diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index 1ef6bef4..17b47235 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -18,16 +18,11 @@ using namespace utils;
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 
-    if(argc || argv) {};
-    const unsigned int howmany = argc <= 1 ? 1000 :atoi(argv[1]);
+    const unsigned int howmany = argc <= 1 ? 1000:atoi(argv[1]);
 
     auto fsink = std::make_shared<sinks::rotating_file_sink>("log", "txt", 1024*1024*50 , 5, 0);
-    auto null_sink = std::make_shared<sinks::null_sink>();
 
-
-    logger cout_logger ("cout", {sinks::stdout_sink()});
-
-    logger my_logger ("my_logger", {null_sink});
+    logger my_logger ("my_logger", {sinks::null_sink::get()});
 
     auto start = system_clock::now();
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < howmany ; i++)
@@ -36,35 +31,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     auto delta = system_clock::now() - start;
     auto delta_d = duration_cast<duration<double>> (delta).count();
-    cout_logger.info("Total ") << format(howmany);
-    cout_logger.info("Delta ") << format(delta_d);
-    cout_logger.info("Rate: ") << format(howmany/delta_d) << "/sec";
-
+	logger cout_logger ({sinks::stdout_sink()});
+    cout_logger.info("Total:") << format(howmany);
+    cout_logger.info("Delta:") << format(delta_d);
+    cout_logger.info("Rate:") << format(howmany/delta_d) << "/sec";
 
     return 0;
-
-    /*
-    if(argc !=3) {
-        std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " qsize, threads" << std::endl;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    int qsize = atoi(argv[1]);
-    int threads = atoi(argv[2]);
-
-
-    auto null_sink = std::make_shared<sinks::null_sink>();
-    auto stdout_sink = std::make_shared<sinks::stdout_sink>();
-    auto async = std::make_shared<sinks::async_sink>(qsize);
-    auto fsink = std::make_shared<sinks::rotating_file_sink>("log", "txt", 1024*1024*50 , 5,  std::chrono::milliseconds(1000));
-
-    async->add_sink(fsink);
-
-    //auto &logger = c11log::get_logger("async");
-    //logger.add_sink(fsink);
-
-
-
-    testlog(threads);
-    */
 }
 
diff --git a/include/c11log/details/line_logger.h b/include/c11log/details/line_logger.h
index 70a2d6c9..3578a52c 100644
--- a/include/c11log/details/line_logger.h
+++ b/include/c11log/details/line_logger.h
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ class line_logger
 public:
     line_logger(logger* callback_logger, level::level_enum msg_level, bool enabled):
         _callback_logger(callback_logger),
-        _log_msg(),
+        _log_msg(msg_level),
         _oss(),
         _enabled(enabled)
     {
         if(enabled)
         {
-            _log_msg.msg_time = log_clock::now();
-            _log_msg.msg_level = msg_level;
+            _log_msg.msg_time = log_clock::now();            
             callback_logger->_formatter->format_header(callback_logger->_logger_name,
                     _log_msg.msg_level,
                     _log_msg.msg_time,
diff --git a/include/c11log/sinks/base_sink.h b/include/c11log/sinks/base_sink.h
index b2a6b9f0..6f5e2319 100644
--- a/include/c11log/sinks/base_sink.h
+++ b/include/c11log/sinks/base_sink.h
@@ -45,10 +45,17 @@ protected:
 
 class null_sink:public base_sink
 {
+public:
+	static std::shared_ptr<null_sink>& get()
+	{
+		static auto inst = std::make_shared<null_sink>();
+		return inst;
+	}
 protected:
     void _sink_it(const details::log_msg&) override
-    {
-    }
+    {}
 };
+
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/include/c11log/sinks/console_sinks.h b/include/c11log/sinks/console_sinks.h
index 86830207..4d28268b 100644
--- a/include/c11log/sinks/console_sinks.h
+++ b/include/c11log/sinks/console_sinks.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
     console_sink& operator=(const console_sink&) = delete;
     virtual ~console_sink() = default;
 
+
 protected:
     virtual void _sink_it(const details::log_msg& msg) override
     {
@@ -42,6 +43,5 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<console_sink>& stderr_sink ()
     return inst;
 }
 
-
 }
 }