diff --git a/pgraph/actions.go b/pgraph/actions.go
index 8db259c6..0ced5ba2 100644
--- a/pgraph/actions.go
+++ b/pgraph/actions.go
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ Loop:
 					playback = true
 					log.Printf("%s[%s]: CheckApply errored: %v", v.Kind(), v.GetName(), e)
 					if retry == 0 {
-						if err := obj.Prometheus().UpdateState(fmt.Sprintf("%v[%v]", v.Kind(), v.GetName()), v.Kind(), prometheus.ResStateHardFail); err != nil {
+						if err := obj.Prometheus().UpdateState(fmt.Sprintf("%s[%s]", v.Kind(), v.GetName()), v.Kind(), prometheus.ResStateHardFail); err != nil {
 							// TODO: how to error this?
 							log.Printf("%s[%s]: Prometheus.UpdateState() errored: %v", v.Kind(), v.GetName(), err)
 						}
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ Loop:
 					if retry > 0 { // don't decrement the -1
 						retry--
 					}
-					if err := obj.Prometheus().UpdateState(fmt.Sprintf("%v[%v]", v.Kind(), v.GetName()), v.Kind(), prometheus.ResStateSoftFail); err != nil {
+					if err := obj.Prometheus().UpdateState(fmt.Sprintf("%s[%s]", v.Kind(), v.GetName()), v.Kind(), prometheus.ResStateSoftFail); err != nil {
 						// TODO: how to error this?
 						log.Printf("%s[%s]: Prometheus.UpdateState() errored: %v", v.Kind(), v.GetName(), err)
 					}
diff --git a/pgraph/autoedge.go b/pgraph/autoedge.go
index f7a86763..6b32f450 100644
--- a/pgraph/autoedge.go
+++ b/pgraph/autoedge.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (g *Graph) addEdgesByMatchingUIDS(v *Vertex, uids []resources.ResUID) []boo
 				continue
 			}
 			if g.Flags.Debug {
-				log.Printf("Compile: AutoEdge: Match: %v[%v] with UID: %v[%v]", vv.Kind(), vv.GetName(), uid.Kind(), uid.GetName())
+				log.Printf("Compile: AutoEdge: Match: %s[%s] with UID: %s[%s]", vv.Kind(), vv.GetName(), uid.Kind(), uid.GetName())
 			}
 			// we must match to an effective UID for the resource,
 			// that is to say, the name value of a res is a helpful
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ func (g *Graph) addEdgesByMatchingUIDS(v *Vertex, uids []resources.ResUID) []boo
 			if resources.UIDExistsInUIDs(uid, vv.UIDs()) {
 				// add edge from: vv -> v
 				if uid.Reversed() {
-					txt := fmt.Sprintf("AutoEdge: %v[%v] -> %v[%v]", vv.Kind(), vv.GetName(), v.Kind(), v.GetName())
-					log.Printf("Compile: Adding %v", txt)
+					txt := fmt.Sprintf("AutoEdge: %s[%s] -> %s[%s]", vv.Kind(), vv.GetName(), v.Kind(), v.GetName())
+					log.Printf("Compile: Adding %s", txt)
 					g.AddEdge(vv, v, NewEdge(txt))
 				} else { // edges go the "normal" way, eg: pkg resource
-					txt := fmt.Sprintf("AutoEdge: %v[%v] -> %v[%v]", v.Kind(), v.GetName(), vv.Kind(), vv.GetName())
-					log.Printf("Compile: Adding %v", txt)
+					txt := fmt.Sprintf("AutoEdge: %s[%s] -> %s[%s]", v.Kind(), v.GetName(), vv.Kind(), vv.GetName())
+					log.Printf("Compile: Adding %s", txt)
 					g.AddEdge(v, vv, NewEdge(txt))
 				}
 				found = true
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ func (g *Graph) AutoEdges() {
 		}
 		autoEdgeObj := v.AutoEdges()
 		if autoEdgeObj == nil {
-			log.Printf("%v[%v]: Config: No auto edges were found!", v.Kind(), v.GetName())
+			log.Printf("%s[%s]: Config: No auto edges were found!", v.Kind(), v.GetName())
 			continue // next vertex
 		}
 
 		for { // while the autoEdgeObj has more uids to add...
 			uids := autoEdgeObj.Next() // get some!
 			if uids == nil {
-				log.Printf("%v[%v]: Config: The auto edge list is empty!", v.Kind(), v.GetName())
+				log.Printf("%s[%s]: Config: The auto edge list is empty!", v.Kind(), v.GetName())
 				break // inner loop
 			}
 			if g.Flags.Debug {
diff --git a/resources/resources.go b/resources/resources.go
index b518e1b9..93750b7a 100644
--- a/resources/resources.go
+++ b/resources/resources.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func (obj *BaseRes) Init() error {
 	// TODO: this StatefulBool implementation could be eventually swappable
 	//obj.refreshState = &DiskBool{Path: path.Join(dir, refreshPathToken)}
 
-	if err := obj.Prometheus().AddManagedResource(fmt.Sprintf("%v[%v]", obj.Kind(), obj.GetName()), obj.Kind()); err != nil {
+	if err := obj.Prometheus().AddManagedResource(fmt.Sprintf("%s[%s]", obj.Kind(), obj.GetName()), obj.Kind()); err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrapf(err, "could not increase prometheus counter!")
 	}
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func (obj *BaseRes) Close() error {
 	close(obj.stopped)
 	obj.waitGroup.Done()
 
-	if err := obj.Prometheus().RemoveManagedResource(fmt.Sprintf("%v[%v]", obj.Kind(), obj.GetName()), obj.kind); err != nil {
+	if err := obj.Prometheus().RemoveManagedResource(fmt.Sprintf("%s[%s]", obj.Kind(), obj.GetName()), obj.kind); err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrapf(err, "could not decrease prometheus counter!")
 	}
 
diff --git a/yamlgraph/gconfig.go b/yamlgraph/gconfig.go
index d15221e2..13b183e5 100644
--- a/yamlgraph/gconfig.go
+++ b/yamlgraph/gconfig.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (c *GraphConfig) NewGraphFromConfig(hostname string, world resources.World,
 
 			if matched {
 				// we've already matched this resource, should we match again?
-				log.Printf("Config: Warning: Matching %v[%v] again!", kind, res.GetName())
+				log.Printf("Config: Warning: Matching %s[%s] again!", kind, res.GetName())
 			}
 			matched = true
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (c *GraphConfig) NewGraphFromConfig(hostname string, world resources.World,
 				res.CollectPattern(t.Pattern) // res.Dirname = t.Pattern
 			}
 
-			log.Printf("Collect: %v[%v]: collected!", kind, res.GetName())
+			log.Printf("Collect: %s[%s]: collected!", kind, res.GetName())
 
 			// XXX: similar to other resource add code:
 			if _, exists := lookup[kind]; !exists {