diff --git a/cmd/lightSync.go b/cmd/lightSync.go
index ff337640..1b10163b 100644
--- a/cmd/lightSync.go
+++ b/cmd/lightSync.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ func lightSync() {
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("ValidateHeaders failed in lightSync: ", err)
 			}
-			window.Log(os.Stdout)
+			log.Info(window.GetString())
 		case n := <-missingBlocksPopulated:
 			if n == 0 {
 				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
diff --git a/cmd/sync.go b/cmd/sync.go
index 243ffb2e..8e1840d3 100644
--- a/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ func sync() {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			window := validator.ValidateBlocks()
-			window.Log(os.Stdout)
+			log.Info(window.GetString())
 		case <-missingBlocksPopulated:
 			go backFillAllBlocks(blockChain, blockRepository, missingBlocksPopulated, startingBlockNumber)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/history/validation_window.go b/pkg/history/validation_window.go
index fb843907..f6ba1a18 100644
--- a/pkg/history/validation_window.go
+++ b/pkg/history/validation_window.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 package history
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/core"
-	"io"
 	"text/template"
 )
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func MakeRange(min, max int64) []int64 {
 	return a
 }
 
-func (window ValidationWindow) Log(out io.Writer) {
-	ParsedWindowTemplate.Execute(out, window)
+func (window ValidationWindow) GetString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Validating Blocks |%v|-- Validation Window --|%v}|",
+		window.LowerBound, window.UpperBound)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/history/validation_window_test.go b/pkg/history/validation_window_test.go
index 55434f34..50683be4 100644
--- a/pkg/history/validation_window_test.go
+++ b/pkg/history/validation_window_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 package history_test
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
@@ -50,15 +48,4 @@ var _ = Describe("Validation window", func() {
 
 		Expect(numberOfBlocksCreated).To(Equal(expected))
 	})
-
-	It("logs window message", func() {
-		expectedMessage := &bytes.Buffer{}
-		window := history.ValidationWindow{LowerBound: 5, UpperBound: 7}
-		history.ParsedWindowTemplate.Execute(expectedMessage, window)
-		actualMessage := &bytes.Buffer{}
-
-		window.Log(actualMessage)
-
-		Expect(actualMessage).To(Equal(expectedMessage))
-	})
 })