diff --git a/include/cpplogging/interface/global.h b/include/cpplogging/interface/global.h
index b3fade8..777c495 100644
--- a/include/cpplogging/interface/global.h
+++ b/include/cpplogging/interface/global.h
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 #define cpplogging_global_log(p_level) \
     if (::cpplogging::logger::get().is_enabled(::cpplogging::log_level::p_level)) \
         ::cpplogging::logger::get().log() \
-            .level(::cpplogging::log_level::p_level) \
-            .file(__FILE__) \
-            .line(__LINE__)
+            << ::cpplogging::level(::cpplogging::log_level::p_level) \
+            << ::cpplogging::file(__FILE__) \
+            << ::cpplogging::line(__LINE__)
diff --git a/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.h b/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.h
index da389ea..5c27a24 100644
--- a/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.h
+++ b/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace cpplogging
      * @brief Set the sender of a log stream.
      */
     template<typename T_sender>
-    inline auto sender(const T_sender * sender);
+    inline auto sender(const T_sender* sender);
 
     /**
      * @brief Set the sender type of a log stream.
diff --git a/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.inl b/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.inl
index f314469..de0f442 100644
--- a/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.inl
+++ b/include/cpplogging/interface/iomanip.inl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace cpplogging
     }
 
     template<typename T_sender>
-    auto sender(const T_sender * sender)
+    auto sender(const T_sender* sender)
     {
         return __impl::make_stream_setter([=](log_entry& e){
             int status;
diff --git a/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.h b/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.h
index 2f06bf7..94da4f7 100644
--- a/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.h
+++ b/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #define cpplogging_log(p_logger, p_level) \
     if (p_logger.is_enabled(::cpplogging::log_level::p_level)) \
         p_logger.log() \
-            .level(::cpplogging::log_level::p_level) \
-            .file(__FILE__) \
-            .line(__LINE__)
+            << ::cpplogging::level(::cpplogging::log_level::p_level) \
+            << ::cpplogging::file(__FILE__) \
+            << ::cpplogging::line(__LINE__)
 
 namespace cpplogging
 {
@@ -59,72 +59,6 @@ namespace cpplogging
              * @brief Destructor. Will finally write the log entry.
              */
             inline ~log_helper();
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the log level of the entry,
-             */
-            inline log_helper& level(log_level level);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the sender of the log entry.
-             */
-            inline log_helper& sender(const void * sender);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the sender and the sender type of the log entry.
-             */
-            template<typename T_sender>
-            inline log_helper& sender(const T_sender * sender);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the sender type of the log entry.
-             */
-            inline log_helper& sender_type(const std::string& sender_type);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the filename of the log entry.
-             */
-            inline log_helper& file(const char * file);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the line number of the log entry.
-             */
-            inline log_helper& line(int line);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the message of the log entry.
-             */
-            inline log_helper& message(const std::string& msg);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Add the passed string to the log message.
-             */
-            inline log_helper& add_message(const std::string& msg);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Set the message of the entry using format string.
-             */
-            template<typename... T_args>
-            inline log_helper& format(const std::string& fmt, T_args&&... args);
-
-            /**
-             * @brief Add a message to the entry using format string.
-             */
-            template<typename... T_args>
-            inline log_helper& add_format(const std::string& fmt, T_args&&... args);
-
-        private:
-            /**
-             * @brief Format a string.
-             *
-             * @tparam T_args   Arguments of the format string.
-             *
-             * @param[in] fmt   Format string.
-             * @param[in] sz    Size of the buffer to use for the formatting.
-             * @param[in] args  Arguments of the format.
-             */
-            template<typename... T_args>
-            static inline std::string format(const std::string& fmt, size_t sz, T_args&&... args);
         };
 
