diff --git a/lib/dbsteward.go b/lib/dbsteward.go
index 913e871..d2547dd 100644
--- a/lib/dbsteward.go
+++ b/lib/dbsteward.go
@@ -123,17 +123,17 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) ArgParse() {
 	// XML file parameter sanity checks
 	if len(args.XmlFiles) > 0 {
 		if len(args.OldXmlFiles) > 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("Parameter error: xml and oldxml options are not to be mixed. Did you mean newxml?")
+			dbsteward.fatal("Parameter error: xml and oldxml options are not to be mixed. Did you mean newxml?")
 		}
 		if len(args.NewXmlFiles) > 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("Parameter error: xml and newxml options are not to be mixed. Did you mean oldxml?")
+			dbsteward.fatal("Parameter error: xml and newxml options are not to be mixed. Did you mean oldxml?")
 		}
 	}
 	if len(args.OldXmlFiles) > 0 && len(args.NewXmlFiles) == 0 {
-		dbsteward.Fatal("Parameter error: oldxml needs newxml specified for differencing to occur")
+		dbsteward.fatal("Parameter error: oldxml needs newxml specified for differencing to occur")
 	}
 	if len(args.NewXmlFiles) > 0 && len(args.OldXmlFiles) == 0 {
-		dbsteward.Fatal("Parameter error: oldxml needs newxml specified for differencing to occur")
+		dbsteward.fatal("Parameter error: oldxml needs newxml specified for differencing to occur")
 	}
 
 	// database connectivity values
@@ -199,20 +199,20 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) ArgParse() {
 	// validate mode parameters
 	if mode == ModeXmlDataInsert {
 		if len(args.XmlFiles) == 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("xmldatainsert needs xml parameter defined")
+			dbsteward.fatal("xmldatainsert needs xml parameter defined")
 		} else if len(args.XmlFiles) > 1 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("xmldatainsert only supports one xml file")
+			dbsteward.fatal("xmldatainsert only supports one xml file")
 		}
 	}
 	if mode == ModeExtract || mode == ModeDbDataDiff {
 		if len(args.DbHost) == 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("dbhost not specified")
+			dbsteward.fatal("dbhost not specified")
 		}
 		if len(args.DbName) == 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("dbname not specified")
+			dbsteward.fatal("dbname not specified")
 		}
 		if len(args.DbUser) == 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("dbuser not specified")
+			dbsteward.fatal("dbuser not specified")
 		}
 		if args.DbPassword == nil {
 			p, err := util.PromptPassword("[DBSteward] Enter password for postgres://%s@%s:%d/%s: ", args.DbUser, args.DbHost, args.DbPort, args.DbName)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) ArgParse() {
 	}
 	if mode == ModeExtract || mode == ModeSqlDiff {
 		if len(args.OutputFile) == 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("output file not specified")
+			dbsteward.fatal("output file not specified")
 		}
 	}
 	if mode == ModeXmlSlonyId {
@@ -230,14 +230,14 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) ArgParse() {
 			if args.SlonyIdIn[0] == args.SlonyIdOut {
 				// TODO(go,nth) resolve filepaths to do this correctly
 				// TODO(go,nth) check all SlonyIdIn elements
-				dbsteward.Fatal("slonyidin and slonyidout file paths should not be the same")
+				dbsteward.fatal("slonyidin and slonyidout file paths should not be the same")
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(args.OutputDir) > 0 {
 		if !util.IsDir(args.OutputDir) {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("outputdir is not a directory, must be a writable directory")
+			dbsteward.fatal("outputdir is not a directory, must be a writable directory")
 		}
 		dbsteward.fileOutputDirectory = args.OutputDir
 	}
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) ArgParse() {
 
 	if args.XmlCollectDataAddendums > 0 {
 		if mode != ModeDbDataDiff {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("--xmlcollectdataaddendums is only supported for fresh builds")
+			dbsteward.fatal("--xmlcollectdataaddendums is only supported for fresh builds")
 		}
 		// dammit go
 		// invalid operation: args.XmlCollectDataAddendums > len(args.XmlFiles) (mismatched types uint and int)
 		if int(args.XmlCollectDataAddendums) > len(args.XmlFiles) {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("Cannot collect more data addendums than files provided")
+			dbsteward.fatal("Cannot collect more data addendums than files provided")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) ArgParse() {
 	case ModeSlonyDiff:
 		dbsteward.doSlonyDiff(args.SlonyDiffOld, args.SlonyDiffNew)
 	default:
-		dbsteward.Fatal("No operation specified")
+		dbsteward.fatal("No operation specified")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) Logger() *slog.Logger {
 	return dbsteward.slogLogger
 }
 
