diff --git a/StackMonkey.ps1 b/StackMonkey.ps1
index 51b8040..55e3f74 100644
--- a/StackMonkey.ps1
+++ b/StackMonkey.ps1
@@ -331,32 +331,36 @@
             }
 
             # ─── Event Log ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-            if ($LogToEvent) {
-                # 1) Ensure your custom source/log exist
-                if (-not [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists($EventSource)) {
-                    New-EventLog -LogName $EventLog -Source $EventSource
-                }
+                if ($LogToEvent) {
+                  try {
+                      # 1) Ensure your custom source/log exist
+                      if (-not [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists($EventSource)) {
+                          New-EventLog -LogName $EventLog -Source $EventSource -ErrorAction Stop
+                      }
+                  } catch {
+                      Write-Host "[Warning] Could not create event log '$EventLog' or source '$EventSource': $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+                      return
+                  }
 
-                # 2) Map level to entry type
-                $entryType = if ($Level -in 'Warning','Error') { $Level } else { 'Information' }
+                  # 2) Map level to entry type
+                  $entryType = if ($Level -in 'Warning','Error') { $Level } else { 'Information' }
 
-                # 3) Write to the Windows event log
-                try {
-                    Write-EventLog `
-                      -LogName   $EventLog `
-                      -Source    $EventSource `
-                      -EntryType $entryType `
-                      -EventID   $EventID `
-                      -Message   $fmt
-                }
-                catch {
-                    Write-Host "[Warning] EventLog failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-                }
-            }
+                  # 3) Write to the Windows event log
+                  try {
+                      Write-EventLog `
+                        -LogName   $EventLog `
+                        -Source    $EventSource `
+                        -EntryType $entryType `
+                        -EventID   $EventID `
+                        -Message   $fmt
+                  }
+                  catch {
+                      Write-Host "[Warning] EventLog failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+                  }
+              }
 
-            # ─── PassThru ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-            if ($PassThru) { return $Global:LogCache[-1] }
-        }
+              if ($PassThru) { return $Global:LogCache[-1] }
+          }
       
         # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
         #  WRITE-LOG HYBRID (single definition, chooses at runtime if we use the