diff --git a/packages/pockethost/src/cli/commands/EdgeCommand/FtpCommand/FtpService/PhFs.ts b/packages/pockethost/src/cli/commands/EdgeCommand/FtpCommand/FtpService/PhFs.ts
index 0e099d0d..25b68c4d 100644
--- a/packages/pockethost/src/cli/commands/EdgeCommand/FtpCommand/FtpService/PhFs.ts
+++ b/packages/pockethost/src/cli/commands/EdgeCommand/FtpCommand/FtpService/PhFs.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import {
   seqid,
 } from '../../../../../common'
 import { DATA_ROOT } from '../../../../../core'
-import { InstanceLogger, InstanceLoggerApi } from '../../../../../services'
+import {
+  InstanceLogWriter,
+  InstanceLogWriterApi,
+} from '../../../../../services'
 import * as fsAsync from './fs-async'
 import { MAINTENANCE_ONLY_INSTANCE_ROOTS } from './guards'
 
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ const checkBun = (
       [`bun.lockb`, `package.json`].includes(maybeImportant || ''))
 
   if (isImportant) {
-    const logger = InstanceLogger(instance.id, `exec`, { ttl: 5000 })
+    const logger = InstanceLogWriter(instance.id, `exec`)
     logger.info(`${maybeImportant} changed, running bun install`)
     launchBunInstall(instance, virtualPath, cwd).catch(console.error)
   }
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ const checkBun = (
 
 const runBun = (() => {
   const bunLimiter = new Bottleneck({ maxConcurrent: 1 })
-  return (cwd: string, logger: InstanceLoggerApi) =>
+  return (cwd: string, logger: InstanceLogWriterApi) =>
     bunLimiter.schedule(
       () =>
         new Promise<number | null>((resolve) => {
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ const launchBunInstall = (() => {
     runCache[cwd] = { runAgain: true }
     while (runCache[cwd]!.runAgain) {
       runCache[cwd]!.runAgain = false
-      const logger = InstanceLogger(instance.id, `exec`)
+      const logger = InstanceLogWriter(instance.id, `exec`)
       logger.info(`Launching 'bun install' in ${virtualPath}`)
       await runBun(cwd, logger)
     }
diff --git a/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceLoggerService/index.ts b/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceLoggerService/index.ts
index d262cbcb..4c97539b 100644
--- a/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceLoggerService/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceLoggerService/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-import * as fs from 'fs'
 import { appendFile } from 'fs/promises'
 import { Tail } from 'tail'
-import { LoggerService, mkInstanceDataPath, stringify } from '../../../core'
+import {
+  ensureInstanceDirectoryStructure,
+  LoggerService,
+  mkInstanceDataPath,
+  stringify,
+} from '../../../core'
 
 type UnsubFunc = () => void
 
-export type InstanceLoggerApi = {
+export type InstanceLogWriterApi = {
   info: (msg: string) => void
   error: (msg: string) => void
+}
+
+export type InstanceLogReaderApi = {
   tail: (linesBack: number, data: (line: LogEntry) => void) => UnsubFunc
   shutdown: () => void
 }
@@ -18,26 +25,11 @@ export type LogEntry = {
   time: string
 }
 
-export type InstanceLoggerOptions = {}
+export function InstanceLogWriter(instanceId: string, target: string) {
+  const logger = LoggerService().create(instanceId).breadcrumb({ target })
+  const { dbg, info, error, warn } = logger
 
-const loggers: {
-  [key: string]: InstanceLoggerApi
-} = {}
-
-export function InstanceLogger(
-  instanceId: string,
-  target: string,
-  options: Partial<InstanceLoggerOptions> = {},
-) {
-  const { dbg, info, error, warn } = LoggerService()
-    .create(instanceId)
-    .breadcrumb({ target })
-
-  const logDirectory = mkInstanceDataPath(instanceId, `logs`)
-  if (!fs.existsSync(logDirectory)) {
-    dbg(`Creating ${logDirectory}`)
-    fs.mkdirSync(logDirectory, { recursive: true })
-  }
+  ensureInstanceDirectoryStructure(instanceId, logger)
 
   const logFile = mkInstanceDataPath(instanceId, `logs`, `${target}.log`)
 
@@ -61,6 +53,18 @@ export function InstanceLogger(
       error(msg)
       appendLogEntry(msg, 'stderr')
     },
+  }
+
+  return api
+}
+
+export function InstanceLogReader(instanceId: string, target: string) {
+  const logger = LoggerService().create(instanceId).breadcrumb({ target })
+  const { dbg, info, error, warn } = logger
+
+  ensureInstanceDirectoryStructure(instanceId, logger)
+
+  const api = {
     tail: (linesBack: number, data: (line: LogEntry) => void): UnsubFunc => {
       const logFile = mkInstanceDataPath(instanceId, `logs`, `${target}.log`)
 
diff --git a/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts b/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts
index 3f9c2c8b..7e9a8ddf 100644
--- a/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pockethost/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   tryFetch,
 } from '../../../core'
 import {
-  InstanceLogger,
+  InstanceLogWriter,
   MothershipAdminClientService,
   PocketbaseService,
   SpawnConfig,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const instanceService = mkSingleton(
         `${subdomain}:${id}:${version}`,
       )
       const { dbg, warn, error, info, trace } = systemInstanceLogger
-      const userInstanceLogger = InstanceLogger(instance.id, `exec`)
+      const userInstanceLogger = InstanceLogWriter(instance.id, `exec`)
 
       shutdownManager.push(() => {
         dbg(`Shutting down`)
diff --git a/packages/pockethost/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts b/packages/pockethost/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts
index 22c7e248..c535bfbf 100644
--- a/packages/pockethost/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pockethost/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   mkSingleton,
 } from '../../../core'
 import { GobotService } from '../GobotService'
-import { InstanceLogger } from '../InstanceLoggerService'
+import { InstanceLogWriter } from '../InstanceLoggerService'
 
 export type Env = { [_: string]: string }
 export type SpawnConfig = {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export const createPocketbaseService = async (
     } = _cfg
 
     logger.breadcrumb({ subdomain, instanceId })
-    const iLogger = InstanceLogger(instanceId, 'exec')
+    const iLogger = InstanceLogWriter(instanceId, 'exec')
 
     const _version = version || maxVersion // If _version is blank, we use the max version available
     const realVersion = await bot.maxSatisfyingVersion(_version)
diff --git a/packages/pockethost/src/services/RealtimeLog.ts b/packages/pockethost/src/services/RealtimeLog.ts
index 03f97967..d70fa225 100644
--- a/packages/pockethost/src/services/RealtimeLog.ts
+++ b/packages/pockethost/src/services/RealtimeLog.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   SingletonBaseConfig,
   stringify,
 } from '../../core'
-import { InstanceLogger } from './InstanceLoggerService'
+import { InstanceLogReader } from './InstanceLoggerService'
 import { proxyService } from './ProxyService'
 
 export type RealtimeLogConfig = SingletonBaseConfig & {}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const realtimeLog = mkSingleton(async (config: RealtimeLogConfig) => {
     dbg(`Instance is `, instance)
 
     /** Get a database connection */
-    const instanceLogger = InstanceLogger(instance.id, `exec`)
+    const instanceLogger = InstanceLogReader(instance.id, `exec`)
 
     /** Start the stream */
     res.writeHead(200, {