diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ccd0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+monitor-setup.log
diff --git a/hdr-helper b/hdr-helper
index 94d1b85..3c79f93 100755
--- a/hdr-helper
+++ b/hdr-helper
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ import_config() {
       exit -2
     fi
   else
-    echo "Error: monitor.conf file not found. Please ensure it's been properly setup."
+    echo "❌ Error: monitor.conf file not found. Please ensure it's been properly setup."
+    echo "Try running 'hdr-helper -a' to try automatically generating one."
     exit -3
   fi
 }
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ elif [[ $1 == "-t" ]] || [[ $1 == "--test" ]]; then
 elif [[ $1 == "-a" ]] || [[ $1 == "--auto-setup-conf-file" ]]; then
   setup_conf_file
 elif [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then # Automatically Toggle HDR | Default Behaviour
+  import_config
   auto_hdr
 else
   show_help
diff --git a/monitor-setup.py b/monitor-setup.py
index e2d61b5..d61dca7 100644
--- a/monitor-setup.py
+++ b/monitor-setup.py
@@ -55,13 +55,20 @@ class MonitorSetup():
         if search_output:
             self.output_name = search_output.group(1)
             
-    def print_display_info(self):
-        print(f"Output Name: {self.output_name}")
-        print(f"Default Mode: {self.default_mode}")
-        print(f"Alternative Rate: {self.alt_rate}")
-        print(f"Alternative Resolution and Rate: {self.alt_res_and_rate}")
+    def log_display_info(self):
+        _log_file = "monitor-setup.log"
+        with open(_log_file, "w") as file:
+            file.write(f"Output Name: {self.output_name}\n")
+            file.write(f"Default Mode: {self.default_mode}\n")
+            file.write(f"Alternative Rate: {self.alt_rate}\n")
+            file.write(f"Alternative Resolution and Rate: {self.alt_res_and_rate}")
+        
+        if os.path.isfile(_log_file):
+            print(f"Log file was written to {os.path.join(os.getcwd(),_log_file)}")
 
     def edit_config_file(self):
+        _validation_check_cnt = 0
+        
         if os.path.isfile(self._stg_conf_file):
             with open(self._stg_conf_file, "r") as file:
                 lines = file.readlines()
@@ -70,17 +77,29 @@ class MonitorSetup():
                 for line in lines:
                     if "MONITOR=" in line:
                         line = line.replace("MONITOR=\n", f"MONITOR={self.output_name}\n")
+                        _validation_check_cnt += 1
                     elif "NATIVE_RES=" in line:
                         line = line.replace("NATIVE_RES=\n", f"NATIVE_RES={self.default_mode}\n")
+                        _validation_check_cnt += 1
 
                     # Prefer alt_rate if available, otherwise alt_res_and_rate
                     if "TEMP_RES=" in line:
                         if self.alt_rate:
                             line = line.replace("TEMP_RES=\n", f"TEMP_RES={self.alt_rate}\n")
+                            _validation_check_cnt += 1
                         elif self.alt_res_and_rate:
                             line = line.replace("TEMP_RES=\n", f"TEMP_RES={self.alt_res_and_rate}\n")
+                            _validation_check_cnt += 1
                         
                     file.write(line)
+
+            if _validation_check_cnt != 3:  
+                print("❌ Automation configuration failed, one or more settings could not be detected.")
+                self.log_display_info()
+                exit(-1)
+               
+            if not os.path.isfile(self._stg_conf_file):
+                print("❌ Error creating configuration file.")
             
     def copy_config_file(self):
         if not os.path.exists(self._conf_file_dir):
@@ -93,6 +112,7 @@ class MonitorSetup():
         # Copy staging config file to target location
         if os.path.isfile(self._stg_conf_file):
             shutil.copy(self._stg_conf_file, self._conf_file_path)
+            print(f"✅ Configuration file was copied to location: {self._conf_file_path}")
         
 
 setup = MonitorSetup()