diff --git a/cmd/format/format.go b/cmd/format/format.go
index 9a4dffab..829c91a6 100644
--- a/cmd/format/format.go
+++ b/cmd/format/format.go
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ func Run(v *viper.Viper, statz *stats.Stats, cmd *cobra.Command, paths []string)
 		}()
 	}
 
-	// set a prefix on the default logger
-	log.SetPrefix("format")
-
 	var db *bolt.DB
 
 	// open the db unless --no-cache was specified
diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index 0b24c774..1ad40468 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestOnUnmatched(t *testing.T) {
 
 	checkOutput := func(level string, output []byte) {
 		for _, p := range paths {
-			as.Contains(string(output), fmt.Sprintf("%s composite-formatter: no formatter for path: %s", level, p))
+			as.Contains(string(output), fmt.Sprintf("%s no formatter for path: %s", level, p))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/format/composite.go b/format/composite.go
index 48e6746a..8b68a393 100644
--- a/format/composite.go
+++ b/format/composite.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ type CompositeFormatter struct {
 	stats          *stats.Stats
 	globalExcludes []glob.Glob
 
-	log            *log.Logger
 	unmatchedLevel log.Level
 
 	scheduler  *scheduler
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ type CompositeFormatter struct {
 func (c *CompositeFormatter) match(file *walk.File) []*Formatter {
 	// first check if this file has been globally excluded
 	if pathMatches(file.RelPath, c.globalExcludes) {
-		c.log.Debugf("path matched global excludes: %s", file.RelPath)
+		log.Debugf("path matched global excludes: %s", file.RelPath)
 
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func (c *CompositeFormatter) Apply(ctx context.Context, files []*walk.File) erro
 				return fmt.Errorf("no formatter for path: %s", file.RelPath)
 			}
 
-			c.log.Logf(c.unmatchedLevel, "no formatter for path: %s", file.RelPath)
+			log.Logf(c.unmatchedLevel, "no formatter for path: %s", file.RelPath)
 
 			// no further processing to be done, append to the release list
 			toRelease = append(toRelease, file)
@@ -186,8 +185,6 @@ func NewCompositeFormatter(
 		cfg:            cfg,
 		stats:          statz,
 		globalExcludes: globalExcludes,
-
-		log:            log.WithPrefix("composite-formatter"),
 		unmatchedLevel: unmatchedLevel,
 
 		scheduler:  scheduler,
diff --git a/format/formatter.go b/format/formatter.go
index b4b4b11d..fcf1aaa3 100644
--- a/format/formatter.go
+++ b/format/formatter.go
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ func newFormatter(
 
 	// initialise internal state
 	if cfg.Priority > 0 {
-		f.log = log.WithPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("format | %s[%d]", name, cfg.Priority))
+		f.log = log.WithPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("formatter | %s[%d]", name, cfg.Priority))
 	} else {
-		f.log = log.WithPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("format | %s", name))
+		f.log = log.WithPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("formatter | %s", name))
 	}
 
 	f.includes, err = compileGlobs(cfg.Includes)
diff --git a/format/scheduler.go b/format/scheduler.go
index 3dd1452e..c06e2817 100644
--- a/format/scheduler.go
+++ b/format/scheduler.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ func newBatchKey(formatters []*Formatter) batchKey {
 }
 
 type scheduler struct {
-	log         *log.Logger
 	batchSize   int
 	changeLevel log.Level
 	formatters  map[string]*Formatter
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) schedule(ctx context.Context, key batchKey, batch []*walk.Fi
 				s.stats.Add(stats.Changed, 1)
 
 				// log the change (useful for diagnosing issues)
-				s.log.Log(
+				log.Log(
 					s.changeLevel, "file has changed",
 					"path", file.RelPath,
 					"prev_size", file.Info.Size(),
@@ -247,7 +246,6 @@ func newScheduler(
 	eg.SetLimit(runtime.NumCPU())
 
 	return &scheduler{
-		log:         log.WithPrefix("scheduler"),
 		batchSize:   batchSize,
 		changeLevel: changeLevel,
 		formatters:  formatters,
diff --git a/walk/cached.go b/walk/cached.go
index c757ede2..3745d581 100644
--- a/walk/cached.go
+++ b/walk/cached.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func NewCachedReader(db *bolt.DB, batchSize int, delegate Reader) (*CachedReader
 		db:        db,
 		batchSize: batchSize,
 		delegate:  delegate,
-		log:       log.WithPrefix("walk[cache]"),
+		log:       log.WithPrefix("walk | cache"),
 		eg:        eg,
 		updateCh:  make(chan *File, batchSize*runtime.NumCPU()),
 	}
diff --git a/walk/filesystem.go b/walk/filesystem.go
index 000aa9d8..7c22e605 100644
--- a/walk/filesystem.go
+++ b/walk/filesystem.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func NewFilesystemReader(
 	eg := errgroup.Group{}
 
 	r := FilesystemReader{
-		log:       log.WithPrefix("walk[filesystem]"),
+		log:       log.WithPrefix("walk | filesystem"),
 		root:      root,
 		path:      path,
 		batchSize: batchSize,
diff --git a/walk/git.go b/walk/git.go
index 7681d150..fd079e68 100644
--- a/walk/git.go
+++ b/walk/git.go
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ func NewGitReader(
 		path:  path,
 		stats: statz,
 		eg:    &errgroup.Group{},
-		log:   log.WithPrefix("walk[git]"),
+		log:   log.WithPrefix("walk | git"),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/walk/walk.go b/walk/walk.go
index c405a481..c7ab6ff0 100644
--- a/walk/walk.go
+++ b/walk/walk.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/numtide/treefmt/stats"
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func (f *File) Stat() (changed bool, info fs.FileInfo, err error) {
 	// Some formatters mess with the mod time (e.g. dos2unix) but not to the same precision,
 	// triggering false positives.
 	// We truncate everything below a second.
-	if f.Info.ModTime().Truncate(time.Second) != current.ModTime().Truncate(time.Second) {
+	if f.Info.ModTime().Unix() != current.ModTime().Unix() {
 		return true, current, nil
 	}