diff --git a/cmd/terminal-client/main.go b/cmd/terminal-client/main.go
index 3a05b81..b52a298 100644
--- a/cmd/terminal-client/main.go
+++ b/cmd/terminal-client/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	logger := tui.NewLogger()
 	tmdb, err := client.NewTMDB(os.Getenv("TMDB_API_KEY"))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
@@ -16,11 +17,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	emdb := client.NewEMDB("https://emdb.ewintr.nl", os.Getenv("EMDB_API_KEY"))
 
-	p, err := tui.New(emdb, tmdb)
+	p, err := tui.New(emdb, tmdb, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+	logger.SetProgram(p)
 	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/basemodel.go b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/basemodel.go
index 9cc9e63..9c281bf 100644
--- a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/basemodel.go
+++ b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/basemodel.go
@@ -4,29 +4,36 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"ewintr.nl/emdb/client"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/viewport"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 )
 
 type baseModel struct {
+	emdb        *client.EMDB
+	tmdb        *client.TMDB
 	Tabs        []string
 	TabContent  tea.Model
 	activeTab   int
 	initialized bool
+	logger      *Logger
 	logViewport viewport.Model
 	windowSize  tea.WindowSizeMsg
 	contentSize tea.WindowSizeMsg
 	tabSize     tea.WindowSizeMsg
 }
 
-func NewBaseModel() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func NewBaseModel(emdb *client.EMDB, tmdb *client.TMDB, logger *Logger) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	logViewport := viewport.New(0, 0)
 	logViewport.KeyMap = viewport.KeyMap{}
 
 	m := baseModel{
+		emdb:        emdb,
+		tmdb:        tmdb,
 		Tabs:        []string{"Erik's movie database", "The movie database"},
 		logViewport: logViewport,
+		logger:      logger,
 	}
 	m.setSize()
 
@@ -56,11 +63,11 @@ func (m baseModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.windowSize = msg
 		if !m.initialized {
-			m.TabContent, cmd = NewTabEMDB()
+			m.TabContent, cmd = NewEMDBTab(m.emdb, m.logger)
 			cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 			m.initialized = true
 		}
-		logger.Log(fmt.Sprintf("new window size: %dx%d", msg.Width, msg.Height))
+		m.Log(fmt.Sprintf("new window size: %dx%d", msg.Width, msg.Height))
 		m.setSize()
 		tabSize := TabSizeMsgType{
 			Width:  m.contentSize.Width,
@@ -68,21 +75,23 @@ func (m baseModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 		m.TabContent, cmd = m.TabContent.Update(tabSize)
 		cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
-		logger.Log("done with resize")
-		//case FetchMoviesCmd:
-		//	cmds = append(cmds, FetchMovieList(m.emdb, m.logger))
+		m.Log("done with resize")
 	}
 
 	m.TabContent, cmd = m.TabContent.Update(msg)
 	cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 
-	m.logViewport.SetContent(logger.Content())
+	m.logViewport.SetContent(strings.Join(m.logger.Lines, "\n"))
 	m.logViewport.GotoBottom()
 	m.logViewport, cmd = m.logViewport.Update(msg)
 
 	return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
+func (m *baseModel) Log(msg string) {
+	m.logger.Log(msg)
+}
+
 func (m baseModel) View() string {
 	if !m.initialized {
 		return "\n  Initializing..."
diff --git a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/command.go b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/command.go
index faa7e0c..1453173 100644
--- a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/command.go
+++ b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/command.go
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ package tui
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"ewintr.nl/emdb/client"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
-type FetchMoviesCmd tea.Cmd
-
-func FetchMovieList() tea.Cmd {
+func FetchMovieList(emdb *client.EMDB, logger *Logger) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		logger.Log("fetching emdb movies...")
 		ems, err := emdb.GetMovies()
diff --git a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabemdb.go b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabemdb.go
index 2271c1a..20d89f9 100644
--- a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabemdb.go
+++ b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabemdb.go
@@ -1,32 +1,37 @@
 package tui
 
 import (
+	"ewintr.nl/emdb/client"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/list"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
-type tabEMDB struct {
+type emdbTab struct {
 	initialized bool
 	list        list.Model
+	emdb        *client.EMDB
+	logger      *Logger
 }
 
-func NewTabEMDB() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func NewEMDBTab(emdb *client.EMDB, logger *Logger) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	list := list.New([]list.Item{}, list.NewDefaultDelegate(), 0, 0)
 	list.Title = "Movies"
 	list.SetShowHelp(false)
 
-	m := tabEMDB{
-		list: list,
+	m := emdbTab{
+		emdb:   emdb,
+		logger: logger,
+		list:   list,
 	}
 
-	return m, FetchMovieList()
+	return m, FetchMovieList(emdb, logger)
 }
 
-func (m tabEMDB) Init() tea.Cmd {
+func (m emdbTab) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m tabEMDB) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m emdbTab) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 
@@ -47,6 +52,10 @@ func (m tabEMDB) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
-func (m tabEMDB) View() string {
+func (m emdbTab) View() string {
 	return m.list.View()
 }
+
+func (m *emdbTab) Log(s string) {
+	m.logger.Log(s)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabimdb.go b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabimdb.go
index d16c93d..37a525e 100644
--- a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabimdb.go
+++ b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tabimdb.go
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 package tui
 
-import "ewintr.nl/emdb/client"
-
-type tabTMDB struct {
-	initialized bool
-	tmdb        *client.TMDB
-	logger      *Logger
-}
-
 //focused       string
 //searchInput   textinput.Model
 //searchResults list.Model
diff --git a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tui.go b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tui.go
index ae047e0..a9c6a60 100644
--- a/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tui.go
+++ b/cmd/terminal-client/tui/tui.go
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package tui
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-
 	"ewintr.nl/emdb/client"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/viewport"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/muesli/termenv"
@@ -21,10 +18,6 @@ var (
 					Padding(0, 1).
 					Border(lipgloss.NormalBorder(), true)
 	logLineCount = 5
-
-	emdb   *client.EMDB
-	tmdb   *client.TMDB
-	logger = NewLogger()
 )
 
 type Logger struct {
@@ -46,27 +39,14 @@ func (l *Logger) Log(s string) {
 	l.Lines = append(l.Lines, s)
 }
 
-func (l *Logger) Content() string {
-	if l.Lines == nil {
-		return "logger not initialized"
-	}
-
-	return strings.Join(l.Lines, "\n")
-}
-
 type TabSizeMsgType tea.WindowSizeMsg
 
-func New(emdb *client.EMDB, tmdb *client.TMDB) (*tea.Program, error) {
-	emdb = emdb
-	tmdb = tmdb
+func New(emdb *client.EMDB, tmdb *client.TMDB, logger *Logger) (*tea.Program, error) {
+	logViewport := viewport.New(0, 0)
+	logViewport.KeyMap = viewport.KeyMap{}
 
-	fmt.Printf("emdb: %v\n", emdb)
-	os.Exit(0)
-
-	m, _ := NewBaseModel()
+	m, _ := NewBaseModel(emdb, tmdb, logger)
 	p := tea.NewProgram(m, tea.WithAltScreen())
 
-	logger.SetProgram(p)
-
 	return p, nil
 }