diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/LogLevel.scala b/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/LogLevel.scala
index 7edaf61..888693e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/LogLevel.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/LogLevel.scala
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@
 
 package io.pdal
 
-object LogLevel {
-  val Error = 0
-  val Warning = 1
-  val Info = 2
-  val Debug = 3
-  val Debug1 = 4
-  val Debug2 = 5
-  val Debug3 = 6
-  val Debug4 = 7
-  val Debug5 = 8
-  val None = 9
+object LogLevel extends Enumeration {
+  val Error, Warning, Info, Debug, Debug1, Debug2, Debug3, Debug4, Debug5 = Value
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/Pipeline.scala b/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/Pipeline.scala
index c349887..e38a81e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/Pipeline.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/io/pdal/Pipeline.scala
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ package io.pdal
 
 import com.github.sbt.jni.syntax.NativeLoader
 
-class Pipeline(val json: String, val logLevel: Int) extends Native {
+class Pipeline private (val json: String, val logLevel: Int) extends Native {
   Pipeline // reference the object so that the nativeLoader will load the JNI native libraries
 
+  def this(json: String, logLevel: LogLevel.Value = LogLevel.Error) = this(json, logLevel.id)
+
   @native def initialize(): Unit
   @native def execute(): Unit
   @native def getPointViews(): PointViewIterator
@@ -41,11 +43,10 @@ class Pipeline(val json: String, val logLevel: Int) extends Native {
   @native def validate(): Boolean
   @native def setLogLevel(i: Int): Unit
   @native def getLogLevel(): Int
-  @native def getLog(): String
 }
 
 object Pipeline extends NativeLoader("pdaljni.2.6") {
-  def apply(json: String, logLevel: Int = LogLevel.Error): Pipeline = {
+  def apply(json: String, logLevel: LogLevel.Value = LogLevel.Error): Pipeline = {
     val p = new Pipeline(json, logLevel); p.initialize(); p
   }
 }
diff --git a/native/src/JavaPipeline.cpp b/native/src/JavaPipeline.cpp
index 4e645f3..6953b92 100644
--- a/native/src/JavaPipeline.cpp
+++ b/native/src/JavaPipeline.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 #include <pdal/XMLSchema.hpp>
 #endif
 
-using pdal::LogLevel;
-using pdal::LogPtr;
 using pdal::MetadataNode;
 using pdal::PointId;
 using pdal::PointViewSet;
@@ -64,14 +62,9 @@ PipelineExecutor::PipelineExecutor(string const& json, int level)
 {
     setLogLevel(level);
 
-    LogPtr log(pdal::Log::makeLog("javapipeline", &m_logStream));
-    log->setLevel(m_logLevel);
-    m_manager.setLog(log);
-
     stringstream strm;
     strm << json;
     m_manager.readPipeline(strm);
-
 }
 
 bool PipelineExecutor::validate()
@@ -123,7 +116,6 @@ string PipelineExecutor::getPipeline() const
     return strm.str();
 }
 
-
 string PipelineExecutor::getMetadata() const
 {
     if (!m_executed)
@@ -135,7 +127,6 @@ string PipelineExecutor::getMetadata() const
     return strm.str();
 }
 
-
 string PipelineExecutor::getSchema() const
 {
     if (!m_executed)
@@ -188,7 +179,6 @@ MetadataNode computePreview(Stage* stage)
     return summary;
 }
 
-
 string PipelineExecutor::getQuickInfo() const
 {
 
@@ -217,25 +207,18 @@ string PipelineExecutor::getQuickInfo() const
     return strm.str();
 }
 
-void PipelineExecutor::setLogStream(std::ostream& strm)
-{
-
-    LogPtr log(pdal::Log::makeLog("javapipeline", &strm));
-    log->setLevel(m_logLevel);
-    m_manager.setLog(log);
-}
-
-
 void PipelineExecutor::setLogLevel(int level)
 {
-    if (level < static_cast<int>(LogLevel::Error) || level > static_cast<int>(LogLevel::None))
-        throw java_error("LogLevel should be between 0 and 9");
+    if (level < 0 || level > 8)
+        throw java_error("LogLevel should be between 0 and 8!");
 
     m_logLevel = static_cast<pdal::LogLevel>(level);
-    setLogStream(m_logStream);
+    
+    pdal::LogPtr log(pdal::Log::makeLog("javapipeline", "stdlog"));
+    log->setLevel(m_logLevel);
+    m_manager.setLog(log);
 }
 
-
 int PipelineExecutor::getLogLevel() const
 {
     return static_cast<int>(m_logLevel);
diff --git a/native/src/include/JavaPipeline.hpp b/native/src/include/JavaPipeline.hpp
index 4ede172..5347243 100644
--- a/native/src/include/JavaPipeline.hpp
+++ b/native/src/include/JavaPipeline.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class PDAL_DLL PipelineExecutor {
     pdal::PipelineManager const& getManager() const { return m_manager; }
     void setLogLevel(int level);
     int getLogLevel() const;
-    std::string getLog() const { return m_logStream.str(); }
 
 protected:
     virtual pdal::ConstPointTableRef pointTable() const { return m_manager.pointTable(); }
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@ class PDAL_DLL PipelineExecutor {
     bool m_executed = false;
 
 private:
-    void setLogStream(std::ostream& strm);
-    std::stringstream m_logStream;
     pdal::LogLevel m_logLevel;
 };
 
diff --git a/native/src/include/io_pdal_Pipeline.h b/native/src/include/io_pdal_Pipeline.h
index 660feac..88213b0 100644
--- a/native/src/include/io_pdal_Pipeline.h
+++ b/native/src/include/io_pdal_Pipeline.h
@@ -103,14 +103,6 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_io_pdal_Pipeline_setLogLevel
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_io_pdal_Pipeline_getLogLevel
   (JNIEnv *, jobject);
 
-/*
- * Class:      io_pdal_Pipeline
- * Method:     getLog
- * Signature:  ()Ljava/lang/String;
- */
-JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_io_pdal_Pipeline_getLog
-  (JNIEnv *, jobject);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/native/src/io_pdal_Pipeline.cpp b/native/src/io_pdal_Pipeline.cpp
index 0138b50..2cd34b5 100644
--- a/native/src/io_pdal_Pipeline.cpp
+++ b/native/src/io_pdal_Pipeline.cpp
@@ -205,13 +205,6 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_io_pdal_Pipeline_getLogLevel
     return p->getLogLevel();
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_io_pdal_Pipeline_getLog
-  (JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)
-{
-    PipelineExecutor *p = getHandle<PipelineExecutor>(env, obj);
-    return env->NewStringUTF(p->getLog().c_str());
-}
-
 JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_io_pdal_Pipeline_getPointViews
   (JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)
 {