diff --git a/src/driver.cpp b/src/driver.cpp
index 0cd17aa..802c3f9 100644
--- a/src/driver.cpp
+++ b/src/driver.cpp
@@ -35,18 +35,17 @@ Driver::Driver(bool optional, unsigned int max_errors)
 void Driver::try_init()
 {
 	robust_op(
-		[&] () {
+		[&]/* op_fn */() {
 			if (!available())
 				path_.emplace(lookup());
 			init();
 			initialized_ = true;
 		},
-		[&] (const ExpectedError &e) { /* skip_fn */
-			if (!optional())
-				log(TF_WRN)
-					<< "Error " << errors() << "/" << max_errors()
-					<< " while initializing driver: " << e.what() << flush
-				;
+		[&]/* skip_fn */(const ExpectedError &e) {
+			log(optional() ? TF_DBG : TF_INF) << "Ignoring error ";
+			if (max_errors() && !optional())
+				log() << errors() << "/" << max_errors() << " ";
+			log() << "while initializing " << type_name() << ": " << e.what() << flush;
 		}
 	);
 }
@@ -58,6 +57,9 @@ void Driver::robust_op(FN<void ()> op_fn, FN<void (const ExpectedError &)> skip_
 		errors_++;
 		op_fn();
 		errors_ = 0;
+	} catch (DriverInitError &e) {
+		e.set_context(type_name());
+		handle_io_error_(e, skip_fn);
 	} catch (SystemError &e) {
 		handle_io_error_(e, skip_fn);
 	} catch (IOerror &e) {
diff --git a/src/driver.h b/src/driver.h
index 0c5cc08..48fbeea 100644
--- a/src/driver.h
+++ b/src/driver.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ class Driver {
 	 *  The string returned by this will be accessible via the @a path() method. */
 	virtual string lookup() = 0;
 
+	/// @return A user-friendly name for the type of driver represented by the implementor
+	virtual string type_name() const = 0;
+
 	virtual void skip_io_error(const ExpectedError &);
 
 	opt<const string> path_;
diff --git a/src/error.cpp b/src/error.cpp
index bf87697..da37306 100644
--- a/src/error.cpp
+++ b/src/error.cpp
@@ -222,5 +222,8 @@ MissingEntry::MissingEntry(const string &entry)
 InvocationError::InvocationError(const string &message)
 : ExpectedError("Invalid command line: " + message) {}
 
+void DriverInitError::set_context(const string &context)
+{ msg_ = context + ": " + msg_; }
+
 
 }
diff --git a/src/error.h b/src/error.h
index 1acae98..8876016 100644
--- a/src/error.h
+++ b/src/error.h
@@ -138,12 +138,8 @@ class SystemError : public ExpectedError {
 class DriverInitError : public SystemError {
 public:
 	using SystemError::SystemError;
-};
-
 
-class DriverIOError : public SystemError {
-public:
-	using SystemError::SystemError;
+	void set_context(const string &context);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/fans.cpp b/src/fans.cpp
index 06e2cf7..567c0c7 100644
--- a/src/fans.cpp
+++ b/src/fans.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ string TpFanDriver::lookup()
 	return path_;
 }
 
+string TpFanDriver::type_name() const
+{ return "tpacpi fan driver"; }
+
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | HwmonFanDriver: Driver for PWM fans, typically somewhere in sysfs.         |
@@ -255,6 +258,9 @@ void HwmonFanDriver::init()
 string HwmonFanDriver::lookup()
 { return hwmon_interface_->lookup(); }
 
