diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 01e92d4..91bc781 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ if(IACore_BUILD_TESTS)
     add_subdirectory(Tests)
 endif()
 
-# -------------------------------------------------
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Local Development Sandboxes (not included in source control)
-# -------------------------------------------------
-if (EXISTS ".local")
-    add_subdirectory(.local)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.local")
+    add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.local")
 endif()
diff --git a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/AsyncOps.cpp b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/AsyncOps.cpp
index 409c377..b07c7ce 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/AsyncOps.cpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/AsyncOps.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+#include <IACore/IACore.hpp>
 #include <IACore/AsyncOps.hpp>
 
 namespace IACore
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ namespace IACore
 
     VOID AsyncOps::InitializeScheduler(IN UINT8 workerCount)
     {
+        IA_RELEASE_ASSERT(IACore::IsMainThread());
         if (!workerCount)
             workerCount = std::max((UINT32) 2, std::thread::hardware_concurrency() - 2);
         for (UINT32 i = 0; i < workerCount; i++)
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ namespace IACore
 
     VOID AsyncOps::TerminateScheduler()
     {
+        IA_RELEASE_ASSERT(IACore::IsMainThread());
+
         for (auto &w : s_scheduleWorkers)
         {
             w.request_stop();
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ namespace IACore
     VOID AsyncOps::ScheduleTask(IN Function<VOID()> task, IN Schedule *schedule, IN Priority priority)
     {
         IA_ASSERT(s_scheduleWorkers.size() && "Scheduler must be initialized before calling this function");
+        IA_RELEASE_ASSERT(IACore::IsMainThread());
 
         schedule->Counter.fetch_add(1);
         {
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ namespace IACore
     VOID AsyncOps::WaitForScheduleCompletion(IN Schedule *schedule)
     {
         IA_ASSERT(s_scheduleWorkers.size() && "Scheduler must be initialized before calling this function");
+        IA_RELEASE_ASSERT(IACore::IsMainThread());
 
         while (schedule->Counter.load() > 0)
         {
diff --git a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp
index bd2edf8..4658b40 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace IACore
 
     VOID Terminate()
     {
+        IA_RELEASE_ASSERT(IsMainThread());
         Logger::Terminate();
     }
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ namespace IACore
 
     FLOAT64 GetSecondsCount()
     {
-        return (HRClock::now() - g_startTime).count();
+        return (FLOAT64) GetTicksCount() / 1000.0;
     }
 
     UINT32 GetRandom(IN UINT32 seed)
diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/Logger.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/Logger.hpp
index cb5bd3d..a3b8bbe 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/Logger.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/Logger.hpp
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-// IACore-OSS; The Core Library for All IA Open Source Projects 
+// IACore-OSS; The Core Library for All IA Open Source Projects
 // Copyright (C) 2025 IAS (ias@iasoft.dev)
-// 
+//
 // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 // the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 // (at your option) any later version.
-// 
+//
 // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 // GNU General Public License for more details.
-// 
+//
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
@@ -56,7 +56,27 @@ namespace IACore
         }
 
       private:
-#if IA_ENABLE_LOGGING > 0
+#if IA_DISABLE_LOGGING > 0
+        STATIC VOID LogStatus(IN String &&msg)
+        {
+            UNUSED(msg);
+        }
+
+        STATIC VOID LogInfo(IN String &&msg)
+        {
+            UNUSED(msg);
+        }
+
+        STATIC VOID LogWarn(IN String &&msg)
+        {
+            UNUSED(msg);
+        }
+
+        STATIC VOID LogError(IN String &&msg)
+        {
+            UNUSED(msg);
+        }
+#else
         STATIC VOID LogStatus(IN String &&msg)
         {
             if (s_logLevel <= ELogLevel::VERBOSE)
@@ -80,26 +100,6 @@ namespace IACore
             if (s_logLevel <= ELogLevel::ERROR)
                 LogInternal(__CC_RED, "ERROR", IA_MOVE(msg));
         }
-#else
-        STATIC VOID LogStatus(IN String &&msg)
-        {
-            UNUSED(msg);
-        }
-
-        STATIC VOID LogInfo(IN String &&msg)
-        {
-            UNUSED(msg);
-        }
-
-        STATIC VOID LogWarn(IN String &&msg)
-        {
-            UNUSED(msg);
-        }
-
-        STATIC VOID LogError(IN String &&msg)
-        {
-            UNUSED(msg);
-        }
 #endif
 
         STATIC VOID LogInternal(IN PCCHAR prefix, IN PCCHAR tag, IN String &&msg);
@@ -114,4 +114,4 @@ namespace IACore
         friend VOID Initialize();
         friend VOID Terminate();
     };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace IACore
\ No newline at end of file