diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleLogger.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleLogger.cs
index cec04796..0d4d8a1e 100755
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleLogger.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleLogger.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
                 "Remove any sensitive information like file names, IP addresses, domain names, etc. if needed." + n + n +
                 "------" +  n + n +
                 "SparkleShare version: " + SparkleLib.SparkleBackend.Version + n +
-                "Operating system:     " + SparkleLib.SparkleBackend.Platform + " " + Environment.OSVersion + n;
+                "Operating system:     " + SparkleLib.SparkleBackend.Platform + " (" + Environment.OSVersion + ")" + n;
 
             crash_report += e.GetType () + ": " + e.Message + n + e.StackTrace + n;
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
index 43469711..fb8d6a33 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 
         public SparkleControllerBase ()
         {
+
             string app_data_path = Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData);
             string config_path   = Path.Combine (app_data_path, "sparkleshare");
             
@@ -172,11 +173,13 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 
         public virtual void Initialize ()
         {
+            SparkleLogger.LogInfo ("Environment", "SparkleShare version: " + SparkleLib.SparkleBackend.Version +
+                ", Operating system: " + SparkleLib.SparkleBackend.Platform + " (" + Environment.OSVersion + ")");
+
             SparklePlugin.PluginsPath = PluginsPath;
             InstallProtocolHandler ();
 
             try {
-                // Create the SparkleShare folder and add it to the bookmarks
                 if (CreateSparkleShareFolder ())
                     AddToBookmarks ();