diff --git a/gunicorn_conf.py b/gunicorn_conf.py
index 70a8ce0..3dee104 100644
--- a/gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
+
 from flask import Flask
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
diff --git a/proxstar/__init__.py b/proxstar/__init__.py
index c877ca2..1b1819c 100644
--- a/proxstar/__init__.py
+++ b/proxstar/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import json
 import time
 import psutil
 import atexit
+import logging
 import psycopg2
 import subprocess
 import rq_dashboard
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ from proxstar.starrs import *
 from proxstar.ldapdb import *
 from proxstar.proxmox import *
 
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config.from_object(rq_dashboard.default_settings)
 if os.path.exists(
@@ -38,10 +42,16 @@ with open('proxmox_ssh_key', 'w') as key:
 
 ssh_tunnels = []
 
-auth = OIDCAuthentication(
-    app,
-    issuer=app.config['OIDC_ISSUER'],
-    client_registration_info=app.config['OIDC_CLIENT_CONFIG'])
+# Keep on retrying until we have auth defined since SSO sucks
+while True:
+    try:
+        auth
+        break
+    except:
+        auth = OIDCAuthentication(
+            app,
+            issuer=app.config['OIDC_ISSUER'],
+            client_registration_info=app.config['OIDC_CLIENT_CONFIG'])
 
 redis_conn = Redis(app.config['REDIS_HOST'], app.config['REDIS_PORT'])
 q = Queue(connection=redis_conn)
@@ -62,6 +72,7 @@ from proxstar.user import User
 from proxstar.tasks import generate_pool_cache_task, process_expiring_vms_task, cleanup_vnc_task, delete_vm_task, create_vm_task, setup_template_task
 
 if 'generate_pool_cache' not in scheduler:
+    logging.info('adding generate pool cache task to scheduler')
     scheduler.schedule(
         id='generate_pool_cache',
         scheduled_time=datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
@@ -69,10 +80,12 @@ if 'generate_pool_cache' not in scheduler:
         interval=90)
 
 if 'process_expiring_vms' not in scheduler:
+    logging.info('adding process expiring VMs task to scheduler')
     scheduler.cron(
         '0 5 * * *', id='process_expiring_vms', func=process_expiring_vms_task)
 
 if 'cleanup_vnc' not in scheduler:
+    logging.info('adding cleanup VNC task to scheduler')
     scheduler.schedule(
         id='cleanup_vnc',
         scheduled_time=datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
@@ -238,7 +251,7 @@ def vm_console(vmid):
         port = str(5900 + int(vmid))
         token = add_vnc_target(port)
         node = "{}.csh.rit.edu".format(vm.node)
-        print("Creating SSH tunnel to {} for VM {}.".format(node, vm.id))
+        logging.info("creating SSH tunnel to %s for VM %s", node, vm.id)
         tunnel = start_ssh_tunnel(node, port)
         ssh_tunnels.append(tunnel)
         vm.start_vnc(port)
diff --git a/proxstar/db.py b/proxstar/db.py
index f09fef5..3c5a89d 100644
--- a/proxstar/db.py
+++ b/proxstar/db.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import datetime
-from sqlalchemy import exists
+
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+from sqlalchemy import exists
+
 from proxstar.ldapdb import *
-from proxstar.models import VM_Expiration, Usage_Limit, Pool_Cache, Ignored_Pools, Template, Allowed_Users, Base
+from proxstar.models import (Allowed_Users, Base, Ignored_Pools, Pool_Cache,
+                             Template, Usage_Limit, VM_Expiration)
 
 
 def get_vm_expire(db, vmid, months):
diff --git a/proxstar/ldapdb.py b/proxstar/ldapdb.py
index d9dac24..a7c5fcd 100644
--- a/proxstar/ldapdb.py
+++ b/proxstar/ldapdb.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from csh_ldap import CSHLDAP
 from flask import current_app as app
 
