diff --git a/dcmihandler.cpp b/dcmihandler.cpp
index be3e27e..d4f0ff5 100644
--- a/dcmihandler.cpp
+++ b/dcmihandler.cpp
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
         log<level::INFO>("Failure to read power value from D-Bus object",
-                        entry("OBJECT_PATH=%s", objectPath),
+                        entry("OBJECT_PATH=%s", objectPath.c_str()),
                         entry("INTERFACE=%s", SENSOR_VALUE_INTF));
     }
     return power;
diff --git a/host-interface.cpp b/host-interface.cpp
index 19ca291..8663929 100644
--- a/host-interface.cpp
+++ b/host-interface.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     log<level::DEBUG>("Pushing cmd on to queue",
             entry("CONTROL_HOST_CMD=%s",
-                  convertForMessage(command)));
+                  convertForMessage(command).c_str()));
 
     auto cmd = std::make_tuple(ipmiCommand.at(command),
                         std::bind(&Host::commandStatusHandler,
diff --git a/read_fru_data.cpp b/read_fru_data.cpp
index a1bced9..5133612 100644
--- a/read_fru_data.cpp
+++ b/read_fru_data.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
     {
         //If property is not found simply return empty value
         log<level::ERR>("Error in reading property values from inventory",
-                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", intf),
-                        entry("PATH=%s", objPath));
+                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", intf.c_str()),
+                        entry("PATH=%s", objPath.c_str()));
         return properties;
     }
     reply.read(properties);
diff --git a/sensordatahandler.cpp b/sensordatahandler.cpp
index 20006dc..2d4ac3a 100644
--- a/sensordatahandler.cpp
+++ b/sensordatahandler.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     if (mapperResponseMsg.is_method_error())
     {
         log<level::ERR>("Mapper GetSubTree failed",
-                        entry("PATH=%s", path),
-                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", interface));
+                        entry("PATH=%s", path.c_str()),
+                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", interface.c_str()));
         elog<InternalFailure>();
     }
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     if (mapperResponse.empty())
     {
         log<level::ERR>("Invalid mapper response",
-                        entry("PATH=%s", path),
-                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", interface));
+                        entry("PATH=%s", path.c_str()),
+                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", interface.c_str()));
         elog<InternalFailure>();
     }
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
     if (iter == mapperResponse.end())
     {
         log<level::ERR>("Couldn't find D-Bus path",
-                        entry("PATH=%s", path),
-                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", interface));
+                        entry("PATH=%s", path.c_str()),
+                        entry("INTERFACE=%s", interface.c_str()));
         elog<InternalFailure>();
     }
     return std::make_pair(iter->first, iter->second.begin()->first);
diff --git a/softoff/softoff.cpp b/softoff/softoff.cpp
index f76cd4f..d76750a 100644
--- a/softoff/softoff.cpp
+++ b/softoff/softoff.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
         else
         {
             log<level::INFO>("Timer started waiting for host to shutdown",
-                    entry("TIMEOUT_IN_MSEC=%llu",
-                        duration_cast<milliseconds>(seconds
-                            (IPMI_HOST_SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE_TIMEOUT_SECS))));
+                entry("TIMEOUT_IN_MSEC=%llu",
+                      (duration_cast<milliseconds>(seconds
+                        (IPMI_HOST_SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE_TIMEOUT_SECS))).count()));
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/transporthandler.cpp b/transporthandler.cpp
index bafeb16..98d9573 100644
--- a/transporthandler.cpp
+++ b/transporthandler.cpp
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@
                 {
                     log<level::INFO>("Failed to get IP object which matches",
                             entry("INTERFACE=%s", ipmi::network::IP_INTERFACE),
-                            entry("MATCH=%s", ethIp));
+                            entry("MATCH=%s", ethIp.c_str()));
                 }
 
                 auto systemProperties = ipmi::getAllDbusProperties(
diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index 4f59f6c..bfe924c 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
     if (rc <= 0)
     {
         log<level::ERR>("inet_pton failed:",
-                        entry("SUBNETMASK=%s", subnetMask));
+                        entry("SUBNETMASK=%s", subnetMask.c_str()));
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
     else
     {
         log<level::ERR>("Invalid Mask",
-                        entry("SUBNETMASK=%s", subnetMask));
+                        entry("SUBNETMASK=%s", subnetMask.c_str()));
         return 0;
     }
 }