7 +84,6 @@ type ConfigureOptionsInfo struct {
 	Detector LocaleDetector
 	Program  proxy.Executor
 	Config   ConfigInfo
-	Viper    configuration.ViperConfig
 }
 
 type ConfigureOptionFn func(*ConfigureOptionsInfo)
@@ -159,7 +144,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) Root(options ...ConfigureOptionFn) *cobra.Command {
 				fmt.Printf("		===> 🌷🌷🌷 Root Command...\n")
 
 				inputs := b.getRootInputs()
-				inputs.ParamSet.Native.Directory = ResolvePath(args[0])
+				inputs.ParamSet.Native.Directory = utils.ResolvePath(args[0])
 
 				if inputs.WorkerPoolFam.Native.CPU {
 					inputs.WorkerPoolFam.Native.NoWorkers = 0
@@ -261,6 +246,65 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) viper() {
 	b.ProfilesCFG, _ = b.OptionsInfo.Config.Readers.Profiles.Read(b.OptionsInfo.Config.Viper)
 	b.SchemesCFG, _ = b.OptionsInfo.Config.Readers.Schemes.Read(b.OptionsInfo.Config.Viper)
 	b.SamplerCFG, _ = b.OptionsInfo.Config.Readers.Sampler.Read(b.OptionsInfo.Config.Viper)
-	b.AdvancedCFG, _ = b.OptionsInfo.Config.Readers.Advanced.Read(b.OptionsInfo.Viper)
-	b.LoggingCFG, _ = b.OptionsInfo.Config.Readers.Logging.Read(b.OptionsInfo.Viper)
+	b.AdvancedCFG, _ = b.OptionsInfo.Config.Readers.Advanced.Read(b.OptionsInfo.Config.Viper)
+	b.LoggingCFG, _ = b.OptionsInfo.Config.Readers.Logging.Read(b.OptionsInfo.Config.Viper)
+}
+
+func (b *Bootstrap) ensure(p string) string {
+	var (
+		directory, file string
+	)
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(p, string(os.PathSeparator)) {
+		directory = p
+		file = "pixa.log"
+	} else {
+		directory, file = filepath.Split(p)
+	}
+
+	if !b.Vfs.DirectoryExists(directory) {
+		const perm = 0o766
+		_ = b.Vfs.MkdirAll(directory, os.FileMode(perm))
+	}
+
+	return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(directory, file))
+}
+
+func (b *Bootstrap) level(raw string) zapcore.LevelEnabler {
+	if l, err := zapcore.ParseLevel(raw); err == nil {
+		return l
+	}
+
+	return zapcore.InfoLevel
+}
+
+func (b *Bootstrap) logger() *slog.Logger {
+	noc := slog.New(zapslog.NewHandler(
+		zapcore.NewNopCore(), nil),
+	)
+
+	logPath := b.LoggingCFG.Path()
+
+	if logPath == "" {
+		return noc
+	}
+
+	logPath = utils.ResolvePath(logPath)
+	logPath = b.ensure(logPath)
+
+	ws := zapcore.AddSync(&lumberjack.Logger{
+		Filename:   logPath,
+		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))
 }
diff --git a/src/app/command/bootstrap_test.go b/src/app/command/bootstrap_test.go
index f6e073c..7350864 100644
--- a/src/app/command/bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/src/app/command/bootstrap_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Bootstrap", Ordered, func() {
 				}
 				co.Config.Name = helpers.PixaConfigTestFilename
 				co.Config.ConfigPath = configPath
-				co.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
+				co.Config.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
 				co.Config.Readers = command.ConfigReaders{
 					Profiles: mockProfilesReader,
 					Schemes:  mockSchemesReader,
diff --git a/src/app/command/magick-cmd_test.go b/src/app/command/magick-cmd_test.go
index abf9936..f5706f4 100644
--- a/src/app/command/magick-cmd_test.go
+++ b/src/app/command/magick-cmd_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MagickCmd", Ordered, func() {
 					}
 					co.Config.Name = helpers.PixaConfigTestFilename
 					co.Config.ConfigPath = configPath
-					co.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
+					co.Config.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
 					co.Config.Readers = command.ConfigReaders{
 						Profiles: mockProfilesReader,
 						Schemes:  mockSchemesReader,
diff --git a/src/app/command/root-cmd.go b/src/app/command/root-cmd.go
index 4102b3c..15ef37d 100644
--- a/src/app/command/root-cmd.go
+++ b/src/app/command/root-cmd.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/store"
 	xi18n "github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
+	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/storage"
 	"github.com/snivilised/pixa/src/app/proxy"
 	"github.com/snivilised/pixa/src/i18n"
 )
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 func Execute() error {
-	return (&Bootstrap{}).Root().Execute()
+	return (&Bootstrap{
+		Vfs: storage.UseNativeFS(),
+	}).Root().Execute()
 }
 
