diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b13d5b2..d9ecaf1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ mod system;
 
 use platform::Platform;
 use result::Result;
+use system::dmesg;
 
 fn main() {
     if let Err(e) = init() {
-        eprintln!("Error: {e}");
+        dmesg(format!("Error: {e}"));
         let mut opt = Some(&e as &dyn std::error::Error);
         while let Some(current_source) = opt {
-            eprintln!("Caused by: {current_source}");
+            dmesg(format!("Caused by: {current_source}"));
             opt = current_source.source();
         }
     }
@@ -42,12 +43,12 @@ fn init_rootfs() {
     ];
     for (src, target, fstype, flags, data) in args {
         match system::syscall::mount(src, target, fstype, flags, Some(data)) {
-            Ok(())=> eprintln!("Mounted {target}"),
+            Ok(())=> dmesg(format!("Mounted {target}")),
             Err(e)=> {
-                eprintln!("Error: {e}");
+                dmesg(format!("Error: {e}"));
                 let mut opt = Some(&e as &dyn std::error::Error);
                 while let Some(current_source) = opt {
-                    eprintln!("Caused by: {current_source}");
+                    dmesg(format!("Caused by: {current_source}"));
                     opt = current_source.source();
                 }
             },
@@ -61,10 +62,10 @@ fn init() -> Result<()> {
     // init_rootfs();
     if let Err(errors) = system::mount_default_targets() {
         for error in errors {
-            eprintln!("Error while mounting: {error}");
+            dmesg(format!("Error while mounting: {error}"));
             let mut opt = Some(&error as &dyn std::error::Error);
             while let Some(current_source) = opt {
-                eprintln!("Caused by: {current_source}");
+                dmesg(format!("Caused by: {current_source}"));
                 opt = current_source.source();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/platform/aws.rs b/src/platform/aws.rs
index 2ecbf98..68f9960 100644
--- a/src/platform/aws.rs
+++ b/src/platform/aws.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use crate::result::{Context, Result};
+use crate::{
+    result::{Context, Result},
+    system::dmesg,
+};
 
 pub struct Aws;
 
@@ -70,8 +73,10 @@ impl super::Platform for Aws {
 }
 
 mod enclaveos_shim {
+    use super::dmesg;
 
     mod system {
+        use super::dmesg;
         use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
 
         pub fn insmod(path: &str) {
@@ -79,15 +84,11 @@ mod enclaveos_shim {
             let file = std::fs::File::open(path).unwrap();
             let fd = file.as_raw_fd();
             if unsafe { syscall(SYS_finit_module, fd, &[0u8; 1], 0) } < 0 {
-                eprintln!("bad insert kernel module: {path}");
+                dmesg(format!("bad insert kernel module: {path}"));
             }
         }
-        pub fn socket_connect(
-            family: libc::c_int,
-            port: u32,
-            cid: u32,
-        ) -> libc::c_int {
-            use libc::{connect, socket, sockaddr, sockaddr_vm, SOCK_STREAM};
+        pub fn socket_connect(family: libc::c_int, port: u32, cid: u32) -> libc::c_int {
+            use libc::{connect, sockaddr, sockaddr_vm, socket, SOCK_STREAM};
             let fd = unsafe { socket(family, SOCK_STREAM, 0) };
             if unsafe {
                 let mut sa: sockaddr_vm = std::mem::zeroed();
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ mod enclaveos_shim {
                     &sa as *const _ as *mut sockaddr,
                     size_of::<sockaddr_vm>() as _,
                 )
-            } < 0 {
+            } < 0
+            {
                 panic!("yikes")
             } else {
                 fd
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ mod enclaveos_shim {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn init_platform(){
+    pub fn init_platform() {
         use system::insmod;
         // TODO: error handling
         nitro_heartbeat();
@@ -117,8 +119,8 @@ mod enclaveos_shim {
     }
 
     fn nitro_heartbeat() {
+        use libc::{close, read, write, AF_VSOCK};
         use system::socket_connect;
-        use libc::{write, read, close, AF_VSOCK};
         let mut buf: [u8; 1] = [0; 1];
         buf[0] = 0xB7; // AWS Nitro heartbeat value
         let fd = socket_connect(AF_VSOCK, 9000, 3);
@@ -127,6 +129,6 @@ mod enclaveos_shim {
             read(fd, buf.as_ptr() as _, 1);
             close(fd);
         }
-        eprintln!("Sent NSM heartbeat");
+        dmesg("Sent NSM heartbeat");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/system/mod.rs b/src/system/mod.rs
index cf30e03..726fa57 100644
--- a/src/system/mod.rs
+++ b/src/system/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub mod syscall;
 
 pub fn dmesg(value: impl std::fmt::Display) {
     let timespec = syscall::clock_gettime(libc::CLOCK_BOOTTIME).unwrap();
-    eprintln!("[{: >5}.{}]{value}", timespec.tv_sec, timespec.tv_nsec / 1000);
+    eprintln!("[{: >5}.{}] {value}", timespec.tv_sec, timespec.tv_nsec / 1000);
 }
 
 pub enum MountType {