diff --git a/abstracts/comparison_methods.py b/abstracts/comparison_methods.py
index 2618058..4a8879a 100644
--- a/abstracts/comparison_methods.py
+++ b/abstracts/comparison_methods.py
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ def init(self, **kwargs):
         """
 
 
-    def log(self, green_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True, end="\n"):
+    def log(self, colored_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True,
+            end="\n", error=False):
         """
         gives the txt to the logger to log it to stdout and results.txt
         """
-        self.notify_observers((normal_txt, green_txt, log_to_results_file, end))
+        self.notify_observers(
+            (normal_txt, colored_txt, log_to_results_file, end, error))
 
 
     def __del__(self):
diff --git a/abstracts/dbs.py b/abstracts/dbs.py
index ddf257f..1ba1f5c 100644
--- a/abstracts/dbs.py
+++ b/abstracts/dbs.py
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ def __init__(
         self.connect()
         self.init()
 
-    def log(self, green_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True, end="\n"):
+    def log(self, colored_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True,
+            end="\n",
+            error=False):
         """
         gives the txt to the logger to log it to stdout and results.txt
         """
-        self.notify_observers((normal_txt, green_txt, log_to_results_file, end))
+        self.notify_observers((
+            normal_txt, colored_txt, log_to_results_file, end, error
+            ))
 
 
     def connect(self):
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 151ce0c..d754ecf 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ def setup_output_dir(self):
         return output_dir
 
 
-    def log(self, green_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True,
+    def log(self, colored_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True,
             end="\n", error=False):
         self.notify_observers(
-            (normal_txt, green_txt, log_to_results_file, end, error)
+            (normal_txt, colored_txt, log_to_results_file, end, error)
             )
 
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def print_stats(self, print_stats_event):
             now = current_datetime.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
             to_print = f"{now} - Total parsed flows by "
             for tool in self.supported_tools:
-                to_print += f"{tool}: {self.db.get_flows_parsed('slips')}"
+                to_print += f"{tool}: {self.db.get_flows_parsed('slips')} "
             print(to_print, end='\r')
     
     def get_human_readable_datetime(self) -> str:
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ def main(self):
             
             all_good: bool = tools_parser.start_parsers()
             if not all_good:
+                self.log("",
+                         "Problem occurred with parsers. Stopping.",
+                         error=True)
                 return
             
             # now that the parsers ended don't print more stats
diff --git a/metrics/calculator.py b/metrics/calculator.py
index ba78469..36f7463 100644
--- a/metrics/calculator.py
+++ b/metrics/calculator.py
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ def __init__(
         self.tool = tool
 
 
-    def log(self, green_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True, end="\n"):
-        self.notify_observers((normal_txt, green_txt, log_to_results_file, end))
+    def log(self, colored_txt, normal_txt, log_to_results_file=True,
+            end="\n",
+            error=False):
+        self.notify_observers((
+            normal_txt, colored_txt, log_to_results_file, end, error
+            ))
 
     def confusion_matrix(self, labels: Iterator):
         """
diff --git a/parsers/suricata.py b/parsers/suricata.py
index 85067c8..9b73a50 100644
--- a/parsers/suricata.py
+++ b/parsers/suricata.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def parse(self):
                         if 'malicious' in label.lower():
                             self.label_tw(timestamp, line['src_ip'], 'malicious')
     
-                self.print_stats()
+            self.print_stats()
             os._exit(0)
         except Exception as e:
             self.log("An error occurred: ", e, error=True)