diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66e8893..ac0e38e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 obj/
 *.so
 compile_flags.txt
+compile_commands.json
+.cache/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e54b3f3..c08a73f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ check_env:
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
 	@if pkg-config --exists hyprland; then \
-		echo 'Hyprland headers found.'; \
+		echo 'Hyprland headers found in: '`pkg-config --variable=includedir hyprland`; \
 	else \
 		echo 'Hyprland headers not available. Run `make all` in the root Hyprland directory.'; \
 		exit 1; \
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8e1faa3..525ef18 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@
 # This script is used to install hyprload, in a known location
 
 progress() {
-    echo -e "\033[1;32m$1\033[0m"
+	echo -e "\033[1;32m$1\033[0m"
 }
 
+info() {
+	echo -e "\033[1;34m$1\033[0m"
+}
+
+warn() {
+	echo -e "\033[1;31m$1\033[0m"
+}
+
+set -e
+
 HYPRLOAD_PATH=$HOME/.local/share/hyprload
 
 HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH="$HYPRLOAD_PATH/src"
@@ -12,9 +22,11 @@ HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH="$HYPRLOAD_PATH/src"
 progress "[1/7] Cloning hyprload to $HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH"
 
 if [ -d "$HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH" ]; then
-    git -C "$HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH" pull
+	info "Updating existing hyprload source"
+	git -C "$HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH" pull origin main
 else
-    git clone https://github.com/duckonaut/hyprload.git "$HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH" --depth 1
+	info "Cloning hyprload source"
+	git clone https://github.com/duckonaut/hyprload.git "$HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH" --depth 1
 fi
 
 progress "[2/7] Cloned hyprload source to $HYPRLOAD_SOURCE_PATH"
@@ -24,19 +36,30 @@ HYPRLAND_PATH="$HYPRLOAD_PATH/include/hyprland"
 progress "[3/7] Setting up hyprland source in $HYPRLAND_PATH"
 
 if [ -d "$HYPRLAND_PATH" ]; then
-    git -C "$HYPRLAND_PATH" pull
+	info "Updating existing hyprland source"
+	git -C "$HYPRLAND_PATH" pull origin main
 else
-    git clone https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland.git "$HYPRLAND_PATH" --recursive
+	info "Cloning hyprland source"
+	git clone https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland.git "$HYPRLAND_PATH" --recursive
 fi
 
 HYPRLAND_COMMIT=""
 if [ -z $(which hyprctl) ]; then
-    HYPRLAND_COMMIT=$(git -C "$HYPRLAND_PATH" rev-parse HEAD)
+	warn "hyprctl not found, using latest Hyprland commit"
+	HYPRLAND_COMMIT=$(git -C "$HYPRLAND_PATH" rev-parse HEAD)
 else
-    HYPRLAND_COMMIT=$(hyprctl version | grep "commit" | cut -d " " -f 8 | sed 's/dirty$//')
-    git -C "$HYPRLAND_PATH" checkout "$HYPRLAND_COMMIT"
+	info "hyprctl found, using commit from hyprctl"
+	HYPRLAND_COMMIT=$(hyprctl version | grep "commit" | cut -d " " -f 8 | sed 's/dirty$//')
+	git -C "$HYPRLAND_PATH" checkout "$HYPRLAND_COMMIT"
 fi
 
+info "Checking out Hyprland submodules"
+git -C "$HYPRLAND_PATH" submodule update --init --recursive
+
+if [ -z "$(ls -A $HYPRLAND_PATH)" ]; then
+	warn "ERROR: Hyprland was not cloned properly."
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 progress "[4/7] Set up hyprland source in $HYPRLAND_PATH at commit $HYPRLAND_COMMIT"
 
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 352da0e..02973ef 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ namespace hyprload {
 
         int exit = pclose(pipe);
 
-        Debug::log(LOG, " [hyprload] Command: %s", command.c_str());
-        Debug::log(LOG, " [hyprload] Exit code: %d", exit);
-        Debug::log(LOG, " [hyprload] Result: %s", result.c_str());
+        Debug::log(LOG, " [hyprload] Command: {}", command);
+        Debug::log(LOG, " [hyprload] Exit code: {}", exit);
+        Debug::log(LOG, " [hyprload] Result: {}", result);
 
         return std::make_tuple(exit, result);
     }