diff --git a/crates/ev-precompiles/src/mint.rs b/crates/ev-precompiles/src/mint.rs
index 6a499c8..fd33cdf 100644
--- a/crates/ev-precompiles/src/mint.rs
+++ b/crates/ev-precompiles/src/mint.rs
@@ -144,16 +144,16 @@ impl MintPrecompile {
         caller: Address,
     ) -> MintPrecompileResult<()> {
         if caller == self.admin {
-            tracing::debug!(target: "mint_precompile", ?caller, "authorization granted: admin");
+            tracing::debug!(target: "mint_precompile", %caller, "authorization granted: admin");
             return Ok(());
         }
 
         let allowlisted = Self::is_allowlisted(internals, caller)?;
         if allowlisted {
-            tracing::debug!(target: "mint_precompile", ?caller, "authorization granted: allowlist");
+            tracing::debug!(target: "mint_precompile", %caller, "authorization granted: allowlist");
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            tracing::warn!(target: "mint_precompile", ?caller, "authorization denied: not admin and not allowlisted");
+            tracing::warn!(target: "mint_precompile", %caller, "authorization denied: not admin and not allowlisted");
             Err(MintPrecompileError::halt_static("unauthorized caller"))
         }
     }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl MintPrecompile {
         let allowlisted = !raw_value.is_zero();
         tracing::debug!(
             target: "mint_precompile",
-            ?addr,
+            %addr,
             slot = %key,
             value = %raw_value,
             allowlisted,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ impl Precompile for MintPrecompile {
 
         tracing::info!(
             target: "mint_precompile",
-            ?caller,
+            %caller,
             gas = gas_limit,
             calldata_len = data_len,
             "mint precompile call invoked"
diff --git a/crates/node/src/builder.rs b/crates/node/src/builder.rs
index 27398d6..2a57e6c 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/builder.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ where
         if let Some((sink, activation)) = config.base_fee_redirect_settings() {
             info!(
                 target: "ev-reth",
-                fee_sink = ?sink,
+                fee_sink = %sink,
                 activation_height = activation,
                 "Base fee redirect enabled via chainspec"
             );
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ where
     #[instrument(skip(self, attributes), fields(
         parent_hash = %attributes.parent_hash,
         tx_count = attributes.transactions.len(),
-        gas_limit = ?attributes.gas_limit,
+        gas_limit = attributes.gas_limit.unwrap_or(0),
         duration_ms = tracing::field::Empty,
     ))]
     pub async fn build_payload(
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ where
                 suggested_fee_recipient = sink;
                 info!(
                     target: "ev-reth",
-                    fee_sink = ?sink,
+                    fee_sink = %sink,
                     block_number,
                     "Suggested fee recipient missing; defaulting to base-fee sink"
                 );
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ where
                     debug!(gas_used = ?gas_used, "transaction executed successfully");
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
-                    tracing::warn!(error = ?err, tx_hash = %tx.tx_hash(), "transaction execution failed");
+                    tracing::warn!(error = %err, tx_hash = %tx.tx_hash(), "transaction execution failed");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ where
 
         info!(
             block_number = sealed_block.number,
-            block_hash = ?sealed_block.hash(),
+            block_hash = %sealed_block.hash(),
             tx_count = sealed_block.transaction_count(),
             gas_used = sealed_block.gas_used,
             "built block"
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ where
     let config = match EvolvePayloadBuilderConfig::from_chain_spec(&chain_spec) {
         Ok(config) => config,
         Err(err) => {
-            tracing::warn!(target: "ev-reth", error = ?err, "Failed to parse chainspec extras");
+            tracing::warn!(target: "ev-reth", error = %err, "Failed to parse chainspec extras");
             return None;
         }
     };
 
     if let Err(err) = config.validate() {
-        tracing::warn!(target: "ev-reth", error = ?err, "Invalid evolve payload builder configuration");
+        tracing::warn!(target: "ev-reth", error = %err, "Invalid evolve payload builder configuration");
         return None;
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/node/src/executor.rs b/crates/node/src/executor.rs
index 70dbd18..082a736 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/executor.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/executor.rs
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ where
         .map(|(sink, activation)| {
             info!(
                 target = "ev-reth::executor",
-                fee_sink = ?sink,
+                fee_sink = %sink,
                 activation_height = activation,
                 "Base fee redirect enabled"
             );
diff --git a/crates/node/src/payload_service.rs b/crates/node/src/payload_service.rs
index e58122e..deb4832 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/payload_service.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/payload_service.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl EvolvePayloadBuilderBuilder {
     /// Create a new builder with evolve args.
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let config = EvolvePayloadBuilderConfig::new();
-        info!("Created Evolve payload builder with config: {:?}", config);
+        info!("created evolve payload builder");
         Self { config }
     }
 }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ where
         if let Some(sink) = self.config.base_fee_sink_for_block(block_number) {
             info!(
                 target: "ev-reth",
-                fee_sink = ?sink,
+                fee_sink = %sink,
                 block_number,
                 "Suggested fee recipient missing; defaulting to base-fee sink"
             );
diff --git a/crates/node/src/validator.rs b/crates/node/src/validator.rs
index 1bc3f81..4d3165d 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/validator.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/validator.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl PayloadValidator<EvolveEngineTypes> for EvolveEngineValidator {
                     .map_err(|e| NewPayloadError::Other(e.into()))
             }
             Err(err) => {
-                debug!(error = ?err, "payload validation error");
+                debug!(error = %err, "payload validation error");
 
                 // Check if this is an error we can bypass for evolve:
                 // 1. BlockHash mismatch - ev-reth computes different hash due to custom tx types
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl PayloadValidator<EvolveEngineTypes> for EvolveEngineValidator {
                         || is_unknown_tx_type_error(&err);
 
                 if should_bypass {
-                    info!(error = ?err, "bypassing validation error for ev-reth");
+                    info!(error = %err, "bypassing validation error for ev-reth");
                     // For evolve, we trust the payload builder - parse the block with EvNode support.
                     let ev_block = parse_evolve_payload(payload)?;
                     Span::current().record("block_hash", tracing::field::display(ev_block.hash()));