diff --git a/SickBeard.py b/SickBeard.py
index 93804966f8ee6166c2c83a9096a7538ef016db9c..f6ce75ba73a9863d2e649cc49284aeb4f80bf2f6 100755
--- a/SickBeard.py
+++ b/SickBeard.py
@@ -106,13 +106,11 @@ class SickRage(object):
     @staticmethod
     def clear_cache():
         try:
-            cache_folder = ek(os.path.join, sickbeard.CACHE_DIR, 'mako') 
+            cache_folder = ek(os.path.join, sickbeard.CACHE_DIR, 'mako')
             if os.path.isdir(cache_folder):
                 shutil.rmtree(cache_folder)
-            return True
         except Exception:
-            pass
-        return False
+            logger.log(u"Unable to remove the cache/mako directory!", logger.WARNING)
 
     @staticmethod
     def help_message():
@@ -312,15 +310,12 @@ class SickRage(object):
         # Build from the DB to start with
         self.loadShowsFromDB()
 
-        if self.consoleLogging:
-            print "Starting up SickRage " + sickbeard.BRANCH + " from " + sickbeard.CONFIG_FILE
+        logger.log(u"Starting up SickRage [%s] from '%s'" % (sickbeard.BRANCH, sickbeard.CONFIG_FILE))
 
-        # Clean up after update
-        if not self.clear_cache():
-            print u"Unable to remove the cache/mako directory!"
+        self.clear_cache()
 
         if self.forcedPort:
-            print u"Forcing web server to port %s" % self.forcedPort
+            logger.log(u"Forcing web server to port %s" % self.forcedPort)
             self.startPort = self.forcedPort
         else:
             self.startPort = sickbeard.WEB_PORT
@@ -509,8 +504,7 @@ class SickRage(object):
                     pass
 
             # Clean cache
-            if not self.clear_cache():
-                logger.log(u"Halt: Unable to remove the cache/mako directory!", logger.WARNING)
+            self.clear_cache()
 
             # if run as daemon delete the pidfile
             if self.runAsDaemon and self.CREATEPID: