diff --git a/src/chat_log.c b/src/chat_log.c
index 7db3c13f..cc1356f4 100644
--- a/src/chat_log.c
+++ b/src/chat_log.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct dated_chat_log {
 
 static void _close_file(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data);
 static gboolean _log_roll_needed(struct dated_chat_log *dated_log);
+static struct dated_chat_log *_create_log(char *other, const  char * const login);
 
 void
 chat_log_init(void)
@@ -57,69 +58,18 @@ chat_log_chat(const gchar * const login, gchar *other,
     
     // no log for user
     if (dated_log == NULL) {
-        GString *log_file = g_string_new(getenv("HOME"));
-        g_string_append(log_file, "/.profanity/log");
-        create_dir(log_file->str);
-    
-        gchar *login_dir = str_replace(login, "@", "_at_");
-        g_string_append_printf(log_file, "/%s", login_dir);
-        create_dir(log_file->str);
-        free(login_dir);
-    
-        gchar *other_file = str_replace(other, "@", "_at_");
-        g_string_append_printf(log_file, "/%s", other_file);
-
-        GDateTime *dt = g_date_time_new_now_local();
-        gchar *date = g_date_time_format(dt, "_%d_%m_%Y.log");
-        g_string_append_printf(log_file, date);
-
-        logp = fopen(log_file->str, "a");
-        
-        free(other_file);
-        g_string_free(log_file, TRUE);
-
-        struct dated_chat_log *new_log = malloc(sizeof(struct dated_chat_log));
-        new_log->logpp = logp;
-        new_log->date = dt;
-        
-        g_hash_table_insert(logs, other, new_log);
+        dated_log = _create_log(other, login);
+        g_hash_table_insert(logs, other, dated_log);
 
     // log exists but needs rolling
     } else if (_log_roll_needed(dated_log)) {
         fclose(dated_log->logpp);        
-
-        GString *log_file = g_string_new(getenv("HOME"));
-        g_string_append(log_file, "/.profanity/log");
-        create_dir(log_file->str);
-    
-        gchar *login_dir = str_replace(login, "@", "_at_");
-        g_string_append_printf(log_file, "/%s", login_dir);
-        create_dir(log_file->str);
-        free(login_dir);
-    
-        gchar *other_file = str_replace(other, "@", "_at_");
-        g_string_append_printf(log_file, "/%s", other_file);
-
-        GDateTime *dt = g_date_time_new_now_local();
-        gchar *date = g_date_time_format(dt, "_%d_%m_%Y.log");
-        g_string_append_printf(log_file, date);
-
-        logp = fopen(log_file->str, "a");
-        
-        free(other_file);
-        g_string_free(log_file, TRUE);
-
-        struct dated_chat_log *new_log = malloc(sizeof(struct dated_chat_log));
-        new_log->logpp = logp;
-        new_log->date = dt;
-
-        g_hash_table_replace(logs, other, new_log);
-
-    // log exists for user
-    } else {
-        logp = (FILE *) dated_log->logpp;
+        dated_log = _create_log(other, login);
+        g_hash_table_replace(logs, other, dated_log);
     }
 
+    logp = (FILE *) dated_log->logpp;
+
     GDateTime *dt = g_date_time_new_now(tz);
     gchar *date_fmt = g_date_time_format(dt, "%H:%M:%S");
 
@@ -133,20 +83,6 @@ chat_log_chat(const gchar * const login, gchar *other,
     g_date_time_unref(dt);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-_log_roll_needed(struct dated_chat_log *dated_log)
-{
-    gboolean result = FALSE;
-    GDateTime *now = g_date_time_new_now_local();
-    if (g_date_time_get_day_of_year(dated_log->date) !=
-            g_date_time_get_day_of_year(now)) {
-        result = TRUE;
-    }
-    g_date_time_unref(now);
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 void
 chat_log_close(void)
 {
@@ -154,6 +90,58 @@ chat_log_close(void)
     g_time_zone_unref(tz);
 }
 
+static struct dated_chat_log *
+_create_log(char *other, const char * const login)
+{
+    GString *log_file = g_string_new(getenv("HOME"));
+    g_string_append(log_file, "/.profanity/log");
+    create_dir(log_file->str);
+
+    gchar *login_dir = str_replace(login, "@", "_at_");
+    g_string_append_printf(log_file, "/%s", login_dir);
+    create_dir(log_file->str);
+    free(login_dir);
+
+    gchar *other_file = str_replace(other, "@", "_at_");
+    g_string_append_printf(log_file, "/%s", other_file);
+
+    GDateTime *dt = g_date_time_new_now_local();
+    //gchar *date = g_date_time_format(dt, "_%d_%m_%Y.log");
+    gchar *date = g_date_time_format(dt, "_%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M.log");
+    g_string_append_printf(log_file, date);
+
+    gpointer logp = fopen(log_file->str, "a");
+    
+    free(other_file);
+    g_string_free(log_file, TRUE);
+
+    struct dated_chat_log *new_log = malloc(sizeof(struct dated_chat_log));
+    new_log->logpp = logp;
+    new_log->date = dt;
+
+    return new_log;
+}
+
+
+static gboolean
+_log_roll_needed(struct dated_chat_log *dated_log)
+{
+    gboolean result = FALSE;
+    GDateTime *now = g_date_time_new_now_local();
+
+
+
+    if (g_date_time_get_minute(dated_log->date) !=
+            g_date_time_get_minute(now)) {
+//    if (g_date_time_get_day_of_year(dated_log->date) !=
+//            g_date_time_get_day_of_year(now)) {
+        result = TRUE;
+    }
+    g_date_time_unref(now);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 static void
 _close_file(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
 {