+from proxstar import logging
+
 
 def connect_ldap():
     try:
         ldap = CSHLDAP(app.config['LDAP_BIND_DN'], app.config['LDAP_BIND_PW'])
-    except:
-        print("Unable to connect to LDAP.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error("unable to connect to LDAP: %s", e)
         raise
     return ldap
 
diff --git a/proxstar/mail.py b/proxstar/mail.py
index 9b21895..10721b6 100644
--- a/proxstar/mail.py
+++ b/proxstar/mail.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import smtplib
-from email.utils import formatdate
-from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+from email.utils import formatdate
 
 
 def send_email(toaddr, subject, body):
diff --git a/proxstar/models.py b/proxstar/models.py
index 45bf2ba..970ec92 100644
--- a/proxstar/models.py
+++ b/proxstar/models.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Date
-from sqlalchemy.types import JSON, Text
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Date, Integer, String
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+from sqlalchemy.types import JSON, Text
 
 Base = declarative_base()
 
diff --git a/proxstar/proxmox.py b/proxstar/proxmox.py
index b7d9ede..3d1ebe9 100644
--- a/proxstar/proxmox.py
+++ b/proxstar/proxmox.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-from proxmoxer import ProxmoxAPI
-from proxstar.ldapdb import is_user
-from proxstar.db import get_user_usage_limits, get_ignored_pools
 from flask import current_app as app
+from proxmoxer import ProxmoxAPI
+
+from proxstar import logging
+from proxstar.db import get_ignored_pools, get_user_usage_limits
+from proxstar.ldapdb import is_user
 
 
 def connect_proxmox():
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@ def connect_proxmox():
         except:
             if app.config['PROXMOX_HOSTS'].index(host) == (
                     len(app.config['PROXMOX_HOSTS']) - 1):
-                print('Unable to connect to any of the given Proxmox servers!')
+                logging.error(
+                    'unable to connect to any of the given Proxmox servers')
                 raise
 
 
@@ -35,7 +38,8 @@ def connect_proxmox_ssh():
         except:
             if app.config['PROXMOX_HOSTS'].index(host) == (
                     len(app.config['PROXMOX_HOSTS']) - 1):
-                print('Unable to connect to any of the given Proxmox servers!')
+                logging.error(
+                    'unable to connect to any of the given Proxmox servers')
                 raise
 
 
diff --git a/proxstar/tasks.py b/proxstar/tasks.py
index e518670..fd3edda 100644
--- a/proxstar/tasks.py
+++ b/proxstar/tasks.py
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import time
-import requests
+
 import paramiko
 import psycopg2
+import requests
 from flask import Flask
 from rq import get_current_job
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
 from proxstar.db import *
-from proxstar.util import *
 from proxstar.mail import *
-from proxstar.starrs import *
-from proxstar.vnc import send_stop_ssh_tunnel
-from proxstar.vm import VM, create_vm, clone_vm
-from proxstar.user import User, get_vms_for_rtp
 from proxstar.proxmox import connect_proxmox, get_pools
+from proxstar.starrs import *
+from proxstar.user import User, get_vms_for_rtp
+from proxstar.util import *
+from proxstar.vm import VM, clone_vm, create_vm
+from proxstar.vnc import send_stop_ssh_tunnel
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 if os.path.exists(
@@ -43,25 +49,46 @@ def connect_starrs():
     return starrs
 
