diff --git a/src/mpv/handle.rs b/src/mpv/handle.rs
index 1c0275d..48c87a7 100644
--- a/src/mpv/handle.rs
+++ b/src/mpv/handle.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Handle {
 
         // wraps via tracing later; note that info does nothing for now as it disables all logs
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-        let loglevel = c"trace";
+        let loglevel = c"debug";
         #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
         let loglevel = c"info";
 
@@ -90,17 +90,24 @@ impl Handle {
         unsafe { ffi::mpv_client_id(self.inner.as_ptr()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_property(&self, name: &str, value: impl SetProperty) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self), parent = None, target = "mpv", name = "mpv_set_property", level = Level::DEBUG, fields(name = name, value = %value), ret)]
+    pub fn set_property(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        value: impl SetProperty + fmt::Display,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // need to add zero terminator
         let name = CString::new(name).expect("null bytes in property name");
         unsafe { value.set_property(self.inner.as_ptr(), name.as_ptr()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_property<T: GetProperty>(&self, name: &str) -> Result<T, Error> {
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self), parent = None, target = "mpv", name = "mpv_get_property", level = Level::DEBUG, fields(name = name), ret)]
+    pub fn get_property<T: GetProperty + std::fmt::Debug>(&self, name: &str) -> Result<T, Error> {
         let name = CString::new(name).expect("null bytes in property name");
         unsafe { T::get_property(self.inner.as_ptr(), name.as_ptr()) }
     }
 
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self, args), parent = None, target = "mpv", name = "mpv_command", level = Level::DEBUG)]
     pub fn command<'a>(&self, args: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // add zero terminators to Everything
         let args: Vec<CString> = args
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 3c21a97..a071a3c 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ 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 => {
@@ -223,31 +220,32 @@ mod imp {
                             },
 
                             Event::LogMessage(event) => {
+                                let span = span!(Level::DEBUG, "mpv_log", prefix = event.prefix);
+                                let _guard = span.enter();
                                 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())
+                                        event!(target: "mpv_event", Level::ERROR, "{}", event.text.trim())
                                     }
                                     l if l <= 30 => {
-                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::WARN, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                        event!(target: "mpv_event", Level::WARN, "{}", event.text.trim())
                                     }
                                     l if l <= 40 => {
-                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::INFO, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                        event!(target: "mpv_event", Level::INFO, "{}", event.text.trim())
                                     }
                                     l if l <= 60 => {
-                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::DEBUG, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                        event!(target: "mpv_event", Level::DEBUG, "{}", event.text.trim())
                                     }
                                     l if l <= 70 => {
-                                        event!(target: "mpv", Level::TRACE, prefix = event.prefix, event = event.text.trim())
+                                        event!(target: "mpv_event", Level::TRACE, "{}", event.text.trim())
                                     }
                                     // should be unused
                                     _ => event!(
-                                        target: "mpv",
+                                        target: "mpv_erroneus_event",
                                         Level::DEBUG,
-                                        prefix = event.prefix,
-                                        event = event.text.trim(),
-                                        "unknown mpv level: {}",
-                                        event.log_level,
+                                        log_level = event.log_level,
+                                        "{}",
+                                        event.text.trim(),
                                     ),
                                 };
                             }