diff --git a/etc/dtranslatebot.json b/etc/dtranslatebot.json
index 81cdc1a..453fb60 100644
--- a/etc/dtranslatebot.json
+++ b/etc/dtranslatebot.json
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
                 "source": "en",
                 "target": {
                     "de": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/$guild2_de_webhook_id/$guild2_de_webhook_token",
-                    "fr": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/$guild2_fr_webhook_id/$guild2_fr_webhook_token",
-                    "ru": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/$guild2_ru_webhook_id/$guild2_ru_webhook_token"
+                    "fr": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/$guild2_fr_webhook_id/$guild2_fr_webhook_token"
                 }
             }
         }
     },
-    "preferred_lang": ["en", "de", "fr", "ru"],
+    "preferred_lang": ["en", "de", "fr", ...],
+    "storage": "$working_directory",
     "token": "$bot_token",
-    "translate": {
+    "translator": {
         "hostname": "127.0.0.1",
         "port": 80,
         "url": "/",
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c64782f..5108981 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         return 1;
 
     if (settings.get_translator()->get_languages().empty()) {
-        std::cerr << "Failed to initialise translateable languages" << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: Failed to initialise translateable languages" << std::endl;
         return 2;
     }
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists(settings.get_storage_path())) {
-        std::cerr << "Storage directory " << settings.get_storage_path() << " can not be found" << std::endl;
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(settings.storage_path())) {
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: Storage directory " << settings.storage_path() << " can not be found" << std::endl;
         return 2;
     }
 
-    dpp::cluster bot(settings.get_token(), dpp::i_default_intents | dpp::i_message_content);
+    dpp::cluster bot(settings.token(), dpp::i_default_intents | dpp::i_message_content);
 
     bot.on_log(dpp::utility::cout_logger());
 
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             if (message.author.empty())
                 message.author = event.msg.author.global_name;
 
-            message.avatar = event.msg.member.get_avatar_url(settings.get_avatar_size());
+            message.avatar = event.msg.member.get_avatar_url(settings.avatar_size());
             if (message.avatar.empty())
-                message.avatar = event.msg.author.get_avatar_url(settings.get_avatar_size());
+                message.avatar = event.msg.author.get_avatar_url(settings.avatar_size());
 
             message.message = event.msg.content;
             message.source = channel->source;
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 10bde7b..6858a29 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void process_guild_settings(const dpp::json &json, std::vector<guild> *guilds, s
                 else if (json_guild_id->is_string())
                     guild.id = std::stoull(std::string(*json_guild_id));
                 else
-                    throw std::invalid_argument("Guild id isvalue() not a number or a string");
+                    throw std::invalid_argument("Guild id is not a number or a string");
             }
             else
                 guild.id = std::stoull(json_guild.key());
@@ -92,41 +92,41 @@ void process_guild_settings(const dpp::json &json, std::vector<guild> *guilds, s
     }
 }
 
-void process_preflang_settings(const dpp::json &json, std::vector<std::string> *preflangs)
+void process_preflang_settings(const dpp::json &json, std::vector<std::string> *preferred_langs)
 {
-    for (auto json_preflang = json.begin(); json_preflang != json.end(); json_preflang++) {
-        if (std::distance(json.begin(), json_preflang) >= 25) {
-            std::cerr << "\"preferred_lang\" is limited to 25 languages" << std::endl;
+    for (auto json_preferred_lang = json.begin(); json_preferred_lang != json.end(); json_preferred_lang++) {
+        if (std::distance(json.begin(), json_preferred_lang) >= 25) {
+            std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: preferred_lang is limited to 25 languages" << std::endl;
             break;
         }
-        preflangs->push_back(*json_preflang);
+        preferred_langs->push_back(*json_preferred_lang);
     }
 }
 
 bool process_translator_settings(const dpp::json &json, translator *translator)
 {
     if (!json.is_object()) {
-        std::cerr << "Translate settings needs to be in a object" << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: Translator settings needs to be in a object" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 
     auto json_translate_hostname = json.find("hostname");
     if (json_translate_hostname == json.end()) {
-        std::cerr << "\"hostname\" can not be found in Translate settings" << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: hostname can not be found in Translator settings" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
     translator->hostname = *json_translate_hostname;
 
     auto json_translate_port = json.find("port");
     if (json_translate_port == json.end()) {
-        std::cerr << "\"port\" can not be found in Translate settings" << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: port can not be found in Translator settings" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
     translator->port = *json_translate_port;
 
     auto json_translate_url = json.find("url");
     if (json_translate_url == json.end()) {
-        std::cerr << "\"url\" can not be found in Translate settings" << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: url can not be found in Translate settings" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
     translator->url = *json_translate_url;
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ bool process_translator_settings(const dpp::json &json, translator *translator)
 