 func (b *Bootstrap) buildRootCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) {
diff --git a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
index fa3bdf2..772ef24 100644
--- a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
+++ b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@ 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"
@@ -138,7 +132,6 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 						}
 					}
 
-					logger, _ := b.createLogger()
 					appErr = proxy.EnterShrink(
 						&proxy.ShrinkParams{
 							Inputs:      inputs,
@@ -148,7 +141,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 							SchemesCFG:  b.SchemesCFG,
 							SamplerCFG:  b.SamplerCFG,
 							AdvancedCFG: b.AdvancedCFG,
-							Logger:      logger,
+							Logger:      b.logger(),
 							Vfs:         b.Vfs,
 						},
 					)
@@ -381,39 +374,3 @@ 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/command/shrink-cmd_test.go b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd_test.go
index 8113be6..535b0c0 100644
--- a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd_test.go
+++ b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func expectValidShrinkCmdInvocation(vfs storage.VirtualFS, entry *shrinkTE, root
 			co.Config.Name = helpers.PixaConfigTestFilename
 			co.Config.ConfigPath = entry.configPath
 
-			co.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
+			co.Config.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
 			co.Config.Readers = command.ConfigReaders{
 				Profiles: mockProfilesReader,
 				Schemes:  mockSchemesReader,
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/config_test.go b/src/app/proxy/config_test.go
index f5cbe1f..bc2513a 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/config_test.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/config_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func expectValidShrinkCmdInvocation(vfs storage.VirtualFS, entry *configTE,
 			}
 			co.Config.Name = helpers.PixaConfigTestFilename
 			co.Config.ConfigPath = configPath
-			co.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
+			co.Config.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
 			co.Config.Readers = command.ConfigReaders{
 				Profiles: mockProfilesReader,
 				Schemes:  mockSchemesReader,
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler_test.go b/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler_test.go
index aa0f2da..138bb32 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler_test.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler_test.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SamplerController", Ordered, func() {
 					}
 					co.Config.Name = helpers.PixaConfigTestFilename
 					co.Config.ConfigPath = configPath
-					co.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
+					co.Config.Viper = &configuration.GlobalViperConfig{}
 					co.Config.Readers = command.ConfigReaders{
 						Profiles: mockProfilesReader,
 						Schemes:  mockSchemesReader,
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/file-manager.go b/src/app/proxy/file-manager.go
index 09f06dc..8960399 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/file-manager.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/file-manager.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	beezledub        = os.FileMode(0o666)
+	perm             = os.FileMode(0o766)
 	errorDestination = ""
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func (fm *FileManager) Setup(pi *pathInfo) (destination string, err error) {
 	// we don't want to rename/move the source...
 	//
 	if folder, file := fm.Finder.Destination(pi); folder != "" {
-		if err = fm.vfs.MkdirAll(folder, beezledub); err != nil {
+		if err = fm.vfs.MkdirAll(folder, perm); err != nil {
 			return errorDestination, errors.Wrapf(
 				err, "could not create parent setup for '%v'", pi.item.Path,
 			)