+string HwmonFanDriver::type_name() const
+{ return "hwmon fan driver"; }
+
 
 void HwmonFanDriver::set_speed(const Level &level)
 {
diff --git a/src/fans.h b/src/fans.h
index 05fefe6..5ab0ea7 100644
--- a/src/fans.h
+++ b/src/fans.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class TpFanDriver : public FanDriver {
 protected:
 	virtual void init() override;
 	virtual string lookup() override;
+	virtual string type_name() const override;
 
 private:
 	const string path_;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class HwmonFanDriver : public FanDriver {
 protected:
 	virtual void init() override;
 	virtual string lookup() override;
+	virtual string type_name() const override;
 
 private:
 	shared_ptr<HwmonInterface<FanDriver>> hwmon_interface_;
diff --git a/src/message.cpp b/src/message.cpp
index 6a1745a..b95bc17 100644
--- a/src/message.cpp
+++ b/src/message.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,23 @@ LogLevel &operator++(LogLevel &l)
 }
 
 
+Logger &log(LogLevel lvl)
+{
+	Logger::instance().level(lvl);
+	return Logger::instance();
+}
+
+
+Logger &flush(Logger &l)
+{ return l.flush(); }
+
+Logger &log()
+{ return Logger::instance(); }
+
+
+
+
+
 Logger::Logger()
 : syslog_(false),
   log_lvl_(DEFAULT_LOG_LVL),
@@ -78,16 +95,6 @@ LogLevel &Logger::log_lvl()
 { return log_lvl_; }
 
 
-Logger &flush(Logger &l) { return l.flush(); }
-
-
-Logger &log(LogLevel lvl)
-{
-	Logger::instance().level(lvl);
-	return Logger::instance();
-}
-
-
 Logger::~Logger()
 {
 	flush();
@@ -106,19 +113,13 @@ void Logger::enable_syslog()
 
 Logger &Logger::flush()
 {
-	if (msg_pfx_.length() == 0) return *this;
+	if (msg_pfx_.length() == 0)
+		return *this;
 	if (msg_lvl_ <= log_lvl_) {
-		if (syslog_) {
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wformat-security"
-			// I think we can safely do this because thinkfan doesn't receive
-			// any data from unprivileged processes.
+		if (syslog_)
 			syslog(msg_lvl_, "%s", msg_pfx_.c_str());
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-		}
-		else {
+		else
 			std::cerr << msg_pfx_ << std::endl;
-		}
 	}
 	msg_pfx_ = "";
 
@@ -196,4 +197,5 @@ Logger &Logger::operator<< (const vector<unique_ptr<FanConfig>> &fan_configs)
 
 
 
+
 }
diff --git a/src/message.h b/src/message.h
index 3514915..d419497 100644
--- a/src/message.h
+++ b/src/message.h
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ class Logger {
 	std::exception_ptr exception_;
 };
 
+
 Logger &flush(Logger &l);
+Logger &log();
 Logger &log(LogLevel lvl);
 
 template<class ErrT, class... ArgTs> void error(const ArgTs &... args) {
@@ -104,7 +106,9 @@ template<class ErrT, class... ArgTs> void error(const ArgTs &... args) {
 		log(TF_ERR) << ErrT(args...).what() << flush;
 }
 
-}
+
+} // namespace thinkfan
+
 
 #ifdef USE_ATASMART
 #define DND_DISK_HELP \
diff --git a/src/sensors.cpp b/src/sensors.cpp
index 917c3f5..5a4081c 100644
--- a/src/sensors.cpp
+++ b/src/sensors.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ void HwmonSensorDriver::read_temps_()
 string HwmonSensorDriver::lookup()
 { return hwmon_interface_->lookup(); }
 
+string HwmonSensorDriver::type_name() const
+{ return "hwmon sensor driver"; }
+
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | TpSensorDriver: A driver for sensors provided by thinkpad_acpi, typically  |
@@ -272,6 +275,9 @@ string TpSensorDriver::lookup()
 		throw IOerror(MSG_SENSOR_INIT(path()), errno);
 }
 
+string TpSensorDriver::type_name() const
+{ return "tpacpi sensor driver"; }
+
 
 #ifdef USE_ATASMART
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -343,6 +349,9 @@ void AtasmartSensorDriver::read_temps_()
 string AtasmartSensorDriver::lookup()
 { return device_path_; }
 
