diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c95e9f6..40f66e4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	log.SetFormatter(new(formatter))
+	log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{
+		DisableTimestamp: true,
+	})
 
 	switch args.Level {
 	case "debug":
-		log.SetFormatter(textFormatter)
 		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 	case "trace":
-		log.SetFormatter(textFormatter)
 		log.SetLevel(log.TraceLevel)
 	}
 
@@ -70,16 +70,3 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
 }
-
-// default formatter that writes logs without including timestamp
-// or level information.
-type formatter struct{}
-
-func (*formatter) Format(entry *log.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
-	return []byte(entry.Message), nil
-}
-
-// text formatter that writes logs with level information
-var textFormatter = &log.TextFormatter{
-	DisableTimestamp: true,
-}
diff --git a/plugin/util.go b/plugin/util.go
index 143d9e3..af018b6 100644
--- a/plugin/util.go
+++ b/plugin/util.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func SetBasicAuth(username, password string) func(repo *git.Repository) error {
 
 func FetchTags() func(repo *git.Repository) error {
 	return func(repo *git.Repository) error {
-		log.Info("Fetching latest git tags")
+		log.Info("Fetching git tags")
 
 		err := repo.Fetch(&git.FetchOptions{Tags: git.AllTags})