 
+def set_job_status(job, status):
+    job.meta['status'] = status
+    job.save_meta()
+
+
 def create_vm_task(user, name, cores, memory, disk, iso):
     with app.app_context():
         job = get_current_job()
         proxmox = connect_proxmox()
         db = connect_db()
         starrs = connect_starrs()
-        job.meta['status'] = 'creating VM'
-        job.save_meta()
-        vmid, mac = create_vm(proxmox, user, name, cores, memory, disk, iso)
-        job.meta['status'] = 'registering in STARRS'
-        job.save_meta()
-        register_starrs(starrs, name, app.config['STARRS_USER'], mac,
-                        get_next_ip(starrs, app.config['STARRS_IP_RANGE']))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'setting VM expiration'
-        job.save_meta()
-        delete_vm_expire(db, vmid)
+        logging.info("[{}] Creating VM.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'creating VM')
+        vmid = create_vm(proxmox, user, name, cores, memory, disk, iso)
+        logging.info(
+            "[{}] Waiting until Proxmox is done provisioning.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'waiting for Proxmox')
+        timeout = 20
+        retry = 0
+        while retry < timeout:
+            if not VM(vmid).is_provisioned():
+                retry += 1
+                time.sleep(3)
+                continue
+            break
+        if retry == timeout:
+            logging.info("[{}] Failed to provision, deleting.".format(name))
+            set_job_status(job, 'failed to provision')
+            delete_vm_task(vmid)
+            return
+        logging.info("[{}] Registering in STARRS.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'registering in STARRS')
+        vm = VM(vmid)
+        ip = get_next_ip(starrs, app.config['STARRS_IP_RANGE'])
+        register_starrs(starrs, name, app.config['STARRS_USER'], vm.get_mac(),
+                        ip)
+        set_job_status(job, 'setting VM expiration')
         get_vm_expire(db, vmid, app.config['VM_EXPIRE_MONTHS'])
-        job.meta['status'] = 'complete'
-        job.save_meta()
+        logging.info("[{}] VM successfully provisioned.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'complete')
 
 
 def delete_vm_task(vmid):
@@ -78,8 +105,8 @@ def delete_vm_task(vmid):
                     break
                 retry += 1
         vm.delete()
-        delete_starrs(starrs, vm.name)
         delete_vm_expire(db, vmid)
+        delete_starrs(starrs, vm.name)
 
 
 def process_expiring_vms_task():
@@ -103,7 +130,7 @@ def process_expiring_vms_task():
                         expired_vms.append([vm.id, vm.name, days])
                         vm.stop()
                 elif days <= -7:
-                    print(
+                    logging.info(
                         "Deleting {} ({}) as it has been at least a week since expiration."
                         .format(vm.name, vm.id))
                     send_stop_ssh_tunnel(vm.id)
@@ -128,16 +155,15 @@ def setup_template_task(template_id, name, user, ssh_key, cores, memory):
         proxmox = connect_proxmox()
         starrs = connect_starrs()
         db = connect_db()
-        print("[{}] Retrieving template info for template {}.".format(
+        logging.info("[{}] Retrieving template info for template {}.".format(
             name, template_id))
         template = get_template(db, template_id)
-        print("[{}] Cloning template {}.".format(name, template_id))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'cloning template'
-        job.save_meta()
-        vmid, mac = clone_vm(proxmox, template_id, name, user)
-        print("[{}] Waiting until Proxmox is done provisioning.".format(name))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'waiting for Proxmox'
-        job.save_meta()
+        logging.info("[{}] Cloning template {}.".format(name, template_id))
+        set_job_status(job, 'cloning template')
+        vmid = clone_vm(proxmox, template_id, name, user)
+        logging.info(
+            "[{}] Waiting until Proxmox is done provisioning.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'waiting for Proxmox')
         timeout = 20
         retry = 0
         while retry < timeout:
@@ -147,40 +173,38 @@ def setup_template_task(template_id, name, user, ssh_key, cores, memory):
                 continue
             break
         if retry == timeout:
-            print("[{}] Failed to provision, deleting.".format(name))
-            job.meta['status'] = 'failed to provision'
-            job.save_meta()
+            logging.info("[{}] Failed to provision, deleting.".format(name))
+            set_job_status(job, 'failed to provision')
             delete_vm_task(vmid)
             return
-        print("[{}] Registering in STARRS.".format(name))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'registering in STARRS'
-        job.save_meta()
-        ip = get_next_ip(starrs, app.config['STARRS_IP_RANGE'])
-        register_starrs(starrs, name, app.config['STARRS_USER'], mac, ip)
-        get_vm_expire(db, vmid, app.config['VM_EXPIRE_MONTHS'])
-        print("[{}] Setting CPU and memory.".format(name))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'setting CPU and memory'
-        job.save_meta()
+        logging.info("[{}] Registering in STARRS.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'registering in STARRS')
         vm = VM(vmid)
+        ip = get_next_ip(starrs, app.config['STARRS_IP_RANGE'])
+        register_starrs(starrs, name, app.config['STARRS_USER'], vm.get_mac(),
+                        ip)
+        get_vm_expire(db, vmid, app.config['VM_EXPIRE_MONTHS'])
+        logging.info("[{}] Setting CPU and memory.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'setting CPU and memory')
         vm.set_cpu(cores)
         vm.set_mem(memory)
-        print("[{}] Applying cloud-init config.".format(name))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'applying cloud-init'
-        job.save_meta()
+        logging.info("[{}] Applying cloud-init config.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'applying cloud-init')
         vm.set_ci_user(user)
         vm.set_ci_ssh_key(ssh_key)
         vm.set_ci_network()
-        print("[{}] Waiting for STARRS to propogate before starting VM.".
-              format(name))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'waiting for STARRS'
+        logging.info(
+            "[{}] Waiting for STARRS to propogate before starting VM.".format(
+                name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'waiting for STARRS')
         job.save_meta()
         time.sleep(90)
-        print("[{}] Starting VM.".format(name))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'starting VM'
+        logging.info("[{}] Starting VM.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'starting VM')
         job.save_meta()
         vm.start()
-        print("[{}] Template successfully provisioned.".format(name))
-        job.meta['status'] = 'completed'
+        logging.info("[{}] Template successfully provisioned.".format(name))
+        set_job_status(job, 'completed')
         job.save_meta()
 
