diff --git a/src/zm_logger.cpp b/src/zm_logger.cpp
index 16f66835c..aef3e45fa 100644
--- a/src/zm_logger.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_logger.cpp
@@ -556,13 +556,13 @@ void Logger::logPrint(bool hex, const char * const filepath, const int line, con
   }
 }  // end logPrint
 
-void logInit(const char *name, const Logger::Options &options) {
+void logInit(const std::string &id, const Logger::Options &options) {
   if (Logger::smInstance) {
     delete Logger::smInstance;
   }
 
   Logger::smInstance = new Logger();
-  Logger::smInstance->initialise(name, options);
+  Logger::smInstance->initialise(id, options);
 }
 
 void logTerm() {
diff --git a/src/zm_logger.h b/src/zm_logger.h
index ee358b206..80b6e7ba7 100644
--- a/src/zm_logger.h
+++ b/src/zm_logger.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ private:
   static void usrHandler(int sig);
 
 public:
-  friend void logInit(const char *name, const Options &options);
+  friend void logInit(const std::string &id, const Options &options);
   friend void logTerm();
 
   static Logger *fetch() {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public:
   void logPrint(bool hex, const char * const filepath, const int line, const int level, const char *fstring, ...);
 };
 
-void logInit(const char *name, const Logger::Options &options=Logger::Options());
+void logInit(const std::string &id, const Logger::Options &options=Logger::Options());
 void logTerm();
 inline const std::string &logId() {
   return Logger::fetch()->id();
diff --git a/src/zmc.cpp b/src/zmc.cpp
index 578841729..fc3fe78a3 100644
--- a/src/zmc.cpp
+++ b/src/zmc.cpp
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     logId = fmt::format("zmc_m{}", monitor_id);
   }
 
-  logInit(logId.c_str());
+  logInit(logId);
   zmLoadStaticConfig();
   zmDbConnect();
   zmLoadDBConfig();
-  logInit(logId.c_str());
+  logInit(logId);
 
   hwcaps_detect();
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         monitor->Reload();
       }
       logTerm();
-      logInit(logId.c_str());
+      logInit(logId);
       zm_reload = false;
     }  // end if zm_reload
   }  // end while ! zm_terminate outer connection loop
diff --git a/src/zms.cpp b/src/zms.cpp
index b462e1352..9ad8f32c8 100644
--- a/src/zms.cpp
+++ b/src/zms.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[], char **envp) {
   } else {
     logId = fmt::format("zms_e{}", event_id);
   }
-  logInit(logId.c_str());
+  logInit(logId);
 
   if ( config.opt_use_auth ) {
     User *user = nullptr;