diff --git a/src/timer.cc b/src/timer.cc
index 8c81596..f268eaa 100644
--- a/src/timer.cc
+++ b/src/timer.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace utl {
 
 scoped_timer::scoped_timer(std::string name)
     : name_{std::move(name)}, start_{std::chrono::steady_clock::now()} {
-  utl::log_info("scoped_timer", "[{}] starting", name);
+  utl::log_info("scoped_timer", "[{}] starting", name_);
 }
 
 scoped_timer::~scoped_timer() {
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ void manual_timer::print(std::string_view const message) const {
   utl::log_info("scoped_timer", "[{}] {} ({}ms)", name_, message, t);
 }
 
-}  // namespace utl
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace utl