diff --git a/nxc/logger.py b/nxc/logger.py
index ce8598a37..0d71268a5 100755
--- a/nxc/logger.py
+++ b/nxc/logger.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def setup_debug_logging():
         root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     elif debug_args.debug:
         nxc_logger.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-        root_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     else:
         nxc_logger.logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
         root_logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
@@ -53,13 +53,15 @@ def __init__(self, formatter=None, *args, **kwargs):
             
     def emit(self, record):
         """Overrides the emit method of the RichHandler class so we can set the proper pathname and lineno"""
+        # for some reason in RDP, the exc_text is None which leads to a KeyError in Python logging
+        record.exc_text = record.getMessage() if record.exc_text is None else record.exc_text
+        
         if hasattr(record, "caller_frame"):
             frame_info = inspect.getframeinfo(record.caller_frame)
             record.pathname = frame_info.filename
             record.lineno = frame_info.lineno
         super().emit(record)
 
-
 def no_debug(func):
     """Stops logging non-debug messages when we are in debug mode
     It creates a temporary logger and logs the message to the console and file