diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml.cs
index db969cf4..b2a7281b 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml.cs
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ public class App : Application
 
 		// logging is init'd here
 		AppScaffolding.LibationScaffolding.RunPostMigrationScaffolding(AppScaffolding.Variety.Chardonnay, config);
+		Program.LoggingEnabled = true;
 	}
 
 	private static void ShowMainWindow(IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/Settings/Important.axaml b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/Settings/Important.axaml
index 7745a507..f5e0799e 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/Settings/Important.axaml
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/Settings/Important.axaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			 x:DataType="vm:ImportantSettingsVM"
              x:Class="LibationAvalonia.Controls.Settings.Important">
 
-	<Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,*">
+	<Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto,*">
 		<controls:GroupBox
 			Grid.Row="0"
 			Margin="5"
@@ -69,9 +69,16 @@
 			</StackPanel>
 
 		</controls:GroupBox>
+		<CheckBox
+			Grid.Row="1"
+			Margin="10,5"
+			IsChecked="{CompiledBinding UseWebView, Mode=TwoWay}">
+			<TextBlock Text="{CompiledBinding UseWebViewText}" />
+
+			</CheckBox>
 
 		<StackPanel
-			Grid.Row="1" Margin="5"
+			Grid.Row="2" Margin="5"
 			Orientation="Horizontal">
 
 			<TextBlock
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@
 		</StackPanel>
 
 		<controls:GroupBox
-			Grid.Row="2"
+			Grid.Row="3"
 			Margin="5"
 			Label="Display Settings">
 			<Grid
@@ -151,7 +158,7 @@
 		</controls:GroupBox>
 
 		<Grid
-			Grid.Row="3"
+			Grid.Row="4"
 			ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*"
 			Margin="10"
 			VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/Login/AvaloniaLoginChoiceEager.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/Login/AvaloniaLoginChoiceEager.cs
index 65c1404b..00a56041 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/Login/AvaloniaLoginChoiceEager.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/Login/AvaloniaLoginChoiceEager.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs.Login
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				if (await BrowserLoginAsync(choiceIn.LoginUrl) is ChoiceOut external)
+				if (Configuration.Instance.UseWebView && await BrowserLoginAsync(choiceIn.LoginUrl) is ChoiceOut external)
 					return external;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Program.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Program.cs
index c437fb36..ff5c7709 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Program.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Program.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ApplicationServices;
 using AppScaffolding;
 using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
 using ReactiveUI.Avalonia;
 using LibationFileManager;
 using LibationAvalonia.Dialogs;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia
 	static class Program
 	{
 		private static System.Threading.Lock SetupLock { get; } = new();
-		private static bool LoggingEnabled { get; set; }
+		internal static bool LoggingEnabled { get; set; }
 		[STAThread]
 		static void Main(string[] args)
 		{
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
+				if (new StackTrace(ex).GetFrames().Any(f => f.GetMethod()?.DeclaringType == typeof(NativeWebDialog)))
+				{
+					//Many of the NativeWebDialog exceptions cannot be handled by user code,
+					//so a webview failure is a fatal error. Disable webview usage and rely
+					//on the external browser login method instead.
+					Configuration.Instance.UseWebView = false;
+				}
 				LogAndShowCrashMessage(ex);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/Settings/ImportantSettingsVM.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/Settings/ImportantSettingsVM.cs
index 22bf08ee..f651640b 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/Settings/ImportantSettingsVM.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/Settings/ImportantSettingsVM.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.ViewModels.Settings
 			OverwriteExisting = config.OverwriteExisting;
 			CreationTime = DateTimeSources.SingleOrDefault(v => v.Value == config.CreationTime) ?? DateTimeSources[0];
 			LastWriteTime = DateTimeSources.SingleOrDefault(v => v.Value == config.LastWriteTime) ?? DateTimeSources[0];
+			UseWebView = config.UseWebView;
 			LoggingLevel = config.LogLevel;
 			GridScaleFactor = scaleFactorToLinearRange(config.GridScaleFactor);
 			GridFontScaleFactor = scaleFactorToLinearRange(config.GridFontScaleFactor);
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.ViewModels.Settings
 			config.OverwriteExisting = OverwriteExisting;
 			config.CreationTime = CreationTime.Value;
 			config.LastWriteTime = LastWriteTime.Value;
+			config.UseWebView = UseWebView;
 			config.LogLevel = LoggingLevel;
 		}
 
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.ViewModels.Settings
 			= Enum.GetValues<Configuration.DateTimeSource>()
 			.Select(v => new EnumDisplay<Configuration.DateTimeSource>(v))
 			.ToArray();
+
+		public string UseWebViewText { get; } = Configuration.GetDescription(nameof(Configuration.UseWebView));
 		public Serilog.Events.LogEventLevel[] LoggingLevels { get; } = Enum.GetValues<Serilog.Events.LogEventLevel>();
 		public string GridScaleFactorText { get; } = Configuration.GetDescription(nameof(Configuration.GridScaleFactor));
 		public string GridFontScaleFactorText { get; } = Configuration.GetDescription(nameof(Configuration.GridFontScaleFactor));
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.ViewModels.Settings
 		public float GridFontScaleFactor { get; set; }
 		public EnumDisplay<Configuration.DateTimeSource> CreationTime { get; set; }
 		public EnumDisplay<Configuration.DateTimeSource> LastWriteTime { get; set; }
+		public bool UseWebView { get; set; }
 		public Serilog.Events.LogEventLevel LoggingLevel { get; set; }
 
 		public string ThemeVariant
diff --git a/Source/LibationFileManager/Configuration.PersistentSettings.cs b/Source/LibationFileManager/Configuration.PersistentSettings.cs
index a4425ff9..5d758cdb 100644
--- a/Source/LibationFileManager/Configuration.PersistentSettings.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationFileManager/Configuration.PersistentSettings.cs
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ namespace LibationFileManager
 		[Description("Automatically run periodic scans in the background?")]
 		public bool AutoScan { get => GetNonString(defaultValue: true); set => SetNonString(value); }
 
+		[Description("Use Libation's buit-in web broswer to log into Audible?")]
+		public bool UseWebView { get => GetNonString(defaultValue: true); set => SetNonString(value); }
+
 		[Description("Auto download books? After scan, download new books in 'checked' accounts.")]
 		// poorly named setting. Should just be 'AutoDownload'. It is NOT episode specific
 		public bool AutoDownloadEpisodes { get => GetNonString(defaultValue: false); set => SetNonString(value); }