diff --git a/terminus-core/package.json b/terminus-core/package.json
index 257952ff..b7705e5f 100644
--- a/terminus-core/package.json
+++ b/terminus-core/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "@types/js-yaml": "^3.9.0",
     "@types/node": "^7.0.37",
     "@types/webpack-env": "^1.13.0",
+    "@types/winston": "^2.3.6",
     "axios": "0.16.2",
     "bootstrap": "4.0.0-alpha.6",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "deepmerge": "^1.5.0",
-    "js-yaml": "^3.9.0"
+    "js-yaml": "^3.9.0",
+    "winston": "^2.4.0"
   },
   "false": {}
 }
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/services/log.service.ts b/terminus-core/src/services/log.service.ts
index fa3b4b10..e5e54719 100644
--- a/terminus-core/src/services/log.service.ts
+++ b/terminus-core/src/services/log.service.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,47 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
+import { ElectronService } from './electron.service'
+import * as winston from 'winston'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+import * as path from 'path'
+
+const initializeWinston = (electron: ElectronService) => {
+    const logDirectory = electron.app.getPath('userData')
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(logDirectory)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(logDirectory)
+    }
+
+    return new winston.Logger({
+        transports: [
+            new winston.transports.File({
+                level: 'info',
+                filename: path.join(logDirectory, 'log.txt'),
+                handleExceptions: false,
+                json: false,
+                maxsize: 5242880,
+                maxFiles: 5,
+                colorize: false
+            }),
+            new winston.transports.Console({
+                level: 'info',
+                handleExceptions: false,
+                json: false,
+                colorize: true
+            })
+        ],
+        exitOnError: false
+    })
+}
 
 export class Logger {
     constructor (
+        private winstonLogger: any,
         private name: string,
     ) {}
 
     doLog (level: string, ...args: any[]) {
         console[level](`%c[${this.name}]`, 'color: #aaa', ...args)
+        this.winstonLogger[level](...args)
     }
 
     debug (...args: any[]) { this.doLog('debug', ...args) }
@@ -18,7 +53,13 @@ export class Logger {
 
 @Injectable()
 export class LogService {
+    private log: any
+
+    constructor (electron: ElectronService) {
+        this.log = initializeWinston(electron)
+    }
+
     create (name: string): Logger {
-        return new Logger(name)
+        return new Logger(this.log, name)
     }
 }
diff --git a/terminus-core/webpack.config.js b/terminus-core/webpack.config.js
index 6175bf0a..94494bc2 100644
--- a/terminus-core/webpack.config.js
+++ b/terminus-core/webpack.config.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'path',
     'deepmerge',
     'untildify',
+    'winston',
     'js-yaml',
     /^rxjs/,
     /^@angular/,
diff --git a/terminus-core/yarn.lock b/terminus-core/yarn.lock
index 891a2829..fe7d1451 100644
--- a/terminus-core/yarn.lock
+++ b/terminus-core/yarn.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   version "3.9.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-3.9.1.tgz#2f3c142771bb345829ce690c5838760b6b9ba553"
 
-"@types/node@^7.0.37":
+"@types/node@*", "@types/node@^7.0.37":
   version "7.0.43"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-7.0.43.tgz#a187e08495a075f200ca946079c914e1a5fe962c"
 
@@ -14,12 +14,22 @@
   version "1.13.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/webpack-env/-/webpack-env-1.13.1.tgz#b45c222e24301bd006e3edfc762cc6b51bda236a"
 
+"@types/winston@^2.3.6":
+  version "2.3.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/winston/-/winston-2.3.6.tgz#0f0954b9e16abd40598dc6e9cc2ea43044237997"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+
 argparse@^1.0.7:
   version "1.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-1.0.9.tgz#73d83bc263f86e97f8cc4f6bae1b0e90a7d22c86"
   dependencies:
     sprintf-js "~1.0.2"
 
+async@~1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async/-/async-1.0.0.tgz#f8fc04ca3a13784ade9e1641af98578cfbd647a9"
+
 axios@0.16.2:
   version "0.16.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.16.2.tgz#ba4f92f17167dfbab40983785454b9ac149c3c6d"
@@ -44,10 +54,18 @@ bootstrap@4.0.0-alpha.6:
     jquery ">=1.9.1"
     tether "^1.4.0"
 
+colors@1.0.x:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/colors/-/colors-1.0.3.tgz#0433f44d809680fdeb60ed260f1b0c262e82a40b"
+
 core-js@^2.4.1:
   version "2.5.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js/-/core-js-2.5.1.tgz#ae6874dc66937789b80754ff5428df66819ca50b"
 
