diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index bb908e9..028c672 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export default class App extends Gtk.Application {
     getWindow(name: string) {
         const w = this._windows.get(name);
         if (!w)
-            console.error(`There is no window named ${name}`);
+            console.error(Error(`There is no window named ${name}`));
 
         return w;
     }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default class App extends Gtk.Application {
 
         const win = this._windows.get(name);
         if (!win) {
-            console.error('There is no window named ' + name);
+            console.error(Error('There is no window named ' + name));
             return;
         }
 
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ export default class App extends Gtk.Application {
 
     addWindow(w: Gtk.Window) {
         if (!(w instanceof Gtk.Window)) {
-            console.error(`${w} is not an instanceof Gtk.Window, ` +
-                ` but it is of type ${typeof w}`);
+            console.error(Error(`${w} is not an instanceof Gtk.Window, ` +
+                ` but it is of type ${typeof w}`));
             return;
         }
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export default class App extends Gtk.Application {
             () => this.emit('window-toggled', w.name, w.visible));
 
         if (this._windows.has(w.name)) {
-            console.error('There is already a window named' + w.name);
+            console.error(Error('There is already a window named' + w.name));
             this.quit();
             return;
         }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export default class App extends Gtk.Application {
 
             this.emit('config-parsed');
         } catch (err) {
-            logError(err as Error);
+            console.error(err as Error);
         }
     }
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export default class App extends Gtk.Application {
                 }
                 else { print(`${out}`); }
             })
-            .catch(logError);
+            .catch(console.error);
     }
 
     ToggleWindow(name: string) {
diff --git a/src/service/applications.ts b/src/service/applications.ts
index 4383646..8acee48 100644
--- a/src/service/applications.ts
+++ b/src/service/applications.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class ApplicationsService extends Service {
 
         ensureDirectory(APPS_CACHE_DIR);
         const json = JSON.stringify(this._frequents, null, 2);
-        writeFile(json, CACHE_FILE).catch(logError);
+        writeFile(json, CACHE_FILE).catch(console.error);
         this.notify('frequents');
         this.emit('changed');
     }
diff --git a/src/service/bluetooth.ts b/src/service/bluetooth.ts
index aa8c024..a5717a1 100644
--- a/src/service/bluetooth.ts
+++ b/src/service/bluetooth.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class BluetoothService extends Service {
                     callback(s);
                     this.changed('connected-devices');
                 } catch (error) {
-                    logError(error as Error);
+                    console.error(error as Error);
                     callback(false);
                 }
             },
diff --git a/src/service/hyprland.ts b/src/service/hyprland.ts
index 6cbc952..c657de5 100644
--- a/src/service/hyprland.ts
+++ b/src/service/hyprland.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class HyprlandService extends Service {
             });
             this.notify('monitors');
         } catch (error) {
-            logError(error as Error);
+            console.error(error as Error);
         }
     }
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class HyprlandService extends Service {
             });
             this.notify('workspaces');
         } catch (error) {
-            logError(error as Error);
+            console.error(error as Error);
         }
     }
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class HyprlandService extends Service {
             });
             this.notify('clients');
         } catch (error) {
-            logError(error as Error);
+            console.error(error as Error);
         }
     }
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class HyprlandService extends Service {
                     break;
             }
         } catch (error) {
-            logError(error as Error);
+            console.error(error as Error);
         }
 
         this.emit('changed');
diff --git a/src/service/mpris.ts b/src/service/mpris.ts
index 757b08a..42c4e15 100644
--- a/src/service/mpris.ts
+++ b/src/service/mpris.ts
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ class MprisPlayer extends Service {
                     source.copy_finish(result);
                     this.changed('cover-path');
                 }
-                catch (e) {
-                    logError(e as Error, `failed to cache ${this._coverPath}`);
+                catch (err) {
+                    console.error(`failed to cache ${this._coverPath}`);
+                    console.error(err as Error);
                 }
             },
         );
@@ -245,12 +246,12 @@ class MprisPlayer extends Service {
         this.emit('position', time);
     }
 
