diff --git a/internal/capture/broadcast.go b/internal/capture/broadcast.go
index 3f9ce0a5..19b08508 100644
--- a/internal/capture/broadcast.go
+++ b/internal/capture/broadcast.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func (manager *CaptureManagerCtx) StartBroadcastPipeline() {
 		Str("audio_device", manager.config.Device).
 		Str("video_display", manager.config.Display).
 		Str("broadcast_pipeline", manager.config.BroadcastPipeline).
-		Msgf("Creating broadcast pipeline...")
+		Msgf("creating broadcast pipeline")
 	
 	manager.broadcast, err = gst.CreateRTMPPipeline(
 		manager.config.Device,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (manager *CaptureManagerCtx) StartBroadcastPipeline() {
 	}
 
 	manager.broadcast.Play()
-	manager.logger.Info().Msgf("Starting broadcast pipeline...")
+	manager.logger.Info().Msgf("starting broadcast pipeline")
 }
 
 func (manager *CaptureManagerCtx) StopBroadcastPipeline() {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (manager *CaptureManagerCtx) StopBroadcastPipeline() {
 	}
 
 	manager.broadcast.Stop()
-	manager.logger.Info().Msgf("Stopping broadcast pipeline...")
+	manager.logger.Info().Msgf("stopping broadcast pipeline")
 	manager.broadcast = nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/capture/manager.go b/internal/capture/manager.go
index 39990a72..ce14a76d 100644
--- a/internal/capture/manager.go
+++ b/internal/capture/manager.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (manager *CaptureManagerCtx) createVideoPipeline() {
 
 	manager.logger.Info().
 		Str("src", manager.video.Src).
-		Msgf("starting video pipeline...")
+		Msgf("starting video pipeline")
 
 	manager.video.Start()
 
diff --git a/internal/desktop/manager.go b/internal/desktop/manager.go
index a475cd7f..2a1cde0d 100644
--- a/internal/desktop/manager.go
+++ b/internal/desktop/manager.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (manager *DesktopManagerCtx) Start() {
 
 	manager.logger.Info().
 		Str("screen_size", fmt.Sprintf("%dx%d@%d", manager.config.ScreenWidth, manager.config.ScreenHeight, manager.config.ScreenRate)).
-		Msgf("Setting initial screen size...")
+		Msgf("setting initial screen size")
 
 	if err := xorg.ChangeScreenSize(manager.config.ScreenWidth, manager.config.ScreenHeight, manager.config.ScreenRate); err != nil {
 		manager.logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("unable to set initial screen size")
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (manager *DesktopManagerCtx) OnAfterScreenSizeChange(listener func()) {
 }
 
 func (manager *DesktopManagerCtx) Shutdown() error {
-	manager.logger.Info().Msgf("remote shutting down")
+	manager.logger.Info().Msgf("desktop shutting down")
 
 	manager.cleanup.Stop()
 	manager.shutdown <- true