diff --git a/client/cpw/mods/fml/client/GuiModList.java b/client/cpw/mods/fml/client/GuiModList.java
index acf25a56b6..3293aa5792 100644
--- a/client/cpw/mods/fml/client/GuiModList.java
+++ b/client/cpw/mods/fml/client/GuiModList.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class GuiModList extends GuiScreen
             if (mod.getMetadata()!=null && !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(mod.getMetadata().parent)) {
                 String parentMod = mod.getMetadata().parent;
                 ModContainer parentContainer = Loader.instance().getIndexedModList().get(parentMod);
-                if (parentContainer != null)
+                if (parentContainer != null && mod.getMetadata().parentMod==null)
                 {
                     mod.getMetadata().parentMod = parentContainer;
                     parentContainer.getMetadata().childMods.add(mod);
diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/event/FMLPreInitializationEvent.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/event/FMLPreInitializationEvent.java
index 6fb4dc9117..0a9d103811 100644
--- a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/event/FMLPreInitializationEvent.java
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/event/FMLPreInitializationEvent.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package cpw.mods.fml.common.event;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLLog;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.LoaderState.ModState;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLModContainer;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.ModContainer;
@@ -74,4 +76,16 @@ public class FMLPreInitializationEvent extends FMLStateEvent
 
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a logger instance configured to write to the FML Log as a parent, identified by modid. Handy for mod logging!
+     *
+     * @return A logger
+     */
+    public Logger getModLog()
+    {
+        Logger log = Logger.getLogger(modContainer.getModId());
+        log.setParent(FMLLog.getLogger());
+        return log;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/RelaunchLibraryManager.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/RelaunchLibraryManager.java
index 073f6ed965..a5f68896ab 100644
--- a/common/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/RelaunchLibraryManager.java
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/RelaunchLibraryManager.java
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ public class RelaunchLibraryManager
 
                     if (!download)
                     {
-                        downloadMonitor.updateProgressString("Found library file %s present and correct in lib dir\n", libName);
+                        downloadMonitor.updateProgressString("Found library file %s present and correct in lib dir", libName);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        downloadMonitor.updateProgressString("Library file %s was downloaded and verified successfully\n", libName);
+                        downloadMonitor.updateProgressString("Library file %s was downloaded and verified successfully", libName);
                     }
 
                     try
@@ -455,11 +455,9 @@ public class RelaunchLibraryManager
     {
         try
         {
-        	//rootUrl.replace("%s", libFile.getPath())
             URL libDownload = new URL(String.format(rootUrl,realFilePath));
-            String infoString = String.format("Downloading file %s", libDownload.toString());
-            downloadMonitor.updateProgressString(infoString);
-            FMLRelaunchLog.info(infoString);
+            downloadMonitor.updateProgressString("Downloading file %s", libDownload.toString());
+            FMLRelaunchLog.info("Downloading file %s", libDownload.toString());
             URLConnection connection = libDownload.openConnection();
             connection.setConnectTimeout(5000);
             connection.setReadTimeout(5000);