diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 05e183d..f56c34c 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/pkg/config"
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		for _, path := range args {
 			// check and make sure something doesn't exist first
 			if exists, err := util.PathExists(path); exists || err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("file or directory exists\n")
+				log.Error().Err(err).Msg("file or directory exists")
 				continue
 			}
 			config.SaveDefault(path)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cea28f4..40878bf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -41,4 +41,3 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/pkg => ./pkg
diff --git a/pkg/client/smd.go b/pkg/client/smd.go
index 9a01401..7b001c2 100644
--- a/pkg/client/smd.go
+++ b/pkg/client/smd.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	configurator "github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/pkg"
+	"github.com/caarlos0/log"
 )
 
 // An struct that's meant to extend functionality of the base HTTP client by
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func (client *SmdClient) FetchEthernetInterfaces(verbose bool) ([]configurator.E
 
 	// print what we got if verbose is set
 	if verbose {
-		fmt.Printf("Ethernet Interfaces: %v\n", string(bytes))
+		log.Info().Str("ethernet_interfaces", string(bytes)).Msg("found interfaces")
 	}
 
 	return eths, nil
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func (client *SmdClient) FetchComponents(verbose bool) ([]configurator.Component
 
 	// print what we got if verbose is set
 	if verbose {
-		fmt.Printf("Components: %v\n", string(bytes))
+		log.Info().Str("components", string(bytes)).Msg("found components")
 	}
 
 	return comps, nil
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func (client *SmdClient) FetchRedfishEndpoints(verbose bool) ([]configurator.Red
 
 	// show the final result
 	if verbose {
-		fmt.Printf("Redfish endpoints: %v\n", string(b))
+		log.Info().Str("redfish_endpoints", string(b)).Msg("found redfish endpoints")
 	}
 
 	return eps, nil
diff --git a/pkg/generator/dhcpd.go b/pkg/generator/dhcpd.go
index 7425a57..cc32a48 100644
--- a/pkg/generator/dhcpd.go
+++ b/pkg/generator/dhcpd.go
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ func (g *DHCPd) Generate(config *config.Config, params Params) (FileMap, error)
 		computeNodes += fmt.Sprintf("host %s { hardware ethernet %s; fixed-address %s} ", eth.ComponentId, eth.MacAddress, eth.IpAddresses[0])
 	}
 	computeNodes += "# ====================================================================="
-
-	if params.Verbose {
-		fmt.Printf("")
-	}
 	return ApplyTemplates(Mappings{
 		"plugin_name":        g.GetName(),
 		"plugin_version":     g.GetVersion(),
diff --git a/pkg/generator/generator.go b/pkg/generator/generator.go
index 19fe3fe..b7d5fa8 100644
--- a/pkg/generator/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/generator/generator.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func LoadPlugins(dirpath string, opts ...Option) (map[string]Generator, error) {
 
 		// show the plugins found if verbose flag is set
 		if params.Verbose {
-			fmt.Printf("-- found plugin '%s'\n", gen.GetName())
+			log.Info().Str("plugin_name", gen.GetName()).Msg("found plugin")
 		}
 
 		// map each generator plugin by name for lookup
diff --git a/tests/generate_test.go b/tests/generate_test.go
index f458ebc..21ff978 100644
--- a/tests/generate_test.go
+++ b/tests/generate_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ var (
 	err        error
 )
 
-const ()
-
 // A valid test generator that implements the `Generator` interface.
 type TestGenerator struct{}