 
diff --git a/proxstar/user.py b/proxstar/user.py
index 6bda641..a707dd8 100644
--- a/proxstar/user.py
+++ b/proxstar/user.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+from proxmoxer.core import ResourceException
+from rq.registry import StartedJobRegistry
+
 from proxstar import db, q, redis_conn
 from proxstar.db import *
-from proxstar.vm import VM
-from proxstar.util import *
 from proxstar.proxmox import *
-from rq.registry import StartedJobRegistry
-from proxmoxer.core import ResourceException
+from proxstar.util import *
+from proxstar.vm import VM
 
 
 class User(object):
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class User(object):
             vms = proxmox.pools(self.name).get()['members']
         except ResourceException:
             # they likely don't have a pool yet, try to create it
-            if is_user(self.name) and not is_rtp(self.name):
+            if is_user(self.name):
                 proxmox.pools.post(
                     poolid=self.name, comment='Managed by Proxstar')
                 # if created, their pool is empty so return empty array
diff --git a/proxstar/util.py b/proxstar/util.py
index b4eedf5..598614a 100644
--- a/proxstar/util.py
+++ b/proxstar/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import string
 import random
+import string
 
 
 def gen_password(
diff --git a/proxstar/vm.py b/proxstar/vm.py
index 4ba709e..c60a321 100644
--- a/proxstar/vm.py
+++ b/proxstar/vm.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-import time
 import json
+import time
 import urllib
-from tenacity import retry, wait_fixed, stop_after_attempt
-from proxstar import db, starrs
-from proxstar.db import get_vm_expire
-from proxstar.util import lazy_property
-from proxstar.starrs import get_ip_for_mac
-from proxstar.proxmox import connect_proxmox, connect_proxmox_ssh, get_node_least_mem, get_free_vmid, get_vm_node
+
 from flask import current_app as app
+from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_fixed
+
+from proxstar import db, starrs
+from proxstar.db import delete_vm_expire, get_vm_expire
+from proxstar.proxmox import (connect_proxmox, connect_proxmox_ssh,
+                              get_free_vmid, get_node_least_mem, get_vm_node)
+from proxstar.starrs import get_ip_for_mac
+from proxstar.util import lazy_property
 
 
 class VM(object):
@@ -248,9 +251,13 @@ class VM(object):
         proxmox.nodes(self.node).qemu(self.id).config.put(ipconfig0='ip=dhcp')
 
