diff --git a/container/src/configure/cli/cli.rs b/container/src/configure/cli/cli.rs
index d9432fc..cb46ad2 100644
--- a/container/src/configure/cli/cli.rs
+++ b/container/src/configure/cli/cli.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::fmt::{Debug, format};
-use std::net::TcpStream;
-use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
-use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus};
+use std::process::Command;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 use log::{info, warn};
 use structopt::StructOpt;
@@ -9,7 +6,7 @@ use structopt::clap::AppSettings;
 use crate::configure::cli::parser;
 use crate::shared::api::api::API;
 use crate::shared::api::request;
-use crate::shared::api::request::{ConfigGetResponse, ConfigNetworkMode, ConfigPostRequest, ConfigRunLevel};
+use crate::shared::api::request::{ConfigGetResponse, ConfigNetworkMode, ConfigRunLevel};
 
 type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, failure::Error>;
 
@@ -24,9 +21,6 @@ trait Execute {
     settings = &[AppSettings::ArgRequiredElseHelp]
 )]
 struct Opts {
-    #[structopt(short, long, global = true, help = "Verbose output")]
-    verbose: bool,
-
     #[structopt(subcommand)]
     commands: Option<Root>
 }
@@ -259,7 +253,7 @@ enum Root {
 pub fn cli(route: String) {
     if let Some(subcommand) = Opts::from_args().commands {
         let mut result: Result<()> = Ok(());
-        let mut api = API::new(route, String::new());
+        let mut api = API::new(route);
         match subcommand {
             Root::Auth(auth) => {
                 if let Some(subsubcommand) = auth.commands {
diff --git a/container/src/configure/cli/parser.rs b/container/src/configure/cli/parser.rs
index e9c6c59..859e91e 100644
--- a/container/src/configure/cli/parser.rs
+++ b/container/src/configure/cli/parser.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::f32::consts::E;
-use std::fmt::format;
 use crate::shared::api::request::{ConfigNetworkMode, ConfigRunLevel};
 
 pub fn parse_network_mode(src: &str) -> Result<ConfigNetworkMode, String> {
diff --git a/container/src/configure/main.rs b/container/src/configure/main.rs
index 740155f..c21c933 100644
--- a/container/src/configure/main.rs
+++ b/container/src/configure/main.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::net::TcpStream;
-use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::process::exit;
-use log::{LevelFilter, trace, warn, info, error};
+use log::{LevelFilter, error};
 use docker4ssh::configure::cli;
 use docker4ssh::shared::logging::init_logger;
 
 fn main() {
-    init_logger(LevelFilter::Debug);
+    if init_logger(LevelFilter::Debug).is_err() {
+        println!("Failed to initialize logger");
+    }
 
     match fs::read_to_string("/etc/docker4ssh") {
         Ok(route) => cli(route),
diff --git a/container/src/shared/api/api.rs b/container/src/shared/api/api.rs
index af76b39..7abe2de 100644
--- a/container/src/shared/api/api.rs
+++ b/container/src/shared/api/api.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::net::TcpStream;
-use log::Level::Error;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, failure::Error>;
 
 pub struct API {
     route: String,
-    host: String,
 }
 
 impl API {
-    pub const fn new(route: String, host: String) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(route: String) -> Self {
         API {
             route,
-            host,
         }
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ impl APIResult {
         let result: T = serde_json::from_str(&self.result_body).map_err(|e| {
             // checks if the error has a body and if so, return it
             if self.has_body() {
-                let error: APIError = serde_json::from_str(&self.result_body).unwrap_or_else(|ee| {
+                let error: APIError = serde_json::from_str(&self.result_body).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
                     APIError{message: format!("could not deserialize response: {}", e.to_string())}
                 });
                 failure::format_err!("Failed to call '{}': {}", self.request_path, error.message)
diff --git a/container/src/shared/api/request.rs b/container/src/shared/api/request.rs
index 75e20c1..73327ee 100644
--- a/container/src/shared/api/request.rs
+++ b/container/src/shared/api/request.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde::de::Unexpected::Str;
 use serde_repr::{Deserialize_repr, Serialize_repr};
 
 use crate::shared::api::api::{API, Method, Request, Result};
diff --git a/container/src/shared/logging/logger.rs b/container/src/shared/logging/logger.rs
index 83ccc71..2b9d040 100644
--- a/container/src/shared/logging/logger.rs
+++ b/container/src/shared/logging/logger.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use log::{info, Metadata, Record};
+use log::{Metadata, Record};
 
 pub struct Logger;
 
 impl log::Log for Logger {
-    fn enabled(&self, metadata: &Metadata) -> bool {
+    fn enabled(&self, _metadata: &Metadata) -> bool {
         true
     }
 
@@ -13,7 +13,5 @@ impl log::Log for Logger {
         }
     }
 
-    fn flush(&self) {
-        todo!()
-    }
+    fn flush(&self) {}
 }
diff --git a/container/src/shared/logging/mod.rs b/container/src/shared/logging/mod.rs
index 686e189..8fa57ab 100644
--- a/container/src/shared/logging/mod.rs
+++ b/container/src/shared/logging/mod.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ pub mod logger;
 
 pub use logger::Logger;
 
-static LOGGER: Logger = Logger;
-
 pub fn init_logger(level: LevelFilter) -> Result<(), SetLoggerError> {
     log::set_logger(&Logger).map(|()| log::set_max_level(level))
 }