diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index bbc5aafa..8276cd44 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ linters-settings:
       - wrapperFunc
   gofumpt:
     extra-rules: true
-  wsl:
-    auto-fix: true
 
 linters:
   enable:
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ linters:
     - noctx
     - stylecheck
     - whitespace
-    - wsl
   enable-all: false
   disable-all: true
 
diff --git a/actions/inventory.go b/actions/inventory.go
index a140410c..d06c56c2 100644
--- a/actions/inventory.go
+++ b/actions/inventory.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bmc-toolbox/common"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/r3labs/diff/v2"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 
 	"github.com/metal-toolbox/ironlib/firmware"
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ type InventoryCollectorAction struct {
 	// collectors registered for inventory collection.
 	collectors Collectors
 
+	// something to track our execution
+	log *logrus.Logger
+
 	// device is the model in which the collected inventory is recorded.
 	device *common.Device
 
@@ -127,8 +131,10 @@ func WithDisabledCollectorUtilities(utilityNames []model.CollectorUtility) Optio
 }
 
 // NewActionrunner returns an Actions runner that is capable of collecting inventory.
-func NewInventoryCollectorAction(options ...Option) *InventoryCollectorAction {
-	a := &InventoryCollectorAction{}
+func NewInventoryCollectorAction(ll *logrus.Logger, options ...Option) *InventoryCollectorAction {
+	a := &InventoryCollectorAction{
+		log: ll,
+	}
 
 	// set options to override
 	for _, opt := range options {
@@ -198,55 +204,73 @@ func (a *InventoryCollectorAction) Collect(ctx context.Context, device *common.D
 	// one drive/nic/storagecontroller/psu component returns an error.
 
 	// Collect initial device inventory
+	a.log.Debug("collect initial inventory")
 	err := a.collectors.InventoryCollector.Collect(ctx, a.device)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect initial done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving device inventory")
 	}
 
 	// Collect drive smart data
+	a.log.Debug("collect drives")
 	err = a.CollectDrives(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect drives done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving drive inventory")
 	}
 
 	// Collect NIC info
+	a.log.Debug("collect nics")
 	err = a.CollectNICs(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect nics done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving NIC inventory")
 	}
 
 	// Collect BIOS info
+	a.log.Debug("collect bios")
 	err = a.CollectBIOS(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect bios done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving BIOS inventory")
 	}
 
 	// Collect CPLD info
+	a.log.Debug("collect cpld")
 	err = a.CollectCPLDs(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect cpld done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving CPLD inventory")
 	}
 
 	// Collect BMC info
+	a.log.Debug("collect bmc")
 	err = a.CollectBMC(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect bmc done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving BMC inventory")
 	}
 
 	// Collect TPM info
+	a.log.Debug("collect tpm")
 	err = a.CollectTPMs(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect tpm done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving TPM inventory")
 	}
 
 	// Collect Firmware checksums
+	a.log.Debug("collect firmware checksum")
 	err = a.CollectFirmwareChecksums(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect firmware checksum done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving Firmware checksums")
 	}
 
 	// Collect UEFI variables
+	a.log.Debug("collect uefi variables")
 	err = a.CollectUEFIVariables(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect uefi variables done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving UEFI variables")
 	}
@@ -261,7 +285,9 @@ func (a *InventoryCollectorAction) Collect(ctx context.Context, device *common.D
 	}
 
 	// Collect StorageController info
+	a.log.Debug("collect storage controller")
 	err = a.CollectStorageControllers(ctx)
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect storage controller done")
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving StorageController inventory")
 	}
@@ -275,7 +301,9 @@ func (a *InventoryCollectorAction) Collect(ctx context.Context, device *common.D
 		}
 
 		if len(a.collectors.DriveCollectors) > 0 {
+			a.log.Debug("dynamic collect drive")
 			err = a.CollectDrives(ctx)
+			a.log.WithError(err).Debug("dynamic collect drive done")
 
 			if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving drive inventory")
@@ -284,10 +312,12 @@ func (a *InventoryCollectorAction) Collect(ctx context.Context, device *common.D
 	}
 
 	// CollectDriveCapabilities is to be invoked after Drives()
+	a.log.Debug("collect drive capabilities")
 	err = a.CollectDriveCapabilities(ctx)
 	if err != nil && a.failOnError {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving DriveCapabilities")
 	}
+	a.log.WithError(err).Debug("collect drive capabilities done")
 
 	a.setDefaultAttributes()
 
