diff --git a/src/nostalgia/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nostalgia/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index d7c2d897..a7bc0a21 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nostalgia/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ add_executable(nost-pack pack.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(
 	nost-pack
 		OxClArgs
+		OxLogConn
 		NostalgiaPack
 )
 
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack.cpp b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack.cpp
index f035e393..d3ef5d3f 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <ox/clargs/clargs.hpp>
 #include <ox/fs/fs.hpp>
+#include <ox/logconn/logconn.hpp>
 
 #include <nostalgia/core/typestore.hpp>
 
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ static ox::Result<ox::Buffer> readFileBuff(ox::CRStringView path) noexcept {
 }
 
 static ox::Error run(const ox::ClArgs &args) noexcept {
-	ox::trace::init();
 	const auto argSrc = args.getString("src", "");
 	const auto argRomBin = args.getString("rom-bin", "");
 	if (argSrc == "") {
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ static ox::Error run(const ox::ClArgs &args) noexcept {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, const char **args) {
+	ox::trace::init();
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	ox::LoggerConn loggerConn;
+	const auto loggerErr = loggerConn.initConn("nost-pack");
+	if (loggerErr) {
+		oxErrf("Could not connect to logger: {} ({}:{})\n", toStr(loggerErr), loggerErr.file, loggerErr.line);
+	} else {
+		ox::trace::setLogger(&loggerConn);
+	}
+#endif
 	const auto err = run(ox::ClArgs(argc, args));
 	oxAssert(err, "pack failed");
 	return static_cast<int>(err);
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
index c82258a5..66d01774 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static ox::Error pathToInode(ox::FileSystem *dest, ox::ModelObject *obj) noexcep
 		case ox::FileAddressType::None:
 			return {};
 	}
-	oxRequire(s, dest->stat(ox::StringView(path)));
+	oxRequire(s, dest->stat(path));
 	oxReturnError(o["type"].set(static_cast<int8_t>(ox::FileAddressType::Inode)));
 	return data.set(2, s.inode);
 }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static ox::Error copy(ox::FileSystem *src, ox::FileSystem *dest, ox::CRStringVie
 			continue;
 		}
 		oxOutf("reading {}\n", currentFile);
-		oxRequire(stat, src->stat(ox::StringView(currentFile)));
+		oxRequire(stat, src->stat(currentFile));
 		if (stat.fileType == ox::FileType::Directory) {
 			oxReturnError(dest->mkdir(currentFile, true));
 			oxReturnError(copy(src, dest, currentFile + '/'));
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static ox::Error preloadDir(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *romFs, GbaPrelo
 	oxRequire(fileList, romFs->ls(path));
 	for (const auto &name : fileList) {
 		const auto filePath = ox::sfmt("{}{}", path, name);
-		oxRequire(stat, romFs->stat(ox::StringView(filePath)));
+		oxRequire(stat, romFs->stat(filePath));
 		if (stat.fileType == ox::FileType::Directory) {
 			const auto dir = ox::sfmt("{}{}/", path, name);
 			oxReturnError(preloadDir(ts, romFs, pl, dir));