-    playPause() { this._playerProxy.PlayPauseAsync().catch(logError); }
-    play() { this._playerProxy.PlayAsync().catch(logError); }
-    stop() { this._playerProxy.StopAsync().catch(logError); }
+    playPause() { this._playerProxy.PlayPauseAsync().catch(console.error); }
+    play() { this._playerProxy.PlayAsync().catch(console.error); }
+    stop() { this._playerProxy.StopAsync().catch(console.error); }
 
-    next() { this._playerProxy.NextAsync().catch(logError); }
-    previous() { this._playerProxy.PreviousAsync().catch(logError); }
+    next() { this._playerProxy.NextAsync().catch(console.error); }
+    previous() { this._playerProxy.PreviousAsync().catch(console.error); }
 
     shuffle() { this._playerProxy.Shuffle = !this._playerProxy.Shuffle; }
     loop() {
diff --git a/src/service/network.ts b/src/service/network.ts
index 983e77e..a41c82d 100644
--- a/src/service/network.ts
+++ b/src/service/network.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class NetworkService extends Service {
                 this._clientReady();
             }
             catch (e) {
-                logError(e as Error);
+                console.error(e as Error);
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/service/notifications.ts b/src/service/notifications.ts
index d48ef4d..9e10025 100644
--- a/src/service/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/service/notifications.ts
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class NotificationsService extends Service {
     private _cache() {
         ensureDirectory(NOTIFICATIONS_CACHE_PATH);
         const arr = Array.from(this._notifications.values()).map(n => n.toJson());
-        writeFile(JSON.stringify(arr, null, 2), CACHE_FILE).catch(logError);
+        writeFile(JSON.stringify(arr, null, 2), CACHE_FILE).catch(console.error);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 4f8165a..af4613a 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
 import GObject from 'gi://GObject';
 import { Command } from './widgets/constructor.js';
 
-
 export const USER = GLib.get_user_name();
 export const CACHE_DIR = `${GLib.get_user_cache_dir()}/${pkg.name.split('.').pop()}`;
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ export function loadInterfaceXML(iface: string) {
         const [, bytes] = f.load_contents(null);
         return new TextDecoder().decode(bytes);
     } catch (e) {
-        logError(e as Error);
+        console.error(e as Error);
         return null;
     }
 }
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ export function bulkConnect(
     service: GObject.Object,
     list: [
         event: string,
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        callback: (...args: any[]) => void
+        callback: (...args: unknown[]) => void
     ][],
 ) {
     const ids = [];
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ export function exec(cmd: string) {
 export function subprocess(
     cmd: string | string[],
     callback: (out: string) => void,
-    onError = logError,
+    onError = console.error,
     bind?: Gtk.Widget,
 ) {
     try {
diff --git a/src/variable.ts b/src/variable.ts
index a468ff0..6435276 100644
--- a/src/variable.ts
+++ b/src/variable.ts
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ class AgsVariable extends GObject.Object {
 
     startPoll() {
         if (!this._poll)
-            return console.error(`${this} has no poll defined`);
+            return console.error(Error(`${this} has no poll defined`));
 
         if (this._interval)
-            return console.error(`${this} is already polling`);
+            return console.error(Error(`${this} is already polling`));
 
         const [time, cmd, transform = out => out] = this._poll;
         if (Array.isArray(cmd) || typeof cmd === 'string') {
             this._interval = interval(time, () => execAsync(cmd)
                 .then(out => this.setValue(transform(out)))
-                .catch(logError));
+                .catch(console.error));
         }
         if (typeof cmd === 'function')
             this._interval = interval(time, () => this.setValue(cmd()));
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ class AgsVariable extends GObject.Object {
             GLib.source_remove(this._interval);
             this._interval = 0;
         } else {
-            console.error(`${this} has no poll running`);
+            console.error(Error(`${this} has no poll running`));
         }
     }
 