     }
diff --git a/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.inl b/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.inl
index 9ee311d..c6c8932 100644
--- a/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.inl
+++ b/include/cpplogging/interface/logger.inl
@@ -27,96 +27,9 @@ namespace cpplogging
             ::~log_helper()
         {
             entry->message += str();
-            logger.write_entry(entry);
+            if (entry.use_count() == 1)
+                logger.write_entry(entry);
         }
-
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::level(log_level level)
-        {
-            entry->level = level;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::sender(const void * sender)
-        {
-            entry->sender = sender;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        template<typename T_sender>
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::sender(const T_sender * sender)
-        {
-            int status;
-            auto name = abi::__cxa_demangle(typeid(T_sender).name(), 0, 0, &status);
-            entry->sender_type = std::string(name ? name : typeid(T_sender).name());
-            entry->sender = sender;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::sender_type(const std::string& sender_type)
-        {
-            entry->sender_type = sender_type;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::file(const char * file)
-        {
-            entry->file = file;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::line(int line)
-        {
-            entry->line = line;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::message(const std::string& msg)
-        {
-            entry->message = msg;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::add_message(const std::string& msg)
-        {
-            entry->message += msg;
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        template<typename... T_args>
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::format(const std::string& fmt, T_args&&... args)
-        {
-            entry->message = format(fmt, 0x8000, std::forward<T_args>(args)...);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        template<typename... T_args>
-        log_helper& log_helper
-            ::add_format(const std::string& fmt, T_args&&... args)
-        {
-            entry->message += format(fmt, 0x8000, std::forward<T_args>(args)...);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        template<typename... T_args>
-        std::string log_helper
-            ::format(const std::string& fmt, size_t sz, T_args&&... args)
-        {
-            std::unique_ptr<char, decltype(&free)> buff(static_cast<char*>(malloc(sz)), &free);
-            auto len = snprintf(buff.get(), sz, fmt.c_str(), std::forward<T_args>(args)...);
-            if (len < 0)
-                throw std::runtime_error("unable to format string");
-            return std::string(buff.get(), len);
-        }
-
     }
 
     /* logger */
diff --git a/src/cpplogging/manager/matcher/matcher_regex.cpp b/src/cpplogging/manager/matcher/matcher_regex.cpp
index ec6c86a..95f442c 100644
--- a/src/cpplogging/manager/matcher/matcher_regex.cpp
+++ b/src/cpplogging/manager/matcher/matcher_regex.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ matcher_regex::matcher_regex(const std::string regex, bool invert)
     { }
 
 bool matcher_regex::match(const logger& logger) const
-    { return !logger.name().empty() && std::regex_match(logger.name(), _regex) != _invert; }
+    { return std::regex_match(logger.name(), _regex) != _invert; }
 
 bool matcher_regex::match(const consumer& consumer) const
-    { return !consumer.name().empty() && std::regex_match(consumer.name(), _regex) != _invert; }
+    { return std::regex_match(consumer.name(), _regex) != _invert; }
diff --git a/test/cpplogging/cpplogging_tests.cpp b/test/cpplogging/cpplogging_tests.cpp
index 56a027a..4115f11 100644
--- a/test/cpplogging/cpplogging_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/cpplogging/cpplogging_tests.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,33 @@ TEST(LoggingTests, log_base)
     cpplogging_log(l1, error).sender((void*)0x24).message("test2") << " error";
 }
 
+TEST(LoggingTests, log_inverted_regex)
+{
+    LoggingReset loggingReset;
+    StrictMock<consumer_mock> c0("consumer0");
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(c0, write_entry(MatchLogData(
+        log_level::debug,
+        (void*)0x12,
+        std::this_thread::get_id(),
+        std::string("logger2"),
+        std::string("test2"))));
+
+    manager::define_rule(
+        std::make_unique<matcher_regex>("^logger[0-1]+$", true),
+        std::make_unique<matcher_regex>("consumer0"),
+        log_level::debug,
+        log_level::error);
+
+    auto& l0 = logger::get("logger0");
+    auto& l1 = logger::get("logger1");
+    auto& l2 = logger::get("logger2");
+
+    cpplogging_log(l0, debug).sender((void*)0x10) << "test0";
+    cpplogging_log(l1, debug).sender((void*)0x11) << "test1";
+    cpplogging_log(l2, debug).sender((void*)0x12) << "test2";
+}
+
 #ifdef CPPLOGGING_HAS_LOAD_CONFIG
 TEST(LoggingTests, load)
 {