diff --git a/owasp2nginx.py b/owasp2nginx.py
index 9c76051..25cc935 100644
--- a/owasp2nginx.py
+++ b/owasp2nginx.py
@@ -1,54 +1,102 @@
 import json
 import os
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
 from collections import defaultdict
 
-# Paths
-INPUT_FILE = "owasp_rules.json"
-OUTPUT_DIR = "waf_patterns/nginx"
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+    handlers=[logging.StreamHandler()],
+)
+
+# Constants (configurable via environment variables)
+INPUT_FILE = Path(os.getenv("INPUT_FILE", "owasp_rules.json"))  # Input JSON file
+OUTPUT_DIR = Path(os.getenv("OUTPUT_DIR", "waf_patterns/nginx"))  # Output directory
 
 # Ensure output directory exists
-os.makedirs(OUTPUT_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
 
 def load_owasp_rules(file_path):
-    with open(file_path, "r") as f:
-        return json.load(f)
+    """
+    Load OWASP rules from a JSON file.
+    """
+    try:
+        with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logging.error(f"[!] Input file not found: {file_path}")
+        raise
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        logging.error(f"[!] Invalid JSON in file: {file_path}")
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"[!] Error loading OWASP rules: {e}")
+        raise
+
 
 def generate_nginx_waf(rules):
+    """
+    Generate Nginx WAF configuration files from OWASP rules.
+    """
     categorized_rules = defaultdict(list)
-    
+
     # Group rules by category
     for rule in rules:
-        category = rule.get("category", "generic").lower()
-        categorized_rules[category].append(rule["pattern"])
+        try:
+            category = rule.get("category", "generic").lower()
+            pattern = rule["pattern"]
+            categorized_rules[category].append(pattern)
+        except KeyError as e:
+            logging.warning(f"[!] Skipping invalid rule (missing key: {e}): {rule}")
+            continue
 
     # Convert to Nginx conf files
     for category, patterns in categorized_rules.items():
-        output_file = os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, f"{category}.conf")
-        
-        with open(output_file, "w") as f:
-            f.write(f"# Nginx WAF rules for {category.upper()}\n")
-            f.write(f"location / {{\n")
-            f.write(f"    set $attack_detected 0;\n\n")
-            
-            # Write rules as regex checks
-            for pattern in patterns:
-                f.write(f"    if ($request_uri ~* \"{pattern}\") {{\n")
-                f.write(f"        set $attack_detected 1;\n")
-                f.write(f"    }}\n\n")
-            
-            # Block the request if an attack is detected
-            f.write(f"    if ($attack_detected = 1) {{\n")
-            f.write(f"        return 403;\n")
-            f.write(f"    }}\n")
-            f.write(f"}}\n")
-        
-        print(f"[+] Generated {output_file} ({len(patterns)} patterns)")
+        output_file = OUTPUT_DIR / f"{category}.conf"
+
+        try:
+            with open(output_file, "w") as f:
+                f.write(f"# Nginx WAF rules for {category.upper()}\n")
+                f.write("location / {\n")
+                f.write("    set $attack_detected 0;\n\n")
+
+                # Write rules as regex checks
+                for pattern in patterns:
+                    f.write(f'    if ($request_uri ~* "{pattern}") {{\n')
+                    f.write("        set $attack_detected 1;\n")
+                    f.write("    }\n\n")
+
+                # Block the request if an attack is detected
+                f.write("    if ($attack_detected = 1) {\n")
+                f.write("        return 403;\n")
+                f.write("    }\n")
+                f.write("}\n")
+
+            logging.info(f"[+] Generated {output_file} ({len(patterns)} patterns)")
+        except IOError as e:
+            logging.error(f"[!] Failed to write to {output_file}: {e}")
+            raise
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main function to execute the script.
+    """
+    try:
+        logging.info("[*] Loading OWASP rules...")
+        owasp_rules = load_owasp_rules(INPUT_FILE)
+
+        logging.info(f"[*] Generating Nginx WAF configs from {len(owasp_rules)} rules...")
+        generate_nginx_waf(owasp_rules)
+
+        logging.info("[✔] Nginx WAF configurations generated successfully.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.critical(f"[!] Script failed: {e}")
+        exit(1)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print("[*] Loading OWASP rules...")
-    owasp_rules = load_owasp_rules(INPUT_FILE)
-
-    print(f"[*] Generating Nginx WAF configs from {len(owasp_rules)} rules...")
-    generate_nginx_waf(owasp_rules)
-    
-    print("[✔] Nginx WAF configurations generated successfully.")
+    main()