diff --git a/logs2pidgin.py b/logs2pidgin.py
index 4d91d3e..7b481f0 100644
--- a/logs2pidgin.py
+++ b/logs2pidgin.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import hashlib
 import arrow
 import argparse
 
-
 from pprint import pprint
 
 def logfilename(dt, nulltime=False):
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ def logappend(fpath,dt,sender,msg):
     os.utime(os.path.dirname(fpath), (dt.timestamp, dt.timestamp))
 
 def logcreate(fpath,contact, dt,account,plugin):
-    logging.info('creating converted log: %s' % (fpath))
+    logging.debug('creating converted log: %s' % (fpath))
     if not os.path.exists(fpath):
         with open(fpath, 'wt') as f:
             f.write("Conversation with %s at %s on %s (%s)\n" % (
@@ -143,80 +142,57 @@ def do_trillian(trillianlogs, logpathbase, trilliantz):
         contact = os.path.basename(log).replace('.log', '')
         plugin = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(log))).lower()
 
-        c = ''
-        try:
-            with open(log, 'rt') as f:
-                c = f.read()
-        except UnicodeDecodeError:
-            with open(log, 'rt', encoding = "ISO-8859-1") as f:
-                c = f.read()
+        with open(log, 'rb') as f:
+            c = f.read().decode('utf8', 'ignore')
 
-        for session in SPLIT_SESSIONS.findall(c):
-            participants, timestamp, session = session
-            logging.debug('converting session starting at: %s' % (timestamp))
-            participants = participants.split(':')
-            account = participants[0]
-            dt = arrow.get(timestamp, 'ddd MMM DD HH:mm:ss YYYY')
-            dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=trilliantz)
-            fpath = os.path.join(
-                logpathbase,
-                plugin,
-                participants[0],
-                contact,
-                logfilename(dt)
-            )
+            for session in SPLIT_SESSIONS.findall(c):
+                participants, timestamp, session = session
+                logging.debug('converting session starting at: %s' % (timestamp))
+                participants = participants.split(':')
+                account = participants[0]
+                dt = arrow.get(timestamp, 'ddd MMM DD HH:mm:ss YYYY')
+                dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=trilliantz)
+                fpath = os.path.join(
+                    logpathbase,
+                    plugin,
+                    participants[0],
+                    contact,
+                    logfilename(dt)
+                )
 
-            if not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(fpath)):
-                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(fpath))
+                if not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(fpath)):
+                    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(fpath))
 
-            seconds = int(dt.format('s'))
-            curr_mindt = dt
-            for line in SPLIT_MESSAGES.findall(session):
-                # this is a fix for ancient trillian logs where seconds
-                # were missing
-                if seconds == 59:
-                    seconds = 0
-                else:
-                    seconds = seconds + 1
+                seconds = int(dt.format('s'))
+                curr_mindt = dt
+                for line in SPLIT_MESSAGES.findall(session):
+                    # this is a fix for ancient trillian logs where seconds
+                    # were missing
+                    if seconds == 59:
+                        seconds = 0
+                    else:
+                        seconds = seconds + 1
 
-                time, sender, msg = line
-                try:
-                    mindt = arrow.get(time,
-                    'YYYY.MM.DD HH:mm:ss')
-                except:
-                    time = time.split(':')
-                    mindt = dt.replace(
-                        hour=int(time[0]),
-                        minute=int(time[1]),
-                        second=int(seconds)
-                    )
+                    time, sender, msg = line
+                    try:
+                        mindt = arrow.get(time,
+                        'YYYY.MM.DD HH:mm:ss')
+                    except:
+                        time = time.split(':')
+                        mindt = dt.replace(
+                            hour=int(time[0]),
+                            minute=int(time[1]),
+                            second=int(seconds)
+                        )
 
-                # creating the filw with the header has to be here to
-                # avoid empty or status-messages only files
-                logcreate(fpath, participants[1], dt, account, plugin)
-                # logging.info('creating converted log: %s' % (fpath))
-                # if not os.path.exists(fpath):
-                    # with open(fpath, 'wt') as f:
-                        # f.write("Conversation with %s at %s on %s (%s)\n" % (
-                            # ,
-                            # dt.format('ddd dd MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss A ZZZ'),
-                            # account,
-                            # plugin
-                        # ))
+                    # creating the filw with the header has to be here to
+                    # avoid empty or status-messages only files
+                    logcreate(fpath, participants[1], dt, account, plugin)
+                    logappend(fpath, mindt, sender, msg)
 
-                logappend(fpath, mindt, sender, msg)
-                # with open(fpath, 'at') as f:
-                    # f.write("(%s) %s: %s\n" % (
-                    # mindt.format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'),
-                    # sender,
-                    # msg
-                # ))
-                # os.utime(fpath, (mindt.timestamp, mindt.timestamp))
-                # os.utime(os.path.dirname(fpath), (mindt.timestamp, mindt.timestamp))
-
-        if params.get('cleanup'):
-            print('deleting old log: %s' % (log))
-            os.unlink(log)
+            if params.get('cleanup'):
+                print('deleting old log: %s' % (log))
+                os.unlink(log)
 
 
 
@@ -259,23 +235,7 @@ def do_skype(skypedbpath, logpathbase):
                 os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(fpath))
 
             logcreate(fpath, r[1], dt, account, 'skype')
-            # if not os.path.exists(fpath):
-                # with open(fpath, 'wt') as f:
-                    # f.write("Conversation with %s at %s on %s (skype)\n" % (
-                        # r[1],
-                        # dt.format('ddd dd MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss A ZZZ'),
-                        # account
-                    # ))
-
             logappend(fpath, dt, r[3], r[4])
-            # with open(fpath, 'at') as f:
-                # f.write("(%s) %s: %s\n" % (
-                    # dt.format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'),
-                    # r[3],
-                    # r[4]
-                # ))
-            # os.utime(fpath, (dt.timestamp, dt.timestamp))
-            # os.utime(os.path.dirname(fpath), (dt.timestamp, dt.timestamp))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':