diff --git a/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h b/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
index 5ba31f89f0..3b801f4beb 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public:
     write(
         beast::severities::Severity level,
         std::string const& partition,
-        std::string text,
+        std::string const& text,
         bool console);
 
     std::string
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public:
     static void
     format(
         std::string& output,
-        std::string message,
+        std::string const& message,
         beast::severities::Severity severity,
         std::string const& partition);
 
diff --git a/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h b/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h
index f54b57815e..9e73f279dd 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ enum Severity {
     kNone = kDisabled
 };
 
-std::string
+std::string_view
 to_string(Severity severity);
 }  // namespace severities
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp b/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp
index a87d9bb315..a699183221 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ void
 Logs::write(
     beast::severities::Severity level,
     std::string const& partition,
-    std::string text,
+    std::string const& text,
     bool console)
 {
     std::string s;
-    format(s, std::move(text), level, partition);
+    format(s, text, level, partition);
     file_.writeln(s);
     if (!silent_)
         std::cerr << s << '\n';
@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@ Logs::fromString(std::string const& s)
 void
 Logs::format(
     std::string& output,
-    std::string message,
+    std::string const& message,
     beast::severities::Severity severity,
     std::string const& partition)
 {
-    output = std::move(message);
+    output = message;
     if (!beast::Journal::isStructuredJournalEnabled())
     {
-        output.reserve(message.size() + partition.size() + 100);
+        output.reserve(output.size() + partition.size() + 100);
         output += to_string(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
 
         output += " ";
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/beast/utility/beast_Journal.cpp b/src/libxrpl/beast/utility/beast_Journal.cpp
index 04e286b8db..1c5f7ed7df 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/beast/utility/beast_Journal.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/beast/utility/beast_Journal.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Journal::getNullSink()
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-std::string
+std::string_view
 severities::to_string(Severity severity)
 {
     switch (severity)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Journal::JsonLogContext::reset(
             value = threadIdStream.str();
         }
     };
-    thread_local ThreadIdStringInitializer threadId;
+    thread_local ThreadIdStringInitializer const threadId;
 
     attributes_.SetObject();
     if (globalLogAttributes_.has_value())