diff --git a/src/internal/kopia/wrapper.go b/src/internal/kopia/wrapper.go
index 9184b3147..af1ebdcb7 100644
--- a/src/internal/kopia/wrapper.go
+++ b/src/internal/kopia/wrapper.go
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ func getStreamItemFunc(
 		ctx, end := D.Span(ctx, "kopia:getStreamItemFunc")
 		defer end()
 
+		log := logger.Ctx(ctx)
+
 		// Collect all errors and return them at the end so that iteration for this
 		// directory doesn't end early.
 		var errs *multierror.Error
@@ -314,11 +316,12 @@ func getStreamItemFunc(
 					err = errors.Wrap(err, "getting full item path")
 					errs = multierror.Append(errs, err)
 
-					logger.Ctx(ctx).Error(err)
+					log.Error(err)
 
 					continue
 				}
 
+				log.Debugw("reading item", "path", itemPath.String())
 				trace.Log(ctx, "kopia:getStreamItemFunc:item", itemPath.String())
 
 				ei, ok := e.(data.StreamInfo)
@@ -326,8 +329,7 @@ func getStreamItemFunc(
 					errs = multierror.Append(
 						errs, errors.Errorf("item %q does not implement DataStreamInfo", itemPath))
 
-					logger.Ctx(ctx).Errorw(
-						"item does not implement DataStreamInfo; skipping", "path", itemPath)
+					log.Errorw("item does not implement DataStreamInfo; skipping", "path", itemPath)
 
 					continue
 				}
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe.go b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
index fc50cfd29..62abff5d8 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func MessageWithCompletion(message string) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
 		mpb.SpinnerStyle(frames...).PositionLeft(),
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(
 			decor.Name(message),
-			decor.Elapsed(decor.ET_STYLE_GO, decor.WC{W: 4}),
+			decor.Elapsed(decor.ET_STYLE_GO, decor.WC{W: 8}),
 		),
 		mpb.BarFillerOnComplete("done"),
 	)
diff --git a/src/pkg/logger/logger.go b/src/pkg/logger/logger.go
index 231334d89..6befdb85b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/logger/logger.go
+++ b/src/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const (
 	Info
 	Warn
 	Production
+	Disabled
 )
 
 const logLevelFN = "log-level"
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ func genLogger(level logLevel) (*zapcore.Core, *zap.SugaredLogger) {
 			return lvl >= zapcore.WarnLevel
 		case Production:
 			return lvl >= zapcore.ErrorLevel
+		case Disabled:
+			return false
 		default:
 			return true
 		}
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ func genLogger(level logLevel) (*zapcore.Core, *zap.SugaredLogger) {
 			cfg.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.InfoLevel)
 		case Warn:
 			cfg.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.WarnLevel)
+		case Disabled:
+			cfg.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.FatalLevel)
 		}
 
 		lgr, err = cfg.Build()
@@ -191,6 +196,8 @@ func levelOf(lvl string) logLevel {
 		return Warn
 	case "error":
 		return Production
+	case "disabled":
+		return Disabled
 	}
 
 	return Info
diff --git a/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go b/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go
index 38ae1fa15..74f910a1b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go
+++ b/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	delimiter = fmt.Sprint(0x1F)
+	delimiter = string('\x1F')
 	passAny   = filters.Pass()
 	failAny   = filters.Fail()
 )