diff --git a/linuxstatus/args.go b/linuxstatus/args.go
index bbc390a..70df889 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/args.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/args.go
@@ -8,31 +8,31 @@ import 	(
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-var NOW log.LogFlag
-var INFO log.LogFlag
-var NET log.LogFlag
-var DNS log.LogFlag
+var NOW *log.LogFlag
+var INFO *log.LogFlag
+var NET *log.LogFlag
+var DNS *log.LogFlag
 
-var PROC log.LogFlag
-var SPEW log.LogFlag
-var WARN log.LogFlag
+var PROC *log.LogFlag
+var SPEW *log.LogFlag
+var WARN *log.LogFlag
 
-var CHANGE log.LogFlag
-var STATUS log.LogFlag
+var CHANGE *log.LogFlag
+var STATUS *log.LogFlag
 
 func init() {
 	full := "go.wit.com/control-panels/dns/linuxstatus"
 	short := "linux"
 
-	NOW.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
-	INFO.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
-	NET.NewFlag( "NET",  false, full, short, "Network logging")
-	DNS.NewFlag( "DNS",  false, full, short, "dnsStatus.update()")
+	NOW = log.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
+	INFO = log.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
+	NET = log.NewFlag( "NET",  false, full, short, "Network logging")
+	DNS = log.NewFlag( "DNS",  false, full, short, "dnsStatus.update()")
 
-	PROC.NewFlag("PROC", false, full, short, "/proc loggging")
-	WARN.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
-	SPEW.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
+	PROC = log.NewFlag("PROC", false, full, short, "/proc loggging")
+	WARN = log.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
+	SPEW = log.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
 
-	CHANGE.NewFlag("CHANGE", true,  full, short, "when host or dns change")
-	STATUS.NewFlag("STATUS", false, full, short, "Update() details")
+	CHANGE = log.NewFlag("CHANGE", true,  full, short, "when host or dns change")
+	STATUS = log.NewFlag("STATUS", false, full, short, "Update() details")
 }