diff --git a/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1 b/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1
index e17558d..f5f8de2 100644
--- a/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1
+++ b/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ Get-ChildItem "$WorkingDir\functions" | ForEach-Object { . $_.FullName }
 #Check if running account is system or interactive logon
 $Script:IsSystem = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().IsSystem
 
-#Run log initialisation function
+#Log initialisation
+$LogFile = "$WorkingDir\logs\updates.log"
 Write-ToLog -LogMsg "CHECK FOR APP UPDATES" -IsHeader
 
 #Get settings and Domain/Local Policies (GPO) if activated.
-$WAUConfig = Get-WAUConfig
+$Script:WAUConfig = Get-WAUConfig
 if ($($WAUPolicies.WAU_ActivateGPOManagement -eq 1)) {
     Write-ToLog "WAU Policies management Enabled."
 }
diff --git a/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1 b/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1
index 1477174..3a1a4f5 100644
--- a/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1
+++ b/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ function Invoke-PostUpdateActions {
     ### End of post update actions ###
 
     #Reset WAU_UpdatePostActions Value
-    $WAUConfig | New-ItemProperty -Name WAU_PostUpdateActions -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
+    New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate" -Name "WAU_PostUpdateActions" -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
 
     #Get updated WAU Config
-    $Script:WAUConfig = Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate"
+    $Script:WAUConfig = Get-WAUConfig
 
     #log
     Write-ToLog "Post Update actions finished" "green"
diff --git a/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WAU.ps1 b/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WAU.ps1
index be415f4..035c29c 100644
--- a/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WAU.ps1
+++ b/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WAU.ps1
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ function Update-WAU {
         Remove-Item -Path $location -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
         #Set new version to registry
-        $WAUConfig | New-ItemProperty -Name DisplayVersion -Value $WAUAvailableVersion -Force | Out-Null
+        New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate" -Name "DisplayVersion" -Value $WAUAvailableVersion -Force | Out-Null
 
         #Set Post Update actions to 1
-        $WAUConfig | New-ItemProperty -Name WAU_PostUpdateActions -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
+        New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate" -Name "WAU_PostUpdateActions" -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
 
         #Send success Notif
         Write-ToLog "WAU Update completed." "Green"