 void settings::add_channel(const channel &channel, dpp::snowflake guild_id)
 {
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
     for (auto guild = m_guilds.begin(); guild != m_guilds.end(); guild++) {
         if (guild->id == guild_id) {
             guild->channel.push_back(channel);
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ void settings::add_channel(const channel &channel, dpp::snowflake guild_id)
 
 bool settings::add_target(const target &target, dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::snowflake channel_id)
 {
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
     for (auto guild = m_guilds.begin(); guild != m_guilds.end(); guild++) {
         if (guild->id == guild_id) {
             for (auto channel = guild->channel.begin(); channel != guild->channel.end(); channel++) {
@@ -180,16 +182,24 @@ bool settings::add_target(const target &target, dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::sn
 
 void settings::add_translatebot_webhook(dpp::snowflake webhook_id)
 {
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
     m_webhookIds.push_back(webhook_id);
 }
 
-uint16_t settings::get_avatar_size()
+uint16_t settings::avatar_size()
 {
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
     return m_avatarSize;
 }
 
-const channel* settings::get_channel(const guild *guild, dpp::snowflake channel_id)
+const channel* settings::get_channel(const guild *guild, dpp::snowflake channel_id) const
 {
+    if (!m_externallyLockedCount) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::cerr << "[DEBUG] settings::get_channel(const guild*, dpp::snowflake) have being called without settings being locked." << std::endl;
+#endif
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     for (auto channel = guild->channel.begin(); channel != guild->channel.end(); channel++) {
         if (channel->id == channel_id)
             return &(*channel);
@@ -197,8 +207,14 @@ const channel* settings::get_channel(const guild *guild, dpp::snowflake channel_
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const channel* settings::get_channel(dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::snowflake channel_id)
+const channel* settings::get_channel(dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::snowflake channel_id) const
 {
+    if (!m_externallyLockedCount) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::cerr << "[DEBUG] settings::get_channel(dpp::snowflake, dpp::snowflake) have being called without settings being locked." << std::endl;
+#endif
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     for (auto guild = m_guilds.begin(); guild != m_guilds.end(); guild++) {
         if (guild->id == guild_id) {
             for (auto channel = guild->channel.begin(); channel != guild->channel.end(); channel++) {
@@ -211,8 +227,14 @@ const channel* settings::get_channel(dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::snowflake cha
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const guild* settings::get_guild(dpp::snowflake guild_id)
+const guild* settings::get_guild(dpp::snowflake guild_id) const
 {
+    if (!m_externallyLockedCount) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::cerr << "[DEBUG] settings::get_guild(dpp::snowflake) have being called without settings being locked." << std::endl;
+#endif
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     for (auto guild = m_guilds.begin(); guild != m_guilds.end(); guild++) {
         if (guild->id == guild_id)
             return &(*guild);
@@ -220,22 +242,19 @@ const guild* settings::get_guild(dpp::snowflake guild_id)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const std::vector<std::string> settings::get_preferred_languages()
+const std::vector<std::string> settings::preferred_languages() const
 {
-    return m_preflangs;
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
+    return m_prefLangs;
 }
 
-const std::filesystem::path settings::get_storage_path()
+const std::filesystem::path settings::storage_path() const
 {
-    return m_storagepath;
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
+    return m_storagePath;
 }
 
-const translator* settings::get_translate()
-{
-    return &m_translator;
-}
-
-std::unique_ptr<bot::translator::translator> settings::get_translator()
+std::unique_ptr<bot::translator::translator> settings::get_translator() const
 {
     const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
     std::unique_ptr<bot::translator::libretranslate> libretranslate(
@@ -243,13 +262,15 @@ std::unique_ptr<bot::translator::translator> settings::get_translator()
     return libretranslate;
 }
 
-const std::string settings::get_token()
+const std::string settings::token() const
 {
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
     return m_token;
 }
 
-bool settings::is_translatebot(dpp::snowflake webhook_id)
+bool settings::is_translatebot(dpp::snowflake webhook_id) const
 {
+    const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_mutex);
     for (auto id = m_webhookIds.begin(); id != m_webhookIds.end(); id++) {
         if (*id == webhook_id)
             return true;
@@ -260,6 +281,7 @@ bool settings::is_translatebot(dpp::snowflake webhook_id)
 void settings::lock()
 {
     m_mutex.lock();
+    m_externallyLockedCount++;
 }
 
 bool settings::parse(const std::string &data)
@@ -267,13 +289,13 @@ bool settings::parse(const std::string &data)
     try {
         const dpp::json json = dpp::json::parse(data);
         if (!json.is_object()) {
-            std::cerr << "JSON configuration file is corrupt" << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: JSON configuration file is corrupt" << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
 
         auto json_token = json.find("token");
         if (json_token == json.end()) {
-            std::cerr << "Bot token can not be found" << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: Bot token can not be found" << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -282,17 +304,17 @@ bool settings::parse(const std::string &data)
 
         auto json_storage = json.find("storage");
         if (json_storage != json.end())
-            m_storagepath = std::string(*json_storage);
+            m_storagePath = std::string(*json_storage);
         else if (char *storagepath = getenv("DTRANSLATEBOT_STORAGE"))
-            m_storagepath = storagepath;
+            m_storagePath = storagepath;
 
