diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/extras/LogMessage.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/extras/LogMessage.scala
index dc3c2449..d9782202 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/extras/LogMessage.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/extras/LogMessage.scala
@@ -82,12 +82,18 @@ object LogMessage {
 
     def t: Option[Throwable] = error
 
-    def copy(
-        l: LogLevel = level,
-        tOpt: Option[Throwable] = error,
-        msg: String = message
-    ): LogMessage =
+    def copy(l: LogLevel, tOpt: Option[Throwable], msg: String): LogMessage =
       LogMessageImpl(l, tOpt, () => msg, context)
+
+    // Had to add this explicitly because of issues with overloading and default arguments
+    @nowarn("msg=unused")
+    private def copy(
+        ll: LogLevel,
+        e: Option[Throwable],
+        lm: () => String,
+        c: Map[String, String]
+    ): LogMessage =
+      LogMessageImpl(ll, e, lm, c)
   }
 
   implicit val logMessageShow: Show[LogMessage] =
diff --git a/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/StructuredTestingLogger.scala b/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/StructuredTestingLogger.scala
index 29d7f978..bfbc2f89 100644
--- a/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/StructuredTestingLogger.scala
+++ b/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/StructuredTestingLogger.scala
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ object StructuredTestingLogger {
       }
       mod()
     }
-    def retrieveLogMessages: F[Vector[LogMessage]] = Sync[F].delay(ar.get())
-
     make[F](
       traceEnabled = traceEnabled,
       debugEnabled = debugEnabled,
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ object StructuredTestingLogger {
       warnEnabled = warnEnabled,
       errorEnabled = errorEnabled,
       appendLogMessage = appendLogMessage,
-      read = retrieveLogMessages _
+      read = () => Sync[F].delay(ar.get())
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLogger.scala b/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLogger.scala
index 7b4265bf..a20650aa 100644
--- a/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLogger.scala
+++ b/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLogger.scala
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ object TestingLogger {
       }
       mod()
     }
-    def retrieveLogMessages: F[Vector[LogMessage]] = Sync[F].delay(ar.get())
 
     make[F](
       traceEnabled = traceEnabled,
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ object TestingLogger {
       warnEnabled = warnEnabled,
       errorEnabled = errorEnabled,
       appendLogMessage = appendLogMessage,
-      read = retrieveLogMessages _
+      read = () => Sync[F].delay(ar.get())
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLoggerFactory.scala b/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLoggerFactory.scala
index e3bad396..c05c95e9 100644
--- a/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLoggerFactory.scala
+++ b/testing/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/log4cats/testing/TestingLoggerFactory.scala
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ object TestingLoggerFactory {
     if (log.ctx.nonEmpty) {
       builder.append('\n')
     }
-    log.ctx.foreach { case k -> v =>
+    log.ctx.foreach { case (k, v) =>
       builder.append("   ").append(k).append(':').append(v).append('\n')
     }
     builder.result()
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ object TestingLoggerFactory {
       }
       mod()
     }
-    def retrieveLogMessages: F[Vector[LogMessage]] = Sync[F].delay(ar.get())
 
     make[F](
       traceEnabled = traceEnabled,
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ object TestingLoggerFactory {
       warnEnabled = warnEnabled,
       errorEnabled = errorEnabled,
       save = appendLogMessage,
-      read = retrieveLogMessages _
+      read = () => Sync[F].delay(ar.get())
     )
   }