diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0201a8a7..0610804d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.18.3-develop167
+1.18.3-develop168
diff --git a/modules/logs.py b/modules/logs.py
index 072d34b4..62d4be68 100644
--- a/modules/logs.py
+++ b/modules/logs.py
@@ -214,11 +214,10 @@ class MyLogger:
     def ghost(self, text):
         if not self.ignore_ghost:
             try:
-                final_text = f"| {text}"
+                print(self._space(f"| {text}"), end="\r")
             except UnicodeEncodeError:
                 text = text.encode("utf-8")
-                final_text = f"| {text}"
-            print(self._space(final_text), end="\r")
+                print(self._space(f"| {text}"), end="\r")
             self.spacing = len(text) + 2
 
     def exorcise(self):
diff --git a/modules/meta.py b/modules/meta.py
index f2de8ccb..17ee050a 100644
--- a/modules/meta.py
+++ b/modules/meta.py
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ class MetadataFile(DataFile):
                     raise Failed("Image Style Error: style file call attribute is blank")
                 style_dict = style_file[0] if isinstance(style_file, list) else style_file
                 if not isinstance(style_dict, dict):
-                    raise Failed("Image Style Error: style file call attribute is not a dictionary")
+                    raise Failed(f"Image Style Error: style file call attribute: {style_dict} is not a dictionary")
                 elif not style_dict:
                     raise Failed("Image Style Error: style file call attribute dictionary is empty")
                 style_data = self.get_style_data(style_dict, section_key, items_data=section_data[item_attr])
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e1163de4..506f008f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ruamel.yaml==0.17.21
 schedule==1.1.0
 retrying==1.3.4
 pathvalidate==2.5.2
-pillow==9.4.0
+pillow==9.5.0
 num2words==0.5.12
 psutil==5.9.4
 GitPython==3.1.31
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