diff --git a/rtv/__init__.py b/rtv/__init__.py
index fd24762..7a6addc 100644
--- a/rtv/__init__.py
+++ b/rtv/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
+r"""
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 ___  __ \__________  /_____  /__(_)_  /_
 __  /_/ /  _ \  __  /_  __  /__  /_  __/
diff --git a/rtv/__main__.py b/rtv/__main__.py
index 2f4aacc..03e5fc3 100644
--- a/rtv/__main__.py
+++ b/rtv/__main__.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def main():
             level=logging.DEBUG,
             filename=config['log'],
             format='%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(filename)s:%(lineno)d:%(message)s')
-        _logger.info('Starting new session, RTV v{}'.format(__version__))
+        _logger.info('Starting new session, RTV v%s', __version__)
     else:
         # Add an empty handler so the logger doesn't complain
         logging.root.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
diff --git a/rtv/terminal.py b/rtv/terminal.py
index 26c9144..9921443 100644
--- a/rtv/terminal.py
+++ b/rtv/terminal.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class Terminal(object):
 
         with codecs.open(filepath, 'w', 'utf-8') as fp:
             fp.write(data)
-        _logger.info('File created: {}'.format(filepath))
+        _logger.info('File created: %s', filepath)
 
         editor = os.getenv('RTV_EDITOR') or os.getenv('EDITOR') or 'nano'
         try:
@@ -428,15 +428,15 @@ class Terminal(object):
             # All exceptions will cause the file to *not* be removed, but these
             # ones should also be swallowed
             _logger.info('Caught TemporaryFileError')
-            self.show_notification('Post saved as: {}'.format(filepath))
+            self.show_notification('Post saved as: %s', filepath)
         else:
             # If no errors occurred, try to remove the file
             try:
                 os.remove(filepath)
             except OSError:
-                _logger.warning('Could not delete: {}'.format(filepath))
+                _logger.warning('Could not delete: %', filepath)
             else:
-                _logger.info('File deleted: {}'.format(filepath))
+                _logger.info('File deleted: %', filepath)
 
     def text_input(self, window, allow_resize=False):
         """