diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8d31e19..1547ced 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ const (
 	minimumMotionArea       = 3000 // Motion detection minimum area needed to move
 	recordLengthAfterMotion = 30   // Number of seconds to keep recording going after motion was last detected
 	motionDetectInterval    = 30   //number of frames between motion detection attempts // TBD: Implement this, currently does nothing
+	deviceID                = 0    // raspberry pi camera index
+	syncFolder              = "/sync"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -26,10 +28,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
-		fmt.Println("How to run:\n\tstorage-security [camera ID]")
-		return
-	}
 
 	img = gocv.NewMat()
 	imgDelta = gocv.NewMat()
@@ -44,12 +42,17 @@ func main() {
 	defer imgThresh.Close()
 	defer mog2.Close()
 
-	// parse args
-	deviceID := os.Args[1]
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(fmt.Sprintf("%s/storage-security.log", syncFolder), os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error opening log file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	log.SetOutput(f)
 
 	webcam, err := gocv.OpenVideoCapture(deviceID)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error opening video capture device: %v\n", deviceID)
+		log.Fatalf("error opening video capture device: %v\n", deviceID)
 		return
 	}
 	defer webcam.Close()
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 	// This is a warm up ladies and gentlemen.
 	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
 		if ok := webcam.Read(&img); !ok {
-			fmt.Printf("Device closed: %v\n", deviceID)
+			log.Fatalf("video capture device closed: %v\n", deviceID)
 			return
 		}
 		detectMotion(img)
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 	// main loop
 	for {
 		if ok := webcam.Read(&img); !ok {
-			fmt.Printf("Device closed: %v\n", deviceID)
+			log.Fatalf("video capture device closed: %v\n", deviceID)
 			return
 		}
 		if img.Empty() {
@@ -81,11 +84,11 @@ func main() {
 			if detectMotion(img) {
 				// Determine if a new recording needs to start
 				if time.Now().After(lastMotionDetectedTime.Add(time.Second * recordLengthAfterMotion)) {
-					fileName := fmt.Sprintf("storage-%s.avi", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
+					fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/storage-security-%s.avi", syncFolder, time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
 					log.Printf("motion detected, started recording to file named %s", fileName)
 					currentRecording, err = gocv.VideoWriterFile(fileName, "MJPG", 25, img.Cols(), img.Rows(), true)
 					if err != nil {
-						fmt.Printf("error opening video writer device: %v\n", err)
+						log.Fatalf("error opening video writer device: %v\n", err)
 						return
 					}
 				}
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ func main() {
 				log.Printf("motion has not been detected for the last %d seconds stopping recording to file", recordLengthAfterMotion)
 				err = currentRecording.Close()
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Printf("failed to close openCV file recording handle: %v", err)
+					log.Fatalf("failed to close openCV file recording handle: %v", err)
 				}
 				currentRecording = nil
 			}