diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0f8b9c..37e237b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
+CATFEEDER = /usr/local/share/.cat-feeder
+CURDIR = $(shell pwd)
+
 configure:
+	mkdir -p $(CATFEEDER)
 	go get github.com/gorilla/mux
+
+install:
+	cp $(CURDIR)/common/common-names.json $(CATFEEDER)/
diff --git a/catfeeder-app/commonLibs.py b/catfeeder-app/commonLibs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c15c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catfeeder-app/commonLibs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import json
+
+class CommonLibs():
+    ###
+    # @brief:   Parse the common-names.json file
+    ###
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.common_names = {}
+
+        with open('/usr/local/share/.cat-feeder/common-names.json') as f:
+            self.common_names = json.load(f)
+
+    ###
+    # @brief:   Return the path for the logfile
+    ###
+    def GetLogFilepath(self):
+        return self.common_names['log_filepath']
diff --git a/catfeeder-app/src/catfeeder/app.py b/catfeeder-app/src/catfeeder/app.py
index 6f52271..331a0cb 100644
--- a/catfeeder-app/src/catfeeder/app.py
+++ b/catfeeder-app/src/catfeeder/app.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def sendFeedingTime(self, widget):
 
         resp = req.text
         logger.info("Sent feeding time:" + str(resp))
-        self.error_label.text = ""
+        self.error_label.text = "Feeding times sent"
 
     ###
     # @brief:   Get any existing feeding time payload
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def getFeedingTimes(self, widget):
             self.time_table.data.insert(i, time)
         logger.info("Received feeding times:" + str(feeding_times))
         self.send_butt.enabled = True
-        self.error_label.text = ""
+        self.error_label.text = "Received feeding times"
 
 def main():
     return CatFeeder()
diff --git a/catfeeder-app/utils.py b/catfeeder-app/utils.py
index ff9a8e1..53c8fc7 100644
--- a/catfeeder-app/utils.py
+++ b/catfeeder-app/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import commonLibs
 import logging
 
+common = commonLibs.CommonLibs()
+
 ###
 # @brief:   Create new logging object with the identity of `name`
 #
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@
 ###
 def Applogger(name):
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
-                        filename='/tmp/cat-feeder.log',
+                        filename=common.GetLogFilepath(),
                         format='%(asctime)s %(name)s - %(message)s',
                         datefmt='%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'
                        )
diff --git a/catfeeder-machine/common.go b/catfeeder-machine/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22d070e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catfeeder-machine/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+    "io/ioutil"
+    "encoding/json"
+    "os"
+)
+
+type CommonNames struct {
+    Common_Names    string `json:"log_filepath"`
+}
+
+var common_names CommonNames
+
+/***
+ * @brief:  Read the common-names.json file. This holds values
+ *          that both the app and machine use
+ *
+ * @return: nil on success, else error
+ ***/
+func InitCommon() error {
+    common_names_os, err := os.Open("/usr/local/share/.cat-feeder/common-names.json")
+    if err != nil {
+        return err
+    }
+    defer common_names_os.Close()
+
+    common_names_io, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(common_names_os)
+    json.Unmarshal(common_names_io, &common_names)
+
+    return err
+}
+
+/***
+ * @brief:  Return the location of the log file
+ *
+ * @return: See @brief
+ ***/
+func GetLogFilepath() string {
+    return common_names.Common_Names
+}
diff --git a/catfeeder-machine/golog.go b/catfeeder-machine/golog.go
index 1955312..e7c7d7a 100644
--- a/catfeeder-machine/golog.go
+++ b/catfeeder-machine/golog.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Golog struct {
     Prefix      string
 }
 
-const LogFilename string = "/tmp/cat-feeder.log"
+var log_fpath string = ""
 
 /**
  * @brief:  Checks to see if the log file is present from a previous
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ const LogFilename string = "/tmp/cat-feeder.log"
  * @return: nil on success, else error
  **/
 func InitGolog() error {
-    finfo, err := os.Stat(LogFilename)
+    log_fpath = GetLogFilepath()
+
+    finfo, err := os.Stat(log_fpath)
     if err == nil {
-        path := strings.Split(LogFilename, finfo.Name())[0]
+        path := strings.Split(log_fpath, finfo.Name())[0]
         err = os.Rename(
-            LogFilename,
+            log_fpath,
             path + time.Now().Format("20060102T150405") + "-" + finfo.Name(),
         )
         if err != nil {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ func InitGolog() error {
  * @return: New logger, nil if error
  **/
 func OpenGolog(prefix string) *Golog {
-    fpath, err := os.OpenFile(LogFilename, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
+    fpath, err := os.OpenFile(log_fpath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
 
     if err != nil {
         return nil
diff --git a/catfeeder-machine/main.go b/catfeeder-machine/main.go
index 3f84eeb..901c024 100644
--- a/catfeeder-machine/main.go
+++ b/catfeeder-machine/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type FeedingTimes struct {
     Minute  int     `json:"minute"`
 }
 
+var ok = true
 var has_been_fed bool = false
 var feeding_times []FeedingTimes
 var mut sync.Mutex
@@ -37,13 +38,31 @@ func TimeToFeedCat() bool {
     return false
 }
 
+/***
+ * @brief:  Initialize features in cat-feeder machine
+ *          - Common
+ *          - Golog
+ ***/
 func init() {
-    if err := InitGolog(); err != nil {
-        fmt.Println("Failed to initialize log rollover:", err)
+    err := InitCommon()
+    if err != nil {
+        fmt.Println("Failed to initialize Common:", err)
+        ok = false
+    }
+
+    err = InitGolog()
+    if (err != nil) && ok {
+        fmt.Println("Failed to initialize Golog:", err)
+        ok = false
     }
 }
 
 func main() {
+    if !ok {
+        fmt.Println("Error in initialization")
+        return
+    }
+
     /* Open log file */
     cat_log := OpenGolog("cat-manager")
 
diff --git a/common/common-names.json b/common/common-names.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4bbc81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/common-names.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "log_filepath":"/tmp/cat-feeder.log"
+}