 
+# Will create a new VM with the given parameters, does not guarantee
+# the VM is done provisioning when returning
 def create_vm(proxmox, user, name, cores, memory, disk, iso):
     node = proxmox.nodes(get_node_least_mem(proxmox))
     vmid = get_free_vmid(proxmox)
+    # Make sure lingering expirations are deleted
+    delete_vm_expire(db, vmid)
     node.qemu.create(
         vmid=vmid,
         name=name,
@@ -262,34 +269,22 @@ def create_vm(proxmox, user, name, cores, memory, disk, iso):
         net0='virtio,bridge=vmbr0',
         pool=user,
         description='Managed by Proxstar')
-    retry = 0
-    while retry < 20:
-        try:
-            mac = VM(vmid).get_mac()
-            break
-        except:
-            retry += 1
-            time.sleep(3)
-    return vmid, mac
+    return vmid
 
 
+# Will clone a new VM from a template, does not guarantee the
+# VM is done provisioning when returning
 def clone_vm(proxmox, template_id, name, pool):
     node = proxmox.nodes(get_vm_node(proxmox, template_id))
-    newid = get_free_vmid(proxmox)
+    vmid = get_free_vmid(proxmox)
+    # Make sure lingering expirations are deleted
+    delete_vm_expire(db, vmid)
     target = get_node_least_mem(proxmox)
     node.qemu(template_id).clone.post(
-        newid=newid,
+        newid=vmid,
         name=name,
         pool=pool,
         full=1,
         description='Managed by Proxstar',
         target=target)
-    retry = 0
-    while retry < 100:
-        try:
-            mac = VM(newid).get_mac()
-            break
-        except:
-            retry += 1
-            time.sleep(3)
-    return newid, mac
+    return vmid
diff --git a/proxstar/vnc.py b/proxstar/vnc.py
index 8d290a4..2579a7b 100644
--- a/proxstar/vnc.py
+++ b/proxstar/vnc.py
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 import os
-import time
-import requests
 import subprocess
-from sshtunnel import SSHTunnelForwarder
-from proxstar.util import *
+import time
+
+import requests
 from flask import current_app as app
+from sshtunnel import SSHTunnelForwarder
 
-
-def start_websockify(websockify_path, target_file):
-    result = subprocess.run(['pgrep', 'websockify'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    if not result.stdout:
-        subprocess.call([
-            websockify_path, '8081', '--token-plugin', 'TokenFile',
-            '--token-source', target_file, '-D'
-        ],
-                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+from proxstar import logging
+from proxstar.util import *
 
 
 def stop_websockify():
@@ -28,7 +21,7 @@ def stop_websockify():
             time.sleep(10)
             if subprocess.run(['pgrep', 'websockify'],
                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout:
-                print('Websockify didn\'t stop, killing forcefully.')
+                logging.info('websockify didn\'t stop, killing forcefully')
                 subprocess.run(['kill', '-9', pid], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 
 
@@ -93,7 +86,7 @@ def stop_ssh_tunnel(vmid, ssh_tunnels):
         (tunnel for tunnel in ssh_tunnels if tunnel.local_bind_port == port),
         None)
     if tunnel:
-        print("Tearing down SSH tunnel for VM {}.".format(vmid))
+        logging.info('tearing down SSH tunnel for VM %s', vmid)
         try:
             tunnel.stop()
         except: