diff --git a/dist/mod00/index.js b/dist/mod00/index.js
index 711adde..8080747 100644
--- a/dist/mod00/index.js
+++ b/dist/mod00/index.js
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
  * This module compiles TypeScript files
  * -------------------------------------------- */
 const q = require("smartq");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("../npmts.log");
+const plugins = require("./mod00.plugins");
 const NpmtsAssets = require("./mod00.assets");
 const NpmtsCheck = require("./mod00.check");
 const NpmtsClean = require("./mod00.clean");
 const NpmtsCompile = require("./mod00.compile");
 exports.run = function (configArg) {
     let done = q.defer();
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('starting TypeScript Compilation');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('starting TypeScript Compilation');
     NpmtsClean.run(configArg)
         .then(NpmtsCheck.run)
         .then(NpmtsCompile.run)
diff --git a/dist/mod00/mod00.assets.js b/dist/mod00/mod00.assets.js
index 1e58fbf..ef8de49 100644
--- a/dist/mod00/mod00.assets.js
+++ b/dist/mod00/mod00.assets.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 "use strict";
 const q = require("smartq");
 const paths = require("../npmts.paths");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("../npmts.log");
 const plugins = require("./mod00.plugins");
 const mod00_check_1 = require("../mod00/mod00.check");
 exports.run = function (configArg) {
     let done = q.defer();
     let config = configArg;
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('now looking at ' + 'required assets'.yellow);
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('now looking at ' + 'required assets'.yellow);
     if (config.cli === true) {
         let mainJsPath = mod00_check_1.projectInfo.packageJson.main;
         let cliJsString = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(plugins.path.join(paths.npmtsAssetsDir, 'cli.js'));
diff --git a/dist/mod00/mod00.check.js b/dist/mod00/mod00.check.js
index ed91eef..bbc22b4 100644
--- a/dist/mod00/mod00.check.js
+++ b/dist/mod00/mod00.check.js
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 const q = require("smartq");
 const projectinfo_1 = require("projectinfo");
 const paths = require("../npmts.paths");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("../npmts.log");
 const plugins = require("./mod00.plugins");
 let checkProjectTypings = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer();
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('Check Module: Check Project Typings...');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: Check Project Typings...');
     exports.projectInfo = new projectinfo_1.ProjectinfoNpm(paths.cwd);
     if (typeof exports.projectInfo.packageJson.typings === 'undefined') {
         plugins.beautylog.error(`please add typings field to package.json`);
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const depcheckOptions = {
 };
 let checkDependencies = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer();
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('Check Module: Check Dependencies...');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: Check Dependencies...');
     let depcheckOptionsMerged = plugins.lodash.merge(depcheckOptions, {
         ignoreDirs: [
             'test',
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ let checkDependencies = (configArg) => {
 };
 let checkDevDependencies = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer();
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('Check Module: Check devDependencies...');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: Check devDependencies...');
     let depcheckOptionsMerged = plugins.lodash.merge(depcheckOptions, {
         ignoreDirs: [
             'ts',
@@ -103,13 +102,13 @@ let checkDevDependencies = (configArg) => {
 };
 let checkNodeVersion = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer();
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('checking node version');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('checking node version');
     done.resolve(configArg);
     return done.promise;
 };
 exports.run = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer();
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('Check Module: ...');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: ...');
     checkProjectTypings(configArg)
         .then(checkDependencies)
         .then(checkDevDependencies)
diff --git a/dist/mod00/mod00.clean.js b/dist/mod00/mod00.clean.js
index c238300..28afe19 100644
--- a/dist/mod00/mod00.clean.js
+++ b/dist/mod00/mod00.clean.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 "use strict";
 const q = require("smartq");
 const paths = require("../npmts.paths");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("../npmts.log");
 const plugins = require("./mod00.plugins");
 /**
  * removes the  dist directory which will be entirely rebuild
  */
 let removeDist = function () {
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('cleaning dist folder');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('cleaning dist folder');
     return plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(paths.distDir);
 };
 /**
@@ -25,11 +24,11 @@ let removeTestDeclarations = function () {
  * remove old pages
  */
 let removePages = function () {
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('cleaning pages folder');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('cleaning pages folder');
     return plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(paths.pagesDir);
 };
 exports.run = function (configArg) {
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('cleaning up from previous builds...');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('cleaning up from previous builds...');
     let done = q.defer();
     removeDist()
         .then(removeTestDeclarations)
diff --git a/dist/mod00/mod00.compile.js b/dist/mod00/mod00.compile.js
index 8b62db3..f51d55a 100644
--- a/dist/mod00/mod00.compile.js
+++ b/dist/mod00/mod00.compile.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 "use strict";
 const q = require("smartq");
 const paths = require("../npmts.paths");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("../npmts.log");
 const plugins = require("./mod00.plugins");
 exports.run = function (configArg) {
     let done = q.defer();
     let config = configArg;
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('now compiling ' + 'TypeScript'.yellow);
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('now compiling ' + 'TypeScript'.yellow);
     plugins.tsn.compileGlobStringObject(config.ts, config.tsOptions, paths.cwd)
         .then(() => {
         plugins.beautylog.ok('compiled main TypeScript!');
diff --git a/dist/mod02/index.js b/dist/mod02/index.js
index 3ac2d40..cb2cad4 100644
--- a/dist/mod02/index.js
+++ b/dist/mod02/index.js
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
 const plugins = require("./mod02.plugins");
 const paths = require("../npmts.paths");
 const q = require("smartq");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("../npmts.log");
 /**
  * runs mocha
  * @returns INpmtsConfig
  */
 let mocha = function (configArg) {
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('Instrumentalizing and testing transpiled JS');
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.end(); // end npmtsOra for tests.
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Instrumentalizing and testing transpiled JS');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.end(); // end plugins.beautylog.ora for tests.
     let done = q.defer();
     let coverageSmartstream = new plugins.smartstream.Smartstream([
         plugins.gulp.src([plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, './ts/**/*.ts')]),
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ exports.run = function (configArg) {
     let done = q.defer();
     let config = configArg;
     if (config.test === true) {
-        npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('now starting tests');
+        plugins.beautylog.ora.text('now starting tests');
         plugins.beautylog.log('------------------------------------------------------\n' +
             '*************************** TESTS: ***************************\n' +
             '--------------------------------------------------------------');
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ exports.run = function (configArg) {
         }).catch(err => { console.log(err); });
     }
     else {
-        npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.end();
+        plugins.beautylog.ora.end();
         done.resolve(config);
     }
     return done.promise;
diff --git a/dist/npmts.cli.js b/dist/npmts.cli.js
index b6dabc7..649136e 100644
--- a/dist/npmts.cli.js
+++ b/dist/npmts.cli.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const NpmtsConfig = require("./npmts.config");
 const NpmtsMods = require("./npmts.mods");
 const NpmtsWatch = require("./npmts.watch");
 const NpmtsShip = require("./npmts.ship");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("./npmts.log");
 exports.run = () => {
     let done = q.defer();
     let npmtsProjectInfo = new plugins.projectinfo.ProjectinfoNpm(paths.npmtsPackageRoot);
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ exports.run = () => {
     })
         .then((configArg) => {
         let done = q.defer();
-        npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.start('loading additional modules...');
+        plugins.beautylog.ora.start('loading additional modules...');
         NpmtsMods.mod00.load()
             .then((mod00) => {
             return mod00.run(configArg);
diff --git a/dist/npmts.config.js b/dist/npmts.config.js
index 26cd74b..6c12ac2 100644
--- a/dist/npmts.config.js
+++ b/dist/npmts.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 const plugins = require("./npmts.plugins");
 const paths = require("./npmts.paths");
 const q = require("smartq");
-const npmts_log_1 = require("./npmts.log");
 ;
 exports.run = function (argvArg) {
     let done = q.defer();
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ exports.run = function (argvArg) {
         watch: false
     };
     // mix with configfile
-    npmts_log_1.npmtsOra.text('running npmextra');
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('running npmextra');
     let localNpmextra = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(paths.cwd);
     let config = localNpmextra.dataFor('npmts', defaultConfig);
     // add argv
diff --git a/dist/npmts.log.d.ts b/dist/npmts.log.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a9f65ec..0000000
--- a/dist/npmts.log.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import { Ora } from 'beautylog';
-export declare let npmtsOra: Ora;
diff --git a/dist/npmts.log.js b/dist/npmts.log.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bb9cf..0000000
--- a/dist/npmts.log.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-const beautylog_1 = require("beautylog");
-exports.npmtsOra = new beautylog_1.Ora('setting up TaskChain', 'cyan');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f58ba50..fc7e4e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "@types/gulp-sourcemaps": "0.0.29",
     "@types/minimatch": "^2.0.29",
     "@types/through2": "^2.0.32",
-    "beautylog": "6.0.6",
+    "beautylog": "6.1.0",
     "depcheck": "^0.6.7",
     "early": "^2.0.35",
     "gulp": "3.9.1",
diff --git a/ts/mod00/index.ts b/ts/mod00/index.ts
index 85e0307..b5be7c7 100644
--- a/ts/mod00/index.ts
+++ b/ts/mod00/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * -------------------------------------------- */
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 
-import { npmtsOra } from '../npmts.log'
 import { INpmtsConfig } from '../npmts.config'
 