+string AtasmartSensorDriver::type_name() const
+{ return "atasmart sensor driver"; }
+
 #endif /* USE_ATASMART */
 
 
@@ -421,6 +430,9 @@ void NvmlSensorDriver::read_temps_()
 string NvmlSensorDriver::lookup()
 { return bus_id_; }
 
+string NvmlSensorDriver::type_name() const
+{ return "NVML sensor driver"; }
+
 #endif /* USE_NVML */
 
 
@@ -469,7 +481,6 @@ void LMSensorsDriver::set_unavailable()
 { path_.reset(); }
 
 
-
 string LMSensorsDriver::lookup()
 {
 	if (!libsensors_iface_)
@@ -481,8 +492,8 @@ string LMSensorsDriver::lookup()
 }
 
 
-
-
+string LMSensorsDriver::type_name() const
+{ return "libsensors sensor driver"; }
 
 
 void LMSensorsDriver::read_temps_()
diff --git a/src/sensors.h b/src/sensors.h
index c1deb5d..6b26e77 100644
--- a/src/sensors.h
+++ b/src/sensors.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class HwmonSensorDriver : public SensorDriver {
 protected:
 	virtual void read_temps_() override;
 	virtual string lookup() override;
+	virtual string type_name() const override;
 
 private:
 	shared_ptr<HwmonInterface<SensorDriver>> hwmon_interface_;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ class TpSensorDriver : public SensorDriver {
 	virtual void init() override;
 	virtual void read_temps_() override;
 	virtual string lookup() override;
+	virtual string type_name() const override;
 
 private:
 	std::char_traits<char>::off_type skip_bytes_;
@@ -128,10 +130,13 @@ class AtasmartSensorDriver : public SensorDriver {
 public:
 	AtasmartSensorDriver(string device_path, bool optional, opt<vector<int>> correction = nullopt, opt<unsigned int> max_errors = nullopt);
 	virtual ~AtasmartSensorDriver();
+
 protected:
 	virtual void init() override;
 	virtual void read_temps_() override;
 	virtual string lookup() override;
+	virtual string type_name() const override;
+
 private:
 	SkDisk *disk_;
 	const string device_path_;
@@ -144,10 +149,13 @@ class NvmlSensorDriver : public SensorDriver {
 public:
 	NvmlSensorDriver(string bus_id, bool optional, opt<vector<int>> correction = nullopt, opt<unsigned int> max_errors = nullopt);
 	virtual ~NvmlSensorDriver() noexcept(false) override;
+
 protected:
 	virtual void init() override;
 	virtual void read_temps_() override;
 	virtual string lookup() override;
+	virtual string type_name() const override;
+
 private:
 	const string bus_id_;
 	nvmlDevice_t device_;
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@ class LMSensorsDriver : public SensorDriver {
 	virtual void init() override;
 	virtual void read_temps_() override;
 	virtual string lookup() override;
+	virtual string type_name() const override;
 
 private:
 	const string chip_name_;
diff --git a/src/thinkfan.cpp b/src/thinkfan.cpp
index 0c624cc..bae2fb8 100644
--- a/src/thinkfan.cpp
+++ b/src/thinkfan.cpp
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif
 
 		if (daemonize) {
+			LogLevel old_lvl = Logger::instance().log_lvl();
 			{
 				// Test the config before forking
 				unique_ptr<const Config> test_cfg(Config::read_config(config_files));
 
-				LogLevel old_lvl = Logger::instance().log_lvl();
 				Logger::instance().log_lvl() = TF_ERR;
 
 				temp_state = TemperatureState(test_cfg->num_temps());
@@ -373,9 +373,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				for (auto &sensor : test_cfg->sensors())
 					sensor->read_temps();
 
-				Logger::instance().log_lvl() = old_lvl;
 				// Own scope so the config gets destroyed before forking
 			}
+			Logger::instance().log_lvl() = old_lvl;
+
 
 			pid_t child_pid = ::fork();
 			if (child_pid < 0) {