diff --git a/benchmark/benchmark_log.cpp b/benchmark/benchmark_log.cpp
index 7a65212..549bbb8 100644
--- a/benchmark/benchmark_log.cpp
+++ b/benchmark/benchmark_log.cpp
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 namespace {
 
 void BM_imp_log_no_output(benchmark::State& state) {
-  imp::log::gripper log {{}, __func__};
+  imp::log::gripper log {__func__, {}};
   for (auto _ : state) {
     log.debug("hello log.");
   }
 }
 
 void BM_imp_log_gripper(benchmark::State& state) {
-  imp::log::gripper log {{}, __func__};
+  imp::log::gripper log {__func__, {}};
   for (auto _ : state) {
     log.info("hello log.");
   }
diff --git a/include/libimp/log.h b/include/libimp/log.h
index d682c24..155fe83 100644
--- a/include/libimp/log.h
+++ b/include/libimp/log.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <exception>
 
 #include "fmt/format.h"
 #include "fmt/chrono.h"
@@ -53,22 +54,22 @@ template <typename T>
 constexpr bool has_fn_output_v = has_fn_output<T>::type::value;
 
 struct vtable_t {
-  void (*output)(void *, log::level, std::string &&);
+  void (*output)(void *, log::level, std::string &&) noexcept;
 };
 
 template <typename T>
 class traits {
   template <typename U>
   static auto make_fn_output() noexcept
-    -> std::enable_if_t<has_fn_output_v<U>, void (*)(void *, log::level, std::string &&)> {
-    return [](void *p, log::level l, std::string &&s) {
+    -> std::enable_if_t<has_fn_output_v<U>, void (*)(void *, log::level, std::string &&) noexcept> {
+    return [](void *p, log::level l, std::string &&s) noexcept {
       static_cast<U *>(p)->output(l, std::move(s));
     };
   }
   template <typename U>
   static auto make_fn_output() noexcept
-    -> std::enable_if_t<!has_fn_output_v<U>, void (*)(void *, log::level, std::string &&)> {
-    return [](void *, log::level, std::string &&) {};
+    -> std::enable_if_t<!has_fn_output_v<U>, void (*)(void *, log::level, std::string &&) noexcept> {
+    return [](void *, log::level, std::string &&) noexcept {};
   }
 
 public:
@@ -98,12 +99,12 @@ public:
 
   explicit operator bool() const noexcept;
 
-  void output(log::level, std::string &&);
+  void output(log::level, std::string &&) noexcept;
 };
 
 class LIBIMP_EXPORT std_t {
 public:
-  void output(log::level, std::string &&);
+  void output(log::level, std::string &&) noexcept;
 };
 
 LIBIMP_EXPORT extern std_t std_out;
@@ -114,51 +115,58 @@ class gripper {
   level level_limit_;
 
   template <typename Fmt, typename... A>
-  gripper &output(log::level l, Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) {
+  gripper &output(log::level l, Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) noexcept {
     if (!printer_ || (enum_cast(l) < enum_cast(level_limit_))) {
       return *this;
     }
     constexpr static char types[] = {
       'T', 'D', 'I', 'W', 'E', 'F'
     };
-    auto tp = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
-    auto ms = std::chrono::time_point_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(tp).time_since_epoch().count() % 1000;
-    auto px = fmt("[{}][{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}.{:03}][{}] ", types[enum_cast(l)], tp, ms, func_);
-    printer_.output(l, std::move(px += fmt(std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...)));
+    try {
+      auto tp = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+      auto ms = std::chrono::time_point_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(tp).time_since_epoch().count() % 1000;
+      auto px = fmt("[{}][{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}.{:03}][{}] ", types[enum_cast(l)], tp, ms, func_);
+      printer_.output(l, std::move(px += fmt(std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...)));
+    } catch (std::exception const &e) {
+      /// @brief [TBD] std::string constructor may throw an exception
+      printer_.output(level::failed, e.what());
+    }
     return *this;
   }
 
 public:
-  gripper(printer printer, char const *func, level level_limit = level::info) noexcept 
+  gripper(char const *func, printer printer = std_out, level level_limit = level::info) noexcept 
     : printer_    (printer)
     , func_       (func)
     , level_limit_(level_limit) {}
 
   template <typename Fmt, typename... A>
-  gripper &trace(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) {
+  gripper &trace(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) noexcept {
     return output(log::level::trace, std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...);
   }
   template <typename Fmt, typename... A>
-  gripper &debug(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) {
+  gripper &debug(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) noexcept {
     return output(log::level::debug, std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...);
   }
   template <typename Fmt, typename... A>
-  gripper &info(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) {
+  gripper &info(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) noexcept {
     return output(log::level::info, std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...);
   }
   template <typename Fmt, typename... A>
-  gripper &warning(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) {
+  gripper &warning(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) noexcept {
     return output(log::level::warning, std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...);
   }
   template <typename Fmt, typename... A>
-  gripper &error(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) {
+  gripper &error(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) noexcept {
     return output(log::level::error, std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...);
   }
   template <typename Fmt, typename... A>
-  gripper &failed(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) {
+  gripper &failed(Fmt &&ft, A &&... args) noexcept {
     return output(log::level::failed, std::forward<Fmt>(ft), std::forward<A>(args)...);
   }
 };
 
 } // namespace log
 LIBIMP_NAMESPACE_END_
+
+#define LIBIMP_LOG_(...) LIBIMP_NAMESPACE_::log::gripper log {__func__, __VA_ARGS__}
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diff --git a/src/libimp/log.cpp b/src/libimp/log.cpp
index 17f5b2a..aa10dca 100644
--- a/src/libimp/log.cpp
+++ b/src/libimp/log.cpp
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ printer::operator bool() const noexcept {
   return (objp_ != nullptr) && (vtable_ != nullptr);
 }
 
-void printer::output(log::level l, std::string &&s) {
+void printer::output(log::level l, std::string &&s) noexcept {
   if (!*this) return;
   vtable_->output(objp_, l, std::move(s));
 }
 
 std_t std_out;
 
-void std_t::output(log::level l, std::string &&s) {
+void std_t::output(log::level l, std::string &&s) noexcept {
   switch (l) {
   case level::trace:
   case level::debug:
diff --git a/test/test_imp_log.cpp b/test/test_imp_log.cpp
index f5eaaca..69e7953 100644
--- a/test/test_imp_log.cpp
+++ b/test/test_imp_log.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ TEST(log, log_printer) {
 }
 
 TEST(log, gripper) {
-  imp::log::gripper log {imp::log::std_out, __func__};
-  log.info("hello");
+  {
+    imp::log::gripper log {__func__};
+    log.info("hello");
+  }
+  {
+    LIBIMP_LOG_();
+    log.info("hello 2");
+  }
 }
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