diff --git a/members/libpt-cli/examples/cli.rs b/members/libpt-cli/examples/cli.rs
index 91fdcad..345a365 100644
--- a/members/libpt-cli/examples/cli.rs
+++ b/members/libpt-cli/examples/cli.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,17 @@ struct Cli {
 
 fn main() {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
-    let _logger = Logger::builder()
-        .max_level(cli.verbosity.level())
-        .show_time(false)
-        .build();
+    let _logger = {
+        let mut this = {
+            let mut this = Logger::builder();
+            let max_level = cli.verbosity.level();
+            this.max_level = max_level;
+            this
+        };
+        this.show_time = false;
+        this
+    }
+    .build();
 
     debug!("logger initialized with level: {}", cli.verbosity.level());
 
diff --git a/members/libpt-cli/examples/repl.rs b/members/libpt-cli/examples/repl.rs
index 28caf93..dc8c357 100644
--- a/members/libpt-cli/examples/repl.rs
+++ b/members/libpt-cli/examples/repl.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@ enum ReplCommand {
 fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // You would normally make a proper cli interface with clap before entering the repl. This is
     // omitted here for brevity
-    let _logger = Logger::builder()
-        .show_time(false)
-        .max_level(Level::INFO)
-        .build()?;
+    let _logger = {
+        let mut this = {
+            let mut this = Logger::builder();
+            this.show_time = false;
+            this
+        };
+        let max_level = Level::INFO;
+        this.max_level = max_level;
+        this
+    }
+    .build()?;
 
     // the compiler can infer that we want to use the ReplCommand enum.
     let mut repl = DefaultRepl::<ReplCommand>::default();
diff --git a/members/libpt-log/src/lib.rs b/members/libpt-log/src/lib.rs
index 0dabf7e..8a4a32f 100644
--- a/members/libpt-log/src/lib.rs
+++ b/members/libpt-log/src/lib.rs
@@ -378,35 +378,35 @@ impl Logger {
     where
         T: fmt::Display,
     {
-        error!("{}", printable)
+        error!("{}", printable);
     }
     /// ## logging at [`Level::WARN`]
     pub fn warn<T>(&self, printable: T)
     where
         T: fmt::Display,
     {
-        warn!("{}", printable)
+        warn!("{}", printable);
     }
     /// ## logging at [`Level::INFO`]
     pub fn info<T>(&self, printable: T)
     where
         T: fmt::Display,
     {
-        info!("{}", printable)
+        info!("{}", printable);
     }
     /// ## logging at [`Level::DEBUG`]
     pub fn debug<T>(&self, printable: T)
     where
         T: fmt::Display,
     {
-        debug!("{}", printable)
+        debug!("{}", printable);
     }
     /// ## logging at [`Level::TRACE`]
     pub fn trace<T>(&self, printable: T)
     where
         T: fmt::Display,
     {
-        trace!("{}", printable)
+        trace!("{}", printable);
     }
 }
 
@@ -430,6 +430,6 @@ impl Default for Logger {
 }
 
 fn new_file_appender(log_dir: PathBuf) -> NonBlocking {
-    let file_appender = tracing_appender::rolling::daily(log_dir.clone(), "log");
+    let file_appender = tracing_appender::rolling::daily(log_dir, "log");
     tracing_appender::non_blocking(file_appender).0
 }