@@ -687,6 +717,7 @@ func (a *InventoryCollectorAction) CollectFirmwareChecksums(ctx context.Context)
 	}()
 
 	if a.collectors.FirmwareChecksumCollector == nil {
+		a.log.Info("nil firmware checksum collector")
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -695,16 +726,19 @@ func (a *InventoryCollectorAction) CollectFirmwareChecksums(ctx context.Context)
 	if slices.Contains(a.disabledCollectorUtilities, collectorKind) ||
 		slices.Contains(a.disabledCollectorUtilities, firmware.FirmwareDumpUtility) ||
 		slices.Contains(a.disabledCollectorUtilities, firmware.UEFIParserUtility) {
+		a.log.Info("firmware checksum disabled")
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	sumStr, err := a.collectors.FirmwareChecksumCollector.BIOSLogoChecksum(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
+		a.log.WithError(err).Warn("error collecting BIOS Logo checksum")
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if a.device.BIOS == nil {
 		// XXX: how did we get here?
+		a.log.Error("nil device bios data")
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/actions/inventory_test.go b/actions/inventory_test.go
index 6dd4fffd..fa6d1738 100644
--- a/actions/inventory_test.go
+++ b/actions/inventory_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	smcFixtures "github.com/metal-toolbox/ironlib/fixtures/supermicro"
 	"github.com/metal-toolbox/ironlib/model"
 	"github.com/metal-toolbox/ironlib/utils"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func Test_Inventory_dell(t *testing.T) {
 		WithDisabledCollectorUtilities([]model.CollectorUtility{"dmidecode"}),
 	}
 
-	collector := NewInventoryCollectorAction(options...)
+	collector := NewInventoryCollectorAction(logrus.New(), options...)
 	if err := collector.Collect(context.TODO(), &device); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func Test_Inventory_smc(t *testing.T) {
 		StorageControllerCollectors: []StorageControllerCollector{storecli},
 	}
 
-	collector := NewInventoryCollectorAction(WithCollectors(collectors), WithTraceLevel())
+	collector := NewInventoryCollectorAction(logrus.New(), WithCollectors(collectors), WithTraceLevel())
 	if err := collector.Collect(context.TODO(), &device); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ func TestNewInventoryCollectorAction(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := NewInventoryCollectorAction(tt.options...)
+			got := NewInventoryCollectorAction(logrus.New(), tt.options...)
 
 			switch tt.name {
 			case "trace-enabled":
diff --git a/examples/inventory/inventory.go b/examples/inventory/inventory.go
index 105f6c78..9630b48b 100644
--- a/examples/inventory/inventory.go
+++ b/examples/inventory/inventory.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	logger := logrus.New()
+	logger.Formatter = new(logrus.JSONFormatter)
+	logger.SetLevel(logrus.TraceLevel)
 	device, err := ironlib.New(logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/providers/asrockrack/asrockrack.go b/providers/asrockrack/asrockrack.go
index 5c7718f1..e3049923 100644
--- a/providers/asrockrack/asrockrack.go
+++ b/providers/asrockrack/asrockrack.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (a *asrockrack) GetInventory(ctx context.Context, options ...actions.Option
 	deviceObj := common.NewDevice()
 	a.hw.Device = &deviceObj
 
-	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(options...)
+	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(a.logger, options...)
 	if err := collector.Collect(ctx, a.hw.Device); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/dell/dell.go b/providers/dell/dell.go
index 2fd58fb4..7bafcb59 100644
--- a/providers/dell/dell.go
+++ b/providers/dell/dell.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (d *dell) GetInventory(ctx context.Context, options ...actions.Option) (*co
 	// Collect device inventory
 	d.logger.Info("Collecting hardware inventory")
 
-	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(options...)
+	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(d.logger, options...)
 	if err := collector.Collect(ctx, d.hw.Device); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/generic/generic.go b/providers/generic/generic.go
index c7cbb53a..f9b73f87 100644
--- a/providers/generic/generic.go
+++ b/providers/generic/generic.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (a *Generic) GetInventory(ctx context.Context, options ...actions.Option) (
 	// Collect device inventory
 	a.logger.Info("Collecting inventory")
 
-	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(options...)
+	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(a.logger, options...)
 	if err := collector.Collect(ctx, a.hw.Device); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/supermicro/supermicro.go b/providers/supermicro/supermicro.go
index 96c54771..f5829e85 100644
--- a/providers/supermicro/supermicro.go
+++ b/providers/supermicro/supermicro.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (s *supermicro) GetInventory(ctx context.Context, options ...actions.Option
 
 	options = append(options, actions.WithCollectors(collectors))
 
-	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(options...)
+	collector := actions.NewInventoryCollectorAction(s.logger, options...)
 	if err := collector.Collect(ctx, s.hw.Device); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}