-        if (m_storagepath.empty())
-            m_storagepath = std::filesystem::current_path();
+        if (m_storagePath.empty())
+            m_storagePath = std::filesystem::current_path();
 
         // In future we should allow more services here, for now it's only LibreTranslate
         auto json_translator = json.find("translator");
         if (json_translator == json.end()) {
-            std::cerr << "Translator settings can not be found" << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: Translator settings can not be found" << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
         if (!process_translator_settings(*json_translator, &m_translator))
@@ -310,7 +332,7 @@ bool settings::parse(const std::string &data)
             m_avatarSize = 256;
 
         m_guilds.clear();
-        m_preflangs.clear();
+        m_prefLangs.clear();
         m_webhookIds.clear();
 
         auto json_guilds = json.find("guilds");
@@ -319,15 +341,12 @@ bool settings::parse(const std::string &data)
 
         auto json_preflangs = json.find("preferred_lang");
         if (json_preflangs != json.end() && json_preflangs->is_array())
-            process_preflang_settings(*json_preflangs, &m_preflangs);
+            process_preflang_settings(*json_preflangs, &m_prefLangs);
 
         return true;
     }
-    catch (const dpp::json::exception &exception) {
-        std::cerr << "Exception thrown while parsing configuration: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
-    }
     catch (const std::exception &exception) {
-        std::cerr << "Exception thrown while parsing configuration: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Exception: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -336,7 +355,7 @@ bool settings::parse_file(const std::string &filename)
 {
     std::ifstream ifs(filename, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
     if (!ifs.is_open()) {
-        std::cerr << "Failed to open JSON configuration file located at " << filename << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Error: Failed to open JSON configuration file located at " << filename << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -349,4 +368,5 @@ bool settings::parse_file(const std::string &filename)
 void settings::unlock()
 {
     m_mutex.unlock();
+    m_externallyLockedCount--;
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index facc977..df5723f 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -52,31 +52,40 @@ namespace bot {
 
         class settings {
         public:
+            /* add functions */
             void add_channel(const channel &channel, dpp::snowflake guild_id);
             bool add_target(const target &target, dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::snowflake channel_id);
             void add_translatebot_webhook(dpp::snowflake webhook_id);
-            uint16_t get_avatar_size();
-            const channel* get_channel(const guild *guild, dpp::snowflake channel_id);
-            const channel* get_channel(dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::snowflake channel_id);
-            const guild* get_guild(dpp::snowflake guild_id);
-            const std::vector<std::string> get_preferred_languages();
-            const std::filesystem::path get_storage_path();
-            const translator* get_translate();
-            std::unique_ptr<bot::translator::translator> get_translator();
-            const std::string get_token();
-            bool is_translatebot(dpp::snowflake webhook_id);
+
+            /* get functions */
+            uint16_t avatar_size();
+            const channel* get_channel(const guild *guild, dpp::snowflake channel_id) const;
+            const channel* get_channel(dpp::snowflake guild_id, dpp::snowflake channel_id) const;
+            const guild* get_guild(dpp::snowflake guild_id) const;
+            const std::vector<std::string> preferred_languages() const;
+            const std::filesystem::path storage_path() const;
+            std::unique_ptr<bot::translator::translator> get_translator() const;
+            const std::string token() const;
+
+            /* is functions */
+            bool is_translatebot(dpp::snowflake webhook_id) const;
+
+            /* lock functions */
             void lock();
-            bool parse(const std::string &data);
-            bool parse_file(const std::string &filename);
             void unlock();
 
+            /* parse functions */
+            bool parse(const std::string &data);
+            bool parse_file(const std::string &filename);
+
         private:
+            mutable std::recursive_mutex m_mutex;
+            size_t m_externallyLockedCount;
             uint16_t m_avatarSize;
-            std::recursive_mutex m_mutex;
             std::vector<guild> m_guilds;
-            std::vector<std::string> m_preflangs;
-            std::filesystem::path m_storagepath;
-            translator m_translator;
+            std::vector<std::string> m_prefLangs;
+            std::filesystem::path m_storagePath;
+            bot::settings::translator m_translator;
             std::string m_token;
             std::vector<dpp::snowflake> m_webhookIds;
         };
diff --git a/src/slashcommands.cpp b/src/slashcommands.cpp
index 9f56cf3..7612911 100644
--- a/src/slashcommands.cpp
+++ b/src/slashcommands.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "slashcommands.h"
+using namespace std::string_literals;
 
