diff --git a/pkg/service/v0/service.go b/pkg/service/v0/service.go
index eeea75628..a0b2703b6 100644
--- a/pkg/service/v0/service.go
+++ b/pkg/service/v0/service.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ type Service struct{}
 
 // Set implements the SettingsServiceHandler interface generated on accounts.pb.micro.go
 func (s Service) Set(c context.Context, req *proto.Record, res *proto.Record) error {
-	// TODO this should be a globally initialized struct
 	st := store.New()
 
 	settingsJSON, err := json.Marshal(req.Payload)
diff --git a/pkg/store/filesystem/store.go b/pkg/store/filesystem/store.go
index f2c81c23d..317e3b75d 100644
--- a/pkg/store/filesystem/store.go
+++ b/pkg/store/filesystem/store.go
@@ -23,16 +23,18 @@ type Store struct {
 // New returns a new file system store manager
 // TODO add mountPath as a flag. Accept a *config argument
 func New() Store {
+	store := Store{
+		logger: olog.NewLogger(),
+	}
+
 	// default to the current working directory if not configured
 	dir, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Dir(os.Args[0]))
 	if err != nil {
-		// TODO log error
-		// TODO deal with this
-	}
-	return Store{
-		mountPath: dir,
-		logger:    olog.NewLogger(),
+		store.logger.Err(err).Msg("initializing the accounts store")
 	}
+	store.mountPath = dir
+
+	return store
 }
 
 // Init implements the store interface