 import * as plugins from './mod00.plugins'
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import * as NpmtsCompile from './mod00.compile'
 
 export let run = function(configArg: INpmtsConfig): Promise<INpmtsConfig> {
     let done = q.defer<INpmtsConfig>()
-    npmtsOra.text('starting TypeScript Compilation')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('starting TypeScript Compilation')
     NpmtsClean.run(configArg)
         .then(NpmtsCheck.run)
         .then(NpmtsCompile.run)
diff --git a/ts/mod00/mod00.assets.ts b/ts/mod00/mod00.assets.ts
index af9811c..a794ed1 100644
--- a/ts/mod00/mod00.assets.ts
+++ b/ts/mod00/mod00.assets.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 
 import paths = require('../npmts.paths')
-import { npmtsOra } from '../npmts.log'
 
 import plugins = require('./mod00.plugins')
 import { projectInfo } from '../mod00/mod00.check'
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import { projectInfo } from '../mod00/mod00.check'
 export let run = function(configArg){
     let done = q.defer()
     let config = configArg
-    npmtsOra.text('now looking at ' + 'required assets'.yellow)
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('now looking at ' + 'required assets'.yellow)
     if (config.cli === true) {
         let mainJsPath = projectInfo.packageJson.main
         let cliJsString: string = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(plugins.path.join(paths.npmtsAssetsDir,'cli.js'))
diff --git a/ts/mod00/mod00.check.ts b/ts/mod00/mod00.check.ts
index f8ecbc3..7c7c63e 100644
--- a/ts/mod00/mod00.check.ts
+++ b/ts/mod00/mod00.check.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as q from 'smartq'
 import { ProjectinfoNpm } from 'projectinfo'
 
 import * as paths from '../npmts.paths'
-import { npmtsOra } from '../npmts.log'
 
 import * as plugins from './mod00.plugins'
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ export let projectInfo: ProjectinfoNpm
 
 let checkProjectTypings = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer()
-    npmtsOra.text('Check Module: Check Project Typings...')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: Check Project Typings...')
     projectInfo = new ProjectinfoNpm(paths.cwd)
     if (typeof projectInfo.packageJson.typings === 'undefined') {
         plugins.beautylog.error(`please add typings field to package.json`)
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ const depcheckOptions = {
 
 let checkDependencies = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer()
-    npmtsOra.text('Check Module: Check Dependencies...')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: Check Dependencies...')
     let depcheckOptionsMerged = plugins.lodash.merge(depcheckOptions, {
         ignoreDirs: [ // folder with these names will be ignored
             'test',
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ let checkDependencies = (configArg) => {
 
 let checkDevDependencies = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer()
-    npmtsOra.text('Check Module: Check devDependencies...')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: Check devDependencies...')
     let depcheckOptionsMerged = plugins.lodash.merge(depcheckOptions, {
         ignoreDirs: [ // folder with these names will be ignored
             'ts',
@@ -109,14 +108,14 @@ let checkDevDependencies = (configArg) => {
 
 let checkNodeVersion = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer()
-    npmtsOra.text('checking node version')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('checking node version')
     done.resolve(configArg)
     return done.promise
 }
 
 export let run = (configArg) => {
     let done = q.defer()
-    npmtsOra.text('Check Module: ...')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Check Module: ...')
     checkProjectTypings(configArg)
         .then(checkDependencies)
         .then(checkDevDependencies)
diff --git a/ts/mod00/mod00.clean.ts b/ts/mod00/mod00.clean.ts
index f585536..964896a 100644
--- a/ts/mod00/mod00.clean.ts
+++ b/ts/mod00/mod00.clean.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 import paths = require('../npmts.paths')
 
-import { npmtsOra } from '../npmts.log'
-
 import plugins = require('./mod00.plugins')
 
 /**
  * removes the  dist directory which will be entirely rebuild
  */
 let removeDist = function () {
-    npmtsOra.text('cleaning dist folder')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('cleaning dist folder')
     return plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(paths.distDir)
 }
 