-func (dbsteward *DBSteward) Fatal(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (dbsteward *DBSteward) fatal(s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	dbsteward.logger.Fatal().Msgf(s, args...)
 }
 func (dbsteward *DBSteward) fatalIfError(err error, s string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -319,20 +319,10 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) fatalIfError(err error, s string, args ...interface{
 	}
 }
 
-func (dbsteward *DBSteward) Warning(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (dbsteward *DBSteward) warning(s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	dbsteward.logger.Warn().Msgf(s, args...)
 }
 
-func (dbsteward *DBSteward) Error(s string, args ...interface{}) {
-	dbsteward.logger.Error().Msgf(s, args...)
-}
-
-func (dbsteward *DBSteward) ErrorIfError(err error, s string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if err != nil {
-		dbsteward.logger.Error().Err(err).Msgf(s, args...)
-	}
-}
-
 func (dbsteward *DBSteward) Info(s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	dbsteward.logger.Info().Msgf(s, args...)
 }
@@ -382,7 +372,7 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) reconcileSqlFormat(target, requested ir.SqlFormat) i
 				return target
 			}
 
-			dbsteward.Warning("XML is targeted for %s but you are forcing %s. Things will probably break!", target, requested)
+			dbsteward.warning("XML is targeted for %s but you are forcing %s. Things will probably break!", target, requested)
 			return requested
 		}
 
@@ -411,7 +401,7 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) defineSqlFormatDefaultValues(SqlFormat ir.SqlFormat,
 
 	if SqlFormat != ir.SqlFormatPgsql8 {
 		if len(args.PgDataXml) > 0 {
-			dbsteward.Fatal("pgdataxml parameter is not supported by %s driver", SqlFormat)
+			dbsteward.fatal("pgdataxml parameter is not supported by %s driver", SqlFormat)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -445,19 +435,19 @@ func (dbsteward *DBSteward) doXmlDataInsert(defFile string, dataFile string) {
 
 			dataRows := dataTable.Rows
 			if dataRows == nil {
-				dbsteward.Fatal("table %s in %s does not have a <rows> element", dataTable.Name, dataFile)
+				dbsteward.fatal("table %s in %s does not have a <rows> element", dataTable.Name, dataFile)
 			}
 
 			if len(dataRows.Columns) == 0 {
-				dbsteward.Fatal("Unexpected: no rows[columns] found in table %s in file %s", dataTable.Name, dataFile)
+				dbsteward.fatal("Unexpected: no rows[columns] found in table %s in file %s", dataTable.Name, dataFile)
 			}
 
 			if len(dataRows.Rows) > 1 {
-				dbsteward.Fatal("Unexpected: more than one rows->row found in table %s in file %s", dataTable.Name, dataFile)
+				dbsteward.fatal("Unexpected: more than one rows->row found in table %s in file %s", dataTable.Name, dataFile)
 			}
 
 			if len(dataRows.Rows[0].Columns) != len(dataRows.Columns) {
-				dbsteward.Fatal("Unexpected: Table %s in %s defines %d colums but has %d <col> elements",
+				dbsteward.fatal("Unexpected: Table %s in %s defines %d colums but has %d <col> elements",
 					dataTable.Name, dataFile, len(dataRows.Columns), len(dataRows.Rows[0].Columns))
 			}
 
diff --git a/lib/loghandler.go b/lib/loghandler.go
index 8554d8e..4d4d0d4 100644
--- a/lib/loghandler.go
+++ b/lib/loghandler.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (h *logHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
 	default:
 		// Should be Error, but in case other levels get define at
 		// least nothing gets lost
-		h.dbsteward.Error(msg)
+		h.dbsteward.logger.Error().Msgf(msg)
 	}
 	h.output.Reset()
 	return nil