diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 5535e8a..50f27a4 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!.venv/bin/python3
 import streamlit as st
 
-from core.config import setup_config_and_logging
+from core.config import setup_config
 from core.utils.data_loader import DataLoader
 from interface.configuration import Configuration
 from interface.dashboard import Dashboard
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ st.set_page_config(
 @st.cache_data
 def load_config():
     """Load application configuration with unified setup"""
-    return setup_config_and_logging(env="development")
+    return setup_config(env="development")
 
 
 class StreamlitApp:
diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index a01c0c7..8bb30c4 100755
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import pandas as pd
 
-from core.config import setup_config_and_logging
+from core.config import setup_config
 from research.experiment.experiment_runner import ExperimentRunner
 from research.experiment.experiment_tracker import ExperimentTracker
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def show_experiment_details(args):
 def compare_experiments_cmd(args):
     """Compare multiple experiments"""
 
-    config = setup_config_and_logging(env="development")
+    config = setup_config(env="development")
     runner = ExperimentRunner(config)
     comparison = runner.compare_experiments(args.experiment_ids)
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         # Load configuration and setup logging
-        config = setup_config_and_logging(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
+        config = setup_config(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
 
         # Override log level if verbose requested
         if args.verbose:
diff --git a/core/config/__init__.py b/core/config/__init__.py
index 9c26acb..12cbab4 100644
--- a/core/config/__init__.py
+++ b/core/config/__init__.py
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ def load_config(config_path: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None) -> PipelineConfi
     return config_manager.get_config()
 
 
-def setup_config_and_logging(
-    config_path: Optional[Path] = None,
-    env: str = "development"
-) -> PipelineConfig:
+def setup_config(config_path: Optional[Path] = None, env: str = "development") -> PipelineConfig:
     """
     Unified configuration loading and logging setup for all entrypoint scripts.
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e9c58c6..1d2c7e4 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 #!.venv/bin/python3
-import sys
 import argparse
 import logging
-from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import traceback
 
-from core.utils.data_loader import DataLoader
-from core.config import setup_config_and_logging
+from core.config import setup_config
 from core.utils import get_data_file_path
-
-from processing.pipeline import Pipeline
+from core.utils.data_loader import DataLoader
 from processing.batch.batch_config import BatchConfig
-from processing.steps.data_splitting_step import DataSplittingStep
-from processing.steps.llm_annotation_step import LLMAnnotationStep
-from processing.steps.feature_extraction_step import FeatureExtractionStep
+from processing.pipeline import Pipeline
 from processing.steps.data_cleaning_step import DataCleaningStep
+from processing.steps.data_splitting_step import DataSplittingStep
+from processing.steps.feature_extraction_step import FeatureExtractionStep
+from processing.steps.llm_annotation_step import LLMAnnotationStep
 
 
-def create_pipeline_from_config(config) -> Pipeline:
+def create_pipeline(config) -> Pipeline:
     """Create pipeline from configuration"""
     batch_config = BatchConfig(
         batch_size=config.processing.batch_size,
@@ -42,14 +41,13 @@ def create_pipeline_from_config(config) -> Pipeline:
     return pipeline
 
 
-def run_pipeline(config, resume: bool = False) -> int:
+def run_pipeline(config) -> int:
     """Run the complete pipeline"""
     try:
         logging.info(f"Starting pipeline: {config.name} v{config.version}")
 
         # Load input data
         input_file_path = get_data_file_path(config.data.input_file, config)
-
         if not input_file_path.exists():
             logging.error(f"Input file not found: {input_file_path}")
             return 1
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ def run_pipeline(config, resume: bool = False) -> int:
         logging.info(f"Loaded {len(df)} rows, {len(df.columns)} columns")
 
