diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/api/ExceptionUI.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/api/ExceptionUI.java
index 60c138c9..43aa4ef3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/api/ExceptionUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/api/ExceptionUI.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class ExceptionUI extends JFrameConsole
     public static final String KONLOCH = "https://github.com/Konloch/bytecode-viewer/issues or Konloch at https://the.bytecode.club or konloch@gmail.com";
     public static final String SEND_STACKTRACE_TO = buildErrorLogHeader(KONLOCH);
     public static final String SEND_STACKTRACE_TO_NL = SEND_STACKTRACE_TO + nl + nl;
-    public static int errorCounter = 1;
     
     /**
      * @param e The exception to be shown
@@ -116,9 +115,8 @@ public class ExceptionUI extends JFrameConsole
         
         //embed error log as a new tab
         if(Configuration.errorLogsAsNewTab)
-        {
-            PluginManager.addExceptionUI(this, "Error #" + errorCounter++);
-        }
+            PluginManager.addExceptionUI(this);
+        
         //pop open a new window frame
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/components/JFrameConsole.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/components/JFrameConsole.java
index bd280c2c..fe881046 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/components/JFrameConsole.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/components/JFrameConsole.java
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public class JFrameConsole extends JFrame
 			//TODO if two consoles are ran at the same time and exceed the maximum this file will be overwritten
 			
 			final File tempFile = new File(tempDirectory, "console_" + consoleID + ".log");
+			
+			//TODO this needs to be rewritten, it doesn't work for a plugin that causes multiple exception UIs
 			new Thread(()->
 			{
 				//save to disk
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/PluginManager.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/PluginManager.java
index 85f52f26..e947069d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/PluginManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/PluginManager.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.plugin;
 
-import java.awt.*;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ public final class PluginManager
     private static HashMap<String, ExceptionUI> exceptionTabs = new HashMap<>();
     private static int consoleCount = 0;
     private static int exceptionCount = 0;
+    private static int errorCounter = 1;
 
     static
     {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public final class PluginManager
     /**
      * Add an active console from a plugin being ran
      */
-    public static void addExceptionUI(ExceptionUI ui, String title)
+    public static void addExceptionUI(ExceptionUI ui)
     {
         if(activePlugin == null)
         {
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public final class PluginManager
         int id = exceptionCount++;
         if(activeTabbedException == null)
         {
+            String title = "Error #" + errorCounter++;
             activeTabbedException = new JFrameConsoleTabbed(title);
             
             if(Configuration.pluginConsoleAsNewTab)