+cycle@1.0.x:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cycle/-/cycle-1.0.3.tgz#21e80b2be8580f98b468f379430662b046c34ad2"
+
 debug@^2.4.5:
   version "2.6.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-2.6.8.tgz#e731531ca2ede27d188222427da17821d68ff4fc"
@@ -97,6 +115,10 @@ esprima@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/esprima/-/esprima-4.0.0.tgz#4499eddcd1110e0b218bacf2fa7f7f59f55ca804"
 
+eyes@0.1.x:
+  version "0.1.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eyes/-/eyes-0.1.8.tgz#62cf120234c683785d902348a800ef3e0cc20bc0"
+
 follow-redirects@^1.2.3:
   version "1.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.2.4.tgz#355e8f4d16876b43f577b0d5ce2668b9723214ea"
@@ -126,6 +148,10 @@ is-buffer@^1.1.5:
   version "1.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-1.1.5.tgz#1f3b26ef613b214b88cbca23cc6c01d87961eecc"
 
+isstream@0.1.x:
+  version "0.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isstream/-/isstream-0.1.2.tgz#47e63f7af55afa6f92e1500e690eb8b8529c099a"
+
 jquery@>=1.9.1:
   version "3.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-3.2.1.tgz#5c4d9de652af6cd0a770154a631bba12b015c787"
@@ -191,6 +217,10 @@ sprintf-js@~1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz#04e6926f662895354f3dd015203633b857297e2c"
 
+stack-trace@0.0.x:
+  version "0.0.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stack-trace/-/stack-trace-0.0.10.tgz#547c70b347e8d32b4e108ea1a2a159e5fdde19c0"
+
 tether@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tether/-/tether-1.4.0.tgz#0f9fa171f75bf58485d8149e94799d7ae74d1c1a"
@@ -209,6 +239,17 @@ uuid-1345@^0.99.6:
   dependencies:
     macaddress "^0.2.7"
 
+winston@^2.4.0:
+  version "2.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/winston/-/winston-2.4.0.tgz#808050b93d52661ed9fb6c26b3f0c826708b0aee"
+  dependencies:
+    async "~1.0.0"
+    colors "1.0.x"
+    cycle "1.0.x"
+    eyes "0.1.x"
+    isstream "0.1.x"
+    stack-trace "0.0.x"
+
 xelement@^1.0.16:
   version "1.0.16"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xelement/-/xelement-1.0.16.tgz#900bb46c20fc2dffadff778a9d2dc36699d0ff7e"
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug b/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug
index ee6be4a5..3da7f220 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ h3.mt-2.mb-2 Behaviour
                 (ngModelChange)='config.save()',
             )
 
+        .form-group
+            label Working directory
+            input.form-control(
+                type='text',
+                placeholder='Home directory',
+                '[(ngModel)]'='config.store.terminal.workingDirectory',
+                (ngModelChange)='config.save()',
+            )
+
         .form-group
             label Auto-open a terminal on app start
             br
@@ -270,7 +279,6 @@ h3.mt-2.mb-2 Behaviour
                     )
                     | On
                     
-    .col-md-6
         .d-flex
             .form-group.mr-3
                 label Terminal bell
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
index bcd4615a..73cf9706 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class TerminalConfigProvider extends ConfigProvider {
             customShell: '',
             rightClick: 'menu',
             copyOnSelect: false,
+            workingDirectory: '',
             colorScheme: {
                 __nonStructural: true,
                 name: 'Material',
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts
index 5fd38cf7..8cd09773 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ export class TerminalService {
     }
 
     async openTab (shell?: IShell, cwd?: string): Promise<TerminalTabComponent> {
-        if (!cwd && this.app.activeTab instanceof TerminalTabComponent) {
-            cwd = await this.app.activeTab.session.getWorkingDirectory()
+        if (!cwd) {
+            if (this.app.activeTab instanceof TerminalTabComponent) {
+                cwd = await this.app.activeTab.session.getWorkingDirectory()
+            } else {
+                cwd = this.config.store.terminal.workingDirectory || null
+            }
         }
         if (!shell) {
             let shells = await this.shells$.toPromise()
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/shells/wsl.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/shells/wsl.ts
index 65980f53..bed431e0 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/shells/wsl.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/shells/wsl.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ export class WSLShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
         return [{
             id: 'wsl',
             name: 'Bash on Windows',
-            command: wslPath
+            command: wslPath,
+            env: {
+                TERM: 'xterm-color',
+            }
         }]
     }
 }