diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/startup.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/startup.js
index 552de93d2..08c131ec3 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/startup.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/startup.js
@@ -25,24 +25,21 @@ var ENABLED_TITLE = "$:/config/BrowserStorage/Enabled",
 var BrowserStorageUtil = require("$:/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/util.js").BrowserStorageUtil;
 
 exports.startup = function() {
-	var self = this;
-	
-        // If not exists, add ENABLED tiddler with default value "yes"
-        if(!$tw.wiki.getTiddler(ENABLED_TITLE)) {
-                $tw.wiki.addTiddler({title: ENABLED_TITLE, text: "yes"});
-        }
+	// If not exists, add ENABLED tiddler with default value "yes"
+	if(!$tw.wiki.getTiddler(ENABLED_TITLE)) {
+			$tw.wiki.addTiddler({title: ENABLED_TITLE, text: "yes"});
+	}
 	// Compute our prefix for local storage keys
 	var prefix = "tw5#" + window.location.pathname + "#";
-	// Make a logger
-	var logger = new $tw.utils.Logger("browser-storage",{
-			colour: "cyan"
-		});
 	// Add browserStorage object to $tw
 	$tw.browserStorage = new BrowserStorageUtil($tw.wiki,{
 		enabledTitle: ENABLED_TITLE,
-		prefix: prefix,
-		logger: logger
+		prefix: prefix
 	});
+	// Add a logger
+	$tw.browserStorage.logger = new $tw.utils.Logger("browser-storage",{
+			colour: "green"
+		});
 	// Function to compile the filter
 	var filterFn,
 		compileFilter = function() {
@@ -60,19 +57,26 @@ exports.startup = function() {
 		},
 		requestPersistence = function() {
 			setPersistedState("requested");
+			$tw.browserStorage.logger.info("Show user request for browser PERSISTED storage");
 			navigator.storage.persist().then(function(persisted) {
-				console.log("Request for persisted storage " + (persisted ? "granted" : "denied"));
-				setPersistedState(persisted ? "granted" : "denied");
+				if(persisted) {
+					$tw.browserStorage.logger.info("User GRANTED access to browser PERSISTED storage");
+					setPersistedState("granted");
+				}
+				else {
+					$tw.browserStorage.logger.info("User DENIED access to persisted storage. Storage MAY BE CLEARED by the UA under storage pressure.");
+					setPersistedState("denied");
+				}
 			});
 		},
 		persistPermissionRequested = false,
 		requestPersistenceOnFirstSave = function() {
 			$tw.hooks.addHook("th-saving-tiddler", function(tiddler) {
-				if (!persistPermissionRequested) {
+				if(!persistPermissionRequested) {
 					var filteredChanges = filterFn.call($tw.wiki, function(iterator) {
 						iterator(tiddler,tiddler.getFieldString("title"));
 					});
-					if (filteredChanges.length > 0) {
+					if(filteredChanges.length > 0) {
 						// The tiddler will be saved to local storage, so request persistence
 						requestPersistence();
 						persistPermissionRequested = true;
@@ -84,9 +88,9 @@ exports.startup = function() {
 	// Request the browser to never evict the localstorage. Some browsers such as firefox
 	// will prompt the user. To make the decision easier for the user only prompt them
 	// when they click the save button on a tiddler which will be stored to localstorage.
-	if (navigator.storage && navigator.storage.persist) {
+	if(navigator.storage && navigator.storage.persist) {
 		navigator.storage.persisted().then(function(isPersisted) {
-			if (!isPersisted) {
+			if(!isPersisted) {
 				setPersistedState("not requested yet");
 				requestPersistenceOnFirstSave();
 			} else {
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/util.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/util.js
index 7474a367c..8c6ef68f2 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/util.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/browser-storage/util.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ BrowserStorageUtil.prototype.addCachedTiddlers = function() {
 };
 
 BrowserStorageUtil.prototype.removeTiddlerFromLocalStorage = function(title) {
-    console.log("browser-storage: Removing", title);
+    this.logger.log("Removing", title);
     window.localStorage.removeItem(this.options.prefix + title);
 };
 
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ BrowserStorageUtil.prototype.saveTiddlerToLocalStorage = function(title) {
     // Get the tiddler
     var tiddler = $tw.wiki.getTiddler(title);
     if(tiddler) {
-        if (this.wiki.tiddlerExists(title)) {
+        if(this.wiki.tiddlerExists(title)) {
             // This is not a shadow tiddler
-            console.log("browser-storage: Saving",title);
+            this.logger.log("Saving",title);
             // Get the JSON of the tiddler
             var json = JSON.stringify(tiddler.getFieldStrings());
             // Try to save it to local storage
@@ -65,13 +65,11 @@ BrowserStorageUtil.prototype.saveTiddlerToLocalStorage = function(title) {
                 if(e.name === "QuotaExceededError") {
                     // Complain if we failed
                     var msg = $tw.wiki.getTiddlerText(this.QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ALERT_TITLE,this.DEFAULT_QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ALERT_PREFIX + title + this.DEFAULT_QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ALERT_SUFFIX);
-                    if(this.options.logger) {
-                        this.options.logger.alert(msg);
-                    }
+                    this.logger.alert(msg);
                     // No point in keeping old values around for this tiddler
                     window.localStorage.removeItem(this.options.prefix + title);
                 } else {
-                    console.log("Browser-storage error:",e);
+                    this.logger.log("Error:",e);
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -83,18 +81,17 @@ BrowserStorageUtil.prototype.saveTiddlerToLocalStorage = function(title) {
         // In local storage, use the special value of empty string to mark the tiddler as deleted
         // On future page loads, if the tiddler is already gone from startup then the blank entry
         // will be removed from localstorage. Otherwise, the tiddler will be deleted.
-        console.log("browser-storage: Blanking",title); 
+        this.logger.log("Blanking",title);
         try {
             window.localStorage.setItem(this.options.prefix + title, "");
         } catch(e) {
-            console.log("Browser-storage error:",e);
+            this.logger.error("Error:",e);
         }
     }
 };
 
 BrowserStorageUtil.prototype.clearLocalStorage = function() {
-    var url = window.location.pathname,
-        log = [];
+    var url = window.location.pathname;
     // Step through each browser storage item
     if(window.localStorage) {
         for(var index=window.localStorage.length - 1; index>=0; index--) {