         # Create and run pipeline
-        pipeline = create_pipeline_from_config(config)
+        pipeline = create_pipeline(config)
 
         logging.info("Starting pipeline execution")
         result_df = pipeline.run(df)
@@ -94,46 +92,18 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="DRC Names Processing Pipeline",
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        epilog="""
-Configuration File Examples:
-  config/pipeline.yaml              - Main configuration
-  config/pipeline.development.yaml  - Development environment (default)
-  config/pipeline.production.yaml   - Production environment
-
-Usage Examples:
-  python main.py                                   # Use development config (default)
-  python main.py --config config/pipeline.yaml    # Use specific config
-  python main.py --env production                  # Use production environment
-  python main.py --resume                         # Resume from checkpoints
-        """,
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument("--config", type=Path, help="Path to configuration file")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--env", type=str, default="development",
-        help="Environment name (default: development)"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--resume", action="store_true", help="Resume pipeline from existing checkpoints"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--validate-config", action="store_true", help="Validate configuration file and exit"
     )
+    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Path to configuration file")
+    parser.add_argument("--env", type=str, default="development", help="Environment name")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     try:
-        # Load configuration and setup logging
-        config = setup_config_and_logging(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
-
-        if args.validate_config:
-            print(f"Configuration is valid: {config.name} v{config.version}")
-            return 0
-
-        # Run pipeline
-        return run_pipeline(config, args.resume)
+        config = setup_config(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
+        return run_pipeline(config)
 
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Configuration or pipeline failed: {e}")
+        print(f"Pipeline failed: {e}")
+        traceback.print_exc()
         return 1
 
 
diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index 6c53d43..4e37049 100755
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!.venv/bin/python3
 import argparse
 import sys
+import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from core.config import setup_config_and_logging
+from core.config import setup_config
 from processing.monitoring.data_analyzer import DatasetAnalyzer
 from processing.monitoring.pipeline_monitor import PipelineMonitor
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         # Load configuration and setup logging
-        config = setup_config_and_logging(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
+        config = setup_config(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
 
         monitor = PipelineMonitor()
 
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ def main():
 
             print(f"\n=== Dataset Analysis: {args.file} ===")
             print(f"Total rows: {completion_stats['total_rows']:,}")
-            print(f"Annotated: {completion_stats['annotated_rows']:,} ({completion_stats['annotation_percentage']:.1f}%)")
+            print(
+                f"Annotated: {completion_stats['annotated_rows']:,} ({completion_stats['annotation_percentage']:.1f}%)")
             print(f"Unannotated: {completion_stats['unannotated_rows']:,}")
             print(
                 f"Complete names: {completion_stats['complete_names']:,} ({completion_stats['completeness_percentage']:.1f}%)"
@@ -149,7 +151,8 @@ def main():
         return 0
 
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Monitor command failed: {e}")
+        print(f"Monitoring failed: {e}")
+        traceback.print_exc()
         return 1
 
 
diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 7a451db..849b8b1 100755
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
 #!.venv/bin/python3
 import argparse
+import logging
 import sys
+import traceback
 
-from core.config import setup_config_and_logging
+from core.config import setup_config
 from research.model_trainer import ModelTrainer
 
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Train DRC Names Models")
-    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Path to configuration file")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--env", type=str, default="development",
-        help="Environment name (default: development)"
-    )
     parser.add_argument("--type", type=str, help="Specific model type to train")
     parser.add_argument("--name", type=str, help="Model name")
-
+    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Path to configuration file")
+    parser.add_argument("--env", type=str, default="development", help="Environment name")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     try:
-        # Load configuration and setup logging
-        config = setup_config_and_logging(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
-
-        trainer = ModelTrainer()
+        config = setup_config(config_path=args.config, env=args.env)
+        trainer = ModelTrainer(config)
 
         # Train specific model
         trainer.train_single_model(
@@ -30,11 +26,11 @@ def main():
             model_type=args.type,
             features=["full_name"]
         )
-
         return 0
 
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Training failed: {e}")
+        logging.error(f"Training failed: {e}")
+        traceback.print_exc()
         return 1