diff --git a/lib/logWriter.js b/lib/logWriter.js
index ebdfff8..8b1f4e0 100644
--- a/lib/logWriter.js
+++ b/lib/logWriter.js
@@ -39,20 +39,52 @@
         }
 
         //Init history
+        this.initHistory();
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * LogWriter.prototype.initHistory
+     *
+     * Attach and init the history property
+     */
+    LogWriter.prototype.initHistory = function () {
 
         this.history = {
             dates : {}
         };
 
-        this.writeFile(
-            path.join(this.rootPath, 'history.json'),
-            this.history,
-            function (err) {
+        var historyPath = path.join(this.rootPath, 'history.json');
+        
+        if (!fs.existsSync(historyPath)) {  //create file if doesn't exist yet
+
+            this.writeFile(
+                historyPath,
+                this.history,
+                function (err) {
+                    if (err) {
+                        throw err;
+                    }
+                }
+            );
+
+        } else { //get history if file exists
+
+            var self = this;
+
+            fs.readFile(historyPath, function (err, data) {
                 if (err) {
                     throw err;
+                } else {
+                    try {
+
+                        self.history = JSON.parse(data);
+
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        throw e;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-        );
+            });
+        }
     };
 
     /**
@@ -88,7 +120,7 @@
                 callback(err);
             } else {
                 
-                var newFile = fs.existsSync(pathToFile);
+                var newFile = !fs.existsSync(pathToFile);
 
                 fs.appendFile(pathToFile, content, function (err) {
                     
@@ -140,37 +172,24 @@
         var historyPath = path.join(this.rootPath, 'history.json'),
             self        = this;
 
-        fs.readFile(
-            historyPath, 
-            function (err, data) {
+        var today   = moment().startOf('day').valueOf().toString();
+
+        //Save the path under today key
+        
+        if (!self.history.dates[today]) {
+            self.history.dates[today] = [];
+        }
+        
+        if (self.history.dates[today].indexOf(pathToFile) === -1) {
+
+            self.history.dates[today].push(pathToFile);
+
+            self.writeFile(historyPath, self.history, function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     throw err;
-                } else {
-
-                    try {
-                        var today   = moment().startOf('day').valueOf().toString();
-
-                        //Save the path under today key
-                        
-                        if (!self.history.dates[today]) {
-                            self.history.dates[today] = [];
-                        }
-                        
-                        self.history.dates[today].push(pathToFile);
-
-                        self.writeFile(historyPath, self.history, function (err) {
-                            if (err) {
-                                throw err;
-                            }
-                        });
-
-                    } catch (e) {
-                        throw e;
-                    } 
-
                 }
-            }
-        );
+            });
+        }
 
     };