diff --git a/include/dwarfs/file_scanner.h b/include/dwarfs/file_scanner.h
index a4d05f3c..c04268c7 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/file_scanner.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/file_scanner.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace dwarfs {
 
 class file;
 class inode_manager;
+class logger;
 class os_access;
 class progress;
 class worker_group;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ namespace detail {
 
 class file_scanner {
  public:
-  file_scanner(worker_group& wg, os_access& os, inode_manager& im,
+  file_scanner(logger& lgr, worker_group& wg, os_access& os, inode_manager& im,
                std::optional<std::string> const& hash_algo, progress& prog);
 
   void scan(file* p) { impl_->scan(p); }
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp b/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp
index 340f1d08..5a1ceae3 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ namespace dwarfs::detail {
 
 namespace {
 
-class file_scanner_ : public file_scanner::impl {
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
+class file_scanner_ final : public file_scanner::impl {
  public:
-  file_scanner_(worker_group& wg, os_access& os, inode_manager& im,
+  file_scanner_(logger& lgr, worker_group& wg, os_access& os, inode_manager& im,
                 std::optional<std::string> const& hash_algo, progress& prog);
 
   void scan(file* p) override;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class file_scanner_ : public file_scanner::impl {
   finalize_inodes(std::vector<std::pair<KeyType, inode::files_vector>>& ent,
                   uint32_t& inode_num, uint32_t& obj_num);
 
+  LOG_PROXY_DECL(LoggerPolicy);
   worker_group& wg_;
   os_access& os_;
   inode_manager& im_;
@@ -125,16 +127,19 @@ class file_scanner_ : public file_scanner::impl {
 //   it is still present in `unique_size_`. It will be removed
 //   from `unique_size_` after its hash has been stored.
 
-file_scanner_::file_scanner_(worker_group& wg, os_access& os, inode_manager& im,
-                             std::optional<std::string> const& hash_algo,
-                             progress& prog)
-    : wg_(wg)
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
+file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::file_scanner_(
+    logger& lgr, worker_group& wg, os_access& os, inode_manager& im,
+    std::optional<std::string> const& hash_algo, progress& prog)
+    : LOG_PROXY_INIT(lgr)
+    , wg_(wg)
     , os_(os)
     , im_(im)
     , hash_algo_{hash_algo}
     , prog_(prog) {}
 
-void file_scanner_::scan(file* p) {
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::scan(file* p) {
   if (p->num_hard_links() > 1) {
     auto& vec = hardlinks_[p->raw_inode_num()];
     vec.push_back(p);
@@ -162,7 +167,8 @@ void file_scanner_::scan(file* p) {
   }
 }
 
-void file_scanner_::finalize(uint32_t& inode_num) {
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::finalize(uint32_t& inode_num) {
   uint32_t obj_num = 0;
 
   assert(first_file_hashed_.empty());
@@ -185,7 +191,8 @@ void file_scanner_::finalize(uint32_t& inode_num) {
   }
 }
 
-void file_scanner_::scan_dedupe(file* p) {
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::scan_dedupe(file* p) {
   // We need no lock yet, as `unique_size_` is only manipulated from
   // this thread.
   auto size = p->size();
@@ -285,7 +292,8 @@ void file_scanner_::scan_dedupe(file* p) {
   }
 }
 
-void file_scanner_::hash_file(file* p) {
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::hash_file(file* p) {
   auto const size = p->size();
   std::shared_ptr<mmif> mm;
 
@@ -297,7 +305,8 @@ void file_scanner_::hash_file(file* p) {
   p->scan(mm.get(), prog_, hash_algo_);
 }
 
-void file_scanner_::add_inode(file* p) {
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::add_inode(file* p) {
   assert(!p->get_inode());
 
   auto inode = im_.create_inode();
@@ -307,8 +316,11 @@ void file_scanner_::add_inode(file* p) {
   im_.scan_background(wg_, os_, std::move(inode), p);
 }
 
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
 template <typename Lookup>
-void file_scanner_::finalize_hardlinks(Lookup&& lookup) {
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::finalize_hardlinks(Lookup&& lookup) {
+  auto ti = LOG_TIMED_INFO;
+
   for (auto& kv : hardlinks_) {
     auto& hlv = kv.second;
     if (hlv.size() > 1) {
@@ -322,13 +334,19 @@ void file_scanner_::finalize_hardlinks(Lookup&& lookup) {
   }
 
   hardlinks_.clear();
+
+  ti << "finalized " << hardlinks_.size() << " hardlinks";
 }
 
