diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index f0a0ce9..cf80a58 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@
  * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                                  *
  * ***************************************************************************/
 
-// std
-#include <ios>
-#include <iomanip>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <thread>
-
 #include "log.h"
 #include "threadcontext.h"
 
@@ -118,10 +111,6 @@ std::string Log::fileinfoMessage( const char* file, int line, const std::string&
     (void)file;
     (void)line;
 
-//    static const std::string templ("%1:%2| %3");
-//    QFileInfo fi(file);
-//    return templ.arg( fi.fileName() ).arg(line).arg(message);
-
     return message;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 16b2b7e..31e84a5 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
-#include <mutex>
 #include <syslog.h>
 
 namespace osdev      {
diff --git a/tests/logtest.cpp b/tests/logtest.cpp
index 897f1e7..cd82d97 100644
--- a/tests/logtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/logtest.cpp
@@ -7,19 +7,32 @@ LogTest::LogTest()
 
 void LogTest::writeTest()
 {
+    osdev::components::log::Log::setMask( osdev::components::log::LogMask::None );
+
+
+    LogDebug    ( "testing the debug message", "test_debug"  );
+    LogInfo     ( "testing the info message", "test_info" );
+    LogNotice   ( "testing the notice message", "test_notice" );
+    LogWarning  ( "testing the warning message", "test_warning" );
+    LogError    ( "testing the error message", "test_error" );
+    LogCritical ( "testing the critical message", "test_critical" );
+    LogAlert    ( "testing the alert message", "test_alert" );
+    LogEmergency( "testing the emergency message", "test_emergency" );
+
     osdev::components::log::Log::setMask( osdev::components::log::LogMask::Upto );
+    osdev::components::log::Log::setLogLevel( osdev::components::log::LogLevel::Notice );
 
-    LogError    ( "testcase", "testing the error message" );
-    LogCritical ( "testcase", "testing the critical message" );
-    LogAlert    ( "testcase", "testing the alert message" );
-    LogEmergency( "testcase", "testing the emergency message" );
+    LogDebug    ( "testing the debug message", "test_debug"  );
+    LogInfo     ( "testing the info message", "test_info" );
+    LogNotice   ( "testing the notice message", "test_notice" );
+    LogWarning  ( "testing the warning message", "test_warning" );
 
-    osdev::components::log::Log::setMask( osdev::components::log::LogMask::None );
+    osdev::components::log::Log::setMask( osdev::components::log::LogMask::Mask );
+    osdev::components::log::Log::setLogLevel( osdev::components::log::LogLevel::Notice );
 
-    LogDebug    ( "testcase", "testing the debug message" );
-    LogDebug    ( "testcase", "testing a second debug message" );
-    LogInfo     ( "testcase", "testing the info message" );
-    LogNotice   ( "testcase", "testing the notice message" );
-    LogWarning  ( "testcase", "testing the warning message" );
+    LogDebug    ( "testing the debug message", "test_debug"  );
+    LogInfo     ( "testing the info message", "test_info" );
+    LogNotice   ( "testing the notice message", "test_notice" );
+    LogWarning  ( "testing the warning message", "test_warning" );
 
 }