@@ -29,12 +27,12 @@ let removeTestDeclarations = function () {
  * remove old pages
  */
 let removePages = function () {
-    npmtsOra.text('cleaning pages folder')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('cleaning pages folder')
     return plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(paths.pagesDir)
 }
 
 export let run = function (configArg) {
-    npmtsOra.text('cleaning up from previous builds...')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('cleaning up from previous builds...')
     let done = q.defer()
     removeDist()
         .then(removeTestDeclarations)
diff --git a/ts/mod00/mod00.compile.ts b/ts/mod00/mod00.compile.ts
index dab1929..e8c1164 100644
--- a/ts/mod00/mod00.compile.ts
+++ b/ts/mod00/mod00.compile.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 
 import * as paths from '../npmts.paths'
-import { npmtsOra } from '../npmts.log'
 
 import * as plugins from './mod00.plugins'
 
 export let run = function (configArg) {
     let done = q.defer()
     let config = configArg
-    npmtsOra.text('now compiling ' + 'TypeScript'.yellow)
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('now compiling ' + 'TypeScript'.yellow)
     plugins.tsn.compileGlobStringObject(config.ts,config.tsOptions,paths.cwd)
         .then(() => {
             plugins.beautylog.ok('compiled main TypeScript!')
diff --git a/ts/mod01/index.ts b/ts/mod01/index.ts
index cf0d37c..fa6a9a5 100644
--- a/ts/mod01/index.ts
+++ b/ts/mod01/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 
 import * as paths from '../npmts.paths'
-import { npmtsOra } from '../npmts.log'
 import { INpmtsConfig } from '../npmts.config'
 
 import * as plugins from './mod01.plugins'
diff --git a/ts/mod02/index.ts b/ts/mod02/index.ts
index 793eed3..7812d55 100644
--- a/ts/mod02/index.ts
+++ b/ts/mod02/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import paths = require('../npmts.paths')
 
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 
-import { npmtsOra } from '../npmts.log'
 import { INpmtsConfig } from '../npmts.config'
 
 /**
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ import { INpmtsConfig } from '../npmts.config'
  * @returns INpmtsConfig
  */
 let mocha = function (configArg: INpmtsConfig) {
-    npmtsOra.text('Instrumentalizing and testing transpiled JS')
-    npmtsOra.end() // end npmtsOra for tests.
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('Instrumentalizing and testing transpiled JS')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.end() // end plugins.beautylog.ora for tests.
     let done = q.defer()
 
     let coverageSmartstream = new plugins.smartstream.Smartstream([
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ export let run = function (configArg: INpmtsConfig) {
     let done = q.defer<INpmtsConfig>()
     let config = configArg
     if (config.test === true) {
-        npmtsOra.text('now starting tests')
+        plugins.beautylog.ora.text('now starting tests')
         plugins.beautylog.log(
             '------------------------------------------------------\n' +
             '*************************** TESTS: ***************************\n' +
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ export let run = function (configArg: INpmtsConfig) {
                 done.resolve(config)
             }).catch(err => { console.log(err) })
     } else {
-        npmtsOra.end()
+        plugins.beautylog.ora.end()
         done.resolve(config)
     }
     return done.promise
diff --git a/ts/npmts.cli.ts b/ts/npmts.cli.ts
index f516e5a..a107504 100644
--- a/ts/npmts.cli.ts
+++ b/ts/npmts.cli.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import * as NpmtsMods from './npmts.mods'
 import * as NpmtsWatch from './npmts.watch'
 import * as NpmtsShip from './npmts.ship'
 
-import { npmtsOra } from './npmts.log'
-
 export let run = () => {
     let done = q.defer()
     let npmtsProjectInfo = new plugins.projectinfo.ProjectinfoNpm(paths.npmtsPackageRoot)
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ export let run = () => {
         })
         .then((configArg: NpmtsConfig.INpmtsConfig) => {
             let done = q.defer()
-            npmtsOra.start('loading additional modules...')
+            plugins.beautylog.ora.start('loading additional modules...')
             NpmtsMods.mod00.load()
                 .then((mod00) => {
                     return mod00.run(configArg)
diff --git a/ts/npmts.config.ts b/ts/npmts.config.ts
index f0d0d92..a154765 100644
--- a/ts/npmts.config.ts
+++ b/ts/npmts.config.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import paths = require('./npmts.paths')
 
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 
-import { npmtsOra } from './npmts.log'
-
 export type npmtsMode = 'default' | 'custom'
 
 export interface INpmtsConfig {
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ export let run = function (argvArg) {
     }
 
     // mix with configfile
-    npmtsOra.text('running npmextra')
+    plugins.beautylog.ora.text('running npmextra')
 
     let localNpmextra = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(paths.cwd)
     let config: INpmtsConfig = localNpmextra.dataFor<INpmtsConfig>(
diff --git a/ts/npmts.log.ts b/ts/npmts.log.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a92cae1..0000000
--- a/ts/npmts.log.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import {Ora} from 'beautylog'
-export let npmtsOra = new Ora('setting up TaskChain','cyan')