diff --git a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
index c2b73f5ddf..07f8d343ca 100644
--- a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void print_usage(bool suggest_help = true)
         << "  .svg   SVG            Scalable Vector Graphics (2D floor plan)\n"
 		<< "  .ifc   IFC-SPF        Industry Foundation Classes\n"
 		<< "\n"
-        << "If no output filename given, <input>." + IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(DEFAULT_EXTENSION) + " will be used as the output file.\n";
+        << "If no output filename given, <input>." << IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(DEFAULT_EXTENSION) << " will be used as the output file.\n";
     if (suggest_help) {
         cout_ << "\nRun 'IfcConvert --help' for more information.";
     }
@@ -209,15 +209,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 #endif
 		("input-file", new po::typed_value<path_t, char_t>(0), "input IFC file")
 		("output-file", new po::typed_value<path_t, char_t>(0), "output geometry file");
-		
-
-    double deflection_tolerance;
-	inclusion_filter include_filter;
-    inclusion_traverse_filter include_traverse_filter;
-    exclusion_filter exclude_filter;
-    exclusion_traverse_filter exclude_traverse_filter;
-    std::string filter_filename;
-    std::string default_material_filename;
 	
 	po::options_description ifc_options("IFC options");
 	ifc_options.add_options()
@@ -531,7 +522,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 		STP = IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(".stp"),
 		IGS = IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(".igs"),
 		SVG = IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(".svg"),
-		XML = IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(".xml");
+		XML = IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(".xml"),
 		IFC = IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(".ifc");
 
 	// @todo clean up serializer selection
@@ -559,7 +550,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	} else if (output_extension == IFC) {
 		int exit_code = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		try {
-			if (init_input_file(input_filename, ifc_file, no_progress || quiet, mmap)) {
+			if (init_input_file(IfcUtil::path::to_utf8(input_filename), ifc_file, no_progress || quiet, mmap)) {
                 time_t start, end;
 				time(&start);
 				std::ofstream fs(output_filename.c_str());
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.cpp b/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.cpp
index 55eb7faffb..c841352d5e 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ namespace {
 	void plain_text_message(T& os, const boost::optional<IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass*>& current_product, Logger::Severity type, const std::string& message, const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* instance) {
 		os << "[" << severity_strings<typename T::char_type>::value[type] << "] ";
 		if (current_product) {
-            std::string global_id = *(**current_product).get("GlobalId"));
+            std::string global_id = *((IfcUtil::IfcBaseEntity*)*current_product)->get("GlobalId");
 			os << "{" << global_id.c_str() << "} ";
 		}
 		os << message.c_str() << std::endl;
 		if (instance) {
-			std::string instance_string = entity->data().toString();
+			std::string instance_string = instance->data().toString();
 			if (instance_string.size() > 259) {
 				instance_string = instance_string.substr(0, 256) + "...";
 			}
@@ -113,18 +113,6 @@ void Logger::SetOutput(std::wostream* l1, std::wostream* l2) {
 	}
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-void Logger::log(T& log2, Logger::Severity type, const std::string& message, const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* instance) {
-	log2 << "[" << severity_strings<typename T::char_type>::value[type] << "] ";
-	if (current_product) {
-		log2 << "{" << (*current_product)->GlobalId().c_str() << "} ";
-	}
-	log2 << message.c_str() << std::endl;
-	if (instance) {
-		log2 << instance->data().toString().c_str() << std::endl;
-	}
-}
-
 void Logger::Message(Logger::Severity type, const std::string& message, const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* instance) {
 	if ((log2 || wlog2) && type >= verbosity) {
 		if (format == FMT_PLAIN) {
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.h b/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.h
index 4f5b0a4d4c..9ae7f49e39 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcLogger.h
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ private:
 	static Format format;
 	static boost::optional<IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass*> current_product;
 	static Severity max_severity;
-	static boost::optional<IfcSchema::IfcProduct*> current_product;
-
-	template <typename T>
-	static void log(T& log2, Logger::Severity type, const std::string& message, IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* instance);
 public:
 	static void SetProduct(boost::optional<IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass*> product);