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
 template <bool UniqueOnly, typename KeyType>
-void file_scanner_::finalize_files(
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::finalize_files(
     folly::F14FastMap<KeyType, inode::files_vector>& fmap, uint32_t& inode_num,
     uint32_t& obj_num) {
   std::vector<std::pair<KeyType, inode::files_vector>> ent;
+
+  auto ti = LOG_TIMED_INFO;
+
   ent.reserve(fmap.size());
   fmap.eraseInto(
       fmap.begin(), fmap.end(), [&ent](KeyType&& k, inode::files_vector&& fv) {
@@ -339,6 +357,7 @@ void file_scanner_::finalize_files(
           ent.emplace_back(std::move(k), std::move(fv));
         }
       });
+
   std::sort(ent.begin(), ent.end(),
             [](auto& left, auto& right) { return left.first < right.first; });
 
@@ -348,10 +367,14 @@ void file_scanner_::finalize_files(
   if constexpr (!UniqueOnly) {
     finalize_inodes<false>(ent, inode_num, obj_num);
   }
+
+  ti << "finalized " << ent.size() << (UniqueOnly ? " " : " non-")
+     << "unique files";
 }
 
+template <typename LoggerPolicy>
 template <bool Unique, typename KeyType>
-void file_scanner_::finalize_inodes(
+void file_scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::finalize_inodes(
     std::vector<std::pair<KeyType, inode::files_vector>>& ent,
     uint32_t& inode_num, uint32_t& obj_num) {
   for (auto& p : ent) {
@@ -395,9 +418,11 @@ void file_scanner_::finalize_inodes(
 }
 } // namespace
 
-file_scanner::file_scanner(worker_group& wg, os_access& os, inode_manager& im,
+file_scanner::file_scanner(logger& lgr, worker_group& wg, os_access& os,
+                           inode_manager& im,
                            std::optional<std::string> const& hash_algo,
                            progress& prog)
-    : impl_{std::make_unique<file_scanner_>(wg, os, im, hash_algo, prog)} {}
+    : impl_{make_unique_logging_object<impl, file_scanner_, logger_policies>(
+          lgr, wg, os, im, hash_algo, prog)} {}
 
 } // namespace dwarfs::detail
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/scanner.cpp b/src/dwarfs/scanner.cpp
index dfe4e56a..c854325c 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/scanner.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/scanner.cpp
@@ -290,14 +290,13 @@ class scanner_ final : public scanner::impl {
             progress& prog, detail::file_scanner& fs,
             bool debug_filter = false);
 
+  LOG_PROXY_DECL(LoggerPolicy);
+  worker_group& wg_;
   const segmenter::config& cfg_;
   const scanner_options& options_;
   std::shared_ptr<entry_factory> entry_;
   std::shared_ptr<os_access> os_;
   std::shared_ptr<script> script_;
-  worker_group& wg_;
-  logger& lgr_;
-  LOG_PROXY_DECL(LoggerPolicy);
 };
 
 template <typename LoggerPolicy>
@@ -307,14 +306,13 @@ scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::scanner_(logger& lgr, worker_group& wg,
                                  std::shared_ptr<os_access> os,
                                  std::shared_ptr<script> scr,
                                  const scanner_options& options)
-    : cfg_(cfg)
+    : LOG_PROXY_INIT(lgr)
+    , wg_(wg)
+    , cfg_(cfg)
     , options_(options)
     , entry_(std::move(ef))
     , os_(std::move(os))
-    , script_(std::move(scr))
-    , wg_(wg)
-    , lgr_(lgr)
-    , LOG_PROXY_INIT(lgr_) {}
+    , script_(std::move(scr)) {}
 
 template <typename LoggerPolicy>
 std::shared_ptr<entry>
@@ -566,8 +564,9 @@ void scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::scan(
 
   prog.set_status_function(status_string);
 
-  inode_manager im(lgr_, prog, options_.inode);
-  detail::file_scanner fs(wg_, *os_, im, options_.file_hash_algorithm, prog);
+  inode_manager im(LOG_GET_LOGGER, prog, options_.inode);
+  detail::file_scanner fs(LOG_GET_LOGGER, wg_, *os_, im,
+                          options_.file_hash_algorithm, prog);
 
   auto root =
       list ? scan_list(path, *list, prog, fs) : scan_tree(path, prog, fs);
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ void scanner_<LoggerPolicy>::scan(
   });
 
   LOG_INFO << "building blocks...";
-  segmenter bm(lgr_, prog, cfg_, os_, fsw);
+  segmenter bm(LOG_GET_LOGGER, prog, cfg_, os_, fsw);
 
   {
     worker_group blockify("blockify", 1, 1 << 20);