 void bot::slashcommands::process_translate_command(dpp::cluster *bot, bot::settings::settings *settings, const dpp::slashcommand_t &event)
 {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ void bot::slashcommands::process_translate_command(dpp::cluster *bot, bot::setti
 
                     bot->create_webhook(webhook, [&bot, &settings, event, source, target](const dpp::confirmation_callback_t &callback) {
                         if (callback.is_error()) {
-                            event.reply(dpp::message("Failed to generate webhook!\n" + callback.http_info.body).set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
+                            event.reply(dpp::message("Failed to generate webhook!").set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
                             return;
                         }
                         const dpp::webhook webhook = callback.get<dpp::webhook>();
@@ -114,8 +115,8 @@ void bot::slashcommands::process_translate_command(dpp::cluster *bot, bot::setti
         }
     }
     catch (const std::exception &exception) {
-        std::cerr << "Failed to process command /" << event.command.get_command_name() << ": " << exception.what() << std::endl;
-        event.reply(dpp::message("Failed to process command /" + event.command.get_command_name() + "\n" + exception.what()).set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Exception: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
+        event.reply(dpp::message("Exception while processing command:\n"s + exception.what()).set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
     }
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ void bot::slashcommands::register_commands(dpp::cluster *bot, bot::settings::set
 {
     settings->lock();
     const std::vector<bot::translator::language> languages = settings->get_translator()->get_languages();
-    const std::vector<std::string> preferred_languages = settings->get_preferred_languages();
+    const std::vector<std::string> preferred_languages = settings->preferred_languages();
     settings->unlock();
 
     std::vector<dpp::slashcommand> commands;
diff --git a/src/translator_core.cpp b/src/translator_core.cpp
index c116ea4..caa0828 100644
--- a/src/translator_core.cpp
+++ b/src/translator_core.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 * responsible for anything with use of the software, you are self responsible.
 *****************************************************************************/
 
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 #include <iostream>
+#endif
 #include "translator_core.h"
 using namespace bot::translator;
 
@@ -30,12 +32,16 @@ translator::~translator()
 
 const std::vector<language> translator::get_languages()
 {
-    std::cerr << "WARNING: translator::get_languages() have being called." << std::endl;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cerr << "[DEBUG] translator::get_languages() have being called." << std::endl;
+#endif
     return {};
 }
 
 const std::string translator::translate(const std::string &text, const std::string &source, const std::string &target)
 {
-    std::cerr << "WARNING: translator:translate(const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&) have being called." << std::endl;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cerr << "[DEBUG] translator:translate(const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&) have being called." << std::endl;
+#endif
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/translator_libretranslate.cpp b/src/translator_libretranslate.cpp
index 08589bf..5eaf7e7 100644
--- a/src/translator_libretranslate.cpp
+++ b/src/translator_libretranslate.cpp
@@ -59,11 +59,8 @@ const std::vector<language> libretranslate::get_languages()
             }
         }
     }
-    catch (const dpp::json::exception &exception) {
-        std::cerr << "Exception thrown while parsing supported languages JSON: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
-    }
     catch (const std::exception &exception) {
-        std::cerr << "Exception thrown while getting supported languages: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Exception: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
     }
 
     return languages;
@@ -96,11 +93,8 @@ const std::string libretranslate::translate(const std::string &text, const std::
             }
         }
     }
-    catch (const dpp::json::exception &exception) {
-        std::cerr << "Exception thrown while parsing translated JSON: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
-    }
     catch (const std::exception &exception) {
-        std::cerr << "Exception thrown while translating: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Exception: " << exception.what() << std::endl;
     }
 
     return text;
diff --git a/src/webhook_push.cpp b/src/webhook_push.cpp
index 430227d..b7d4b8e 100644
--- a/src/webhook_push.cpp
+++ b/src/webhook_push.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void bot::webhook_push::run(const bot::translated_message &message, dpp::cluster
 
             if (message_v.length() <= 2000) {
                 json_body["content"] = message_v;
-                message_v = ""sv;
+                message_v = {};
                 push_request(message.webhook.id, message.webhook.token, json_body.dump(), bot);
             }
         }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void bot::webhook_push::push_request(dpp::snowflake webhook_id, const std::strin
     std::future<dpp::http_request_completion_t> _f = _p.get_future();
     bot->post_rest(API_PATH "/webhooks", std::to_string(webhook_id), dpp::utility::url_encode(webhook_token), dpp::m_post, json, [bot, &_p](dpp::json &json, const dpp::http_request_completion_t &event) {
         if (event.status != 204)
-            std::cerr << "Webhook push returned unexpected code " << event.status << " with response: " << event.body << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[dtranslatebot] Warning: Webhook push returned unexpected code " << event.status << std::endl;
         _p.set_value(event);
     });
     _f.wait();