     startListen() {
         if (!this._listen)
-            return console.error(`${this} has no listen defined`);
+            return console.error(Error(`${this} has no listen defined`));
 
         if (this._subprocess)
-            return console.error(`${this} is already listening`);
+            return console.error(Error(`${this} is already listening`));
 
         let cmd: string | string[];
         const transform = typeof this._listen[1] === 'function'
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class AgsVariable extends GObject.Object {
             cmd = this._listen[0];
 
         else
-            return console.error(`${this._listen} is not a valid type for Variable.listen`);
+            return console.error(Error(`${this._listen} is not a valid type for Variable.listen`));
 
         this._subprocess = subprocess(cmd, out => this.setValue(transform(out)));
     }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class AgsVariable extends GObject.Object {
             this._subprocess.force_exit();
             this._subprocess = null;
         } else {
-            console.error(`${this} has no listen running`);
+            console.error(Error(`${this} has no listen running`));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widget.ts b/src/widget.ts
index e2f7ca8..3b4e5ed 100644
--- a/src/widget.ts
+++ b/src/widget.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const Scrollable = (args: object) => constructor(AgsScrollable, args);
 export const Slider = (args: object) => constructor(AgsSlider, args);
 export const Stack = (args: object) => constructor(AgsStack, args);
 
-// so it is still in global scope through ags.Widget
+// so they are still accessible when importing only Widget
 Widget.Widget = Widget;
 Widget.Box = Box;
 Widget.Button = Button;
diff --git a/src/widgets/constructor.ts b/src/widgets/constructor.ts
index 3709432..9fb06a6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/constructor.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/constructor.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function parseCommon(widget: Gtk.Widget, {
     if (binds) {
         binds.forEach(([prop, obj, objProp = 'value', transform = out => out]) => {
             if (!prop || !obj) {
-                logError(new Error('missing arguments to binds'));
+                console.error(Error('missing arguments to binds'));
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function parseCommon(widget: Gtk.Widget, {
     if (connections) {
         connections.forEach(([s, callback, event]) => {
             if (!s || !callback) {
-                logError(new Error('missing arguments to connections'));
+                console.error(Error('missing arguments to connections'));
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function parseCommon(widget: Gtk.Widget, {
                 connect(s, widget, callback, event);
 
             else
-                logError(new Error(`${s} is not connectable`));
+                console.error(Error(`${s} is not connectable`));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/icon.ts b/src/widgets/icon.ts
index d9c7382..dc72862 100644
--- a/src/widgets/icon.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/icon.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class AgsIcon extends Gtk.Image {
             }
         }
         else {
-            logError(new Error(`expected Pixbuf or string for icon, but got ${typeof icon}`));
+            console.error(Error(`expected Pixbuf or string for icon, but got ${typeof icon}`));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/label.ts b/src/widgets/label.ts
index 8a70594..1b8b255 100644
--- a/src/widgets/label.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/label.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default class AgsLabel extends Gtk.Label {
                 if (e instanceof GLib.MarkupError)
                     label = GLib.markup_escape_text(label, -1);
                 else
-                    logError(e as Error);
+                    console.error(e as Error);
             }
         }
         super.label = label;
diff --git a/types/ambient.d.ts b/types/ambient.d.ts
index e6858ac..9842c2d 100644
--- a/types/ambient.d.ts
+++ b/types/ambient.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 declare function print(...args: any[]): void;
-declare function log(obj: object, others?: object[]): void;
-declare function log(msg: string, subsitutions?: any[]): void;
-declare function logError(err: Error, msg?: string): void;
 
 declare const pkg: {
     version: string;
@@ -17,6 +14,8 @@ declare const imports: {
 declare module console {
     export function error(obj: object, others?: object[]): void;
     export function error(msg: string, subsitutions?: any[]): void;
+    export function log(obj: object, others?: object[]): void;
+    export function log(msg: string, subsitutions?: any[]): void;
 }
 
 declare interface String {