diff --git a/src/mpv/handle.rs b/src/mpv/handle.rs
index e8a48c5..b2923d6 100644
--- a/src/mpv/handle.rs
+++ b/src/mpv/handle.rs
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@ impl Handle {
             );
         }
 
-        // set up info logging for now
+        // wraps via tracing later; note that info does nothing for now as it disables all logs
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        let loglevel = c"trace";
+        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+        let loglevel = c"info";
+
         Error::from_return_code(unsafe {
-            ffi::mpv_request_log_messages(inner.as_ptr(), c"info".as_ptr())
+            ffi::mpv_request_log_messages(inner.as_ptr(), loglevel.as_ptr())
         })
         .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 00a13af..d02ed5b 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod imp {
     use gtk::{gdk, gio, glib};
     use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
     use std::rc::Rc;
-    use tracing::{event, Level};
+    use tracing::{event, span, Level};
 
     #[derive(gtk::CompositeTemplate, glib::Properties)]
     #[template(resource = "/eu/callcc/audrey/window.ui")]
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ mod imp {
                     while let Some(event) = window.imp().mpv.wait_event(0.0) {
                         use crate::mpv::Event;
 
+                        let span = span!(Level::DEBUG, "mpv_wait_event");
+                        let _guard = span.enter();
+
                         match event {
                             Event::PropertyChange(event) => match event.reply_userdata {
                                 0 => {
@@ -164,17 +167,32 @@ mod imp {
                             },
 
                             Event::LogMessage(event) => {
-                                // TODO: levels etc
-                                if event.log_level < 30 {
-                                    event!(target: "mpv", Level::ERROR, "[{}] {}", event.prefix, event.text.trim());
-                                } else if event.log_level < 40 {
-                                    event!(target: "mpv", Level::WARN, "[{}] {}", event.prefix, event.text.trim());
-                                } else if event.log_level < 50 {
-                                    event!(target: "mpv", Level::INFO, "[{}] {}", event.prefix, event.text.trim());
-                                } else if event.log_level < 70 {
-                                    event!(target: "mpv", Level::DEBUG, "[{}] {}", event.prefix, event.text.trim());
-                                } else {
-                                    event!(target: "mpv", Level::TRACE, "[{}] {}", event.prefix, event.text.trim());
+                                match event.log_level {
+                                    // level has to be 'static so this sux
+                                    l if l <= 20 => {
+                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::ERROR, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                    }
+                                    l if l <= 30 => {
+                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::WARN, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                    }
+                                    l if l <= 40 => {
+                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::INFO, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                    }
+                                    l if l <= 60 => {
+                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::DEBUG, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                    }
+                                    l if l <= 70 => {
+                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::TRACE, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                    }
+                                    // should be unused
+                                    _ => event!(
+                                        target: "mpv",
+                                        Level::DEBUG,
+                                        prefix = event.prefix,
+                                        event = event.text.trim(),
+                                        "unknown mpv level: {}",
+                                        event.log_level,
+                                    ),
                                 };
                             }