diff --git a/crates/api/src/main.rs b/crates/api/src/main.rs
index 7e23a22d..24ed58c5 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/main.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ async fn rproxy(
         .rproxy_client
         .request(req)
         .await
-        .map_err(|err| {
-            error!("failed to serve reverse proxy to dotnet-api: {:?}", err);
+        .map_err(|error| {
+            error!(?error, "failed to serve reverse proxy to dotnet-api");
             StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY
         })?
         .into_response())
diff --git a/crates/api/src/middleware/ratelimit.rs b/crates/api/src/middleware/ratelimit.rs
index 3c4a6be4..29cb205b 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/middleware/ratelimit.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/middleware/ratelimit.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn ratelimiter<F, T>(f: F) -> FromFnLayer<F, Option<RedisPool>, T> {
                         .await
                     {
                         Ok(_) => info!("connected to redis for request rate limiting"),
-                        Err(err) => error!("could not load redis script: {}", err),
+                        Err(error) => error!(?error, "could not load redis script"),
                     }
                 } else {
                     error!("could not wait for connection to load redis script!");
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ pub async fn do_request_ratelimited(
 
                 return response;
             }
-            Err(err) => {
-                tracing::error!("error getting ratelimit info: {}", err);
+            Err(error) => {
+                tracing::error!(?error, "error getting ratelimit info");
                 return json_err(
                     StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
                     r#"{"message": "500: internal server error", "code": 0}"#.to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/api/src/util.rs b/crates/api/src/util.rs
index 0abb1337..35a5bf0d 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/util.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn header_or_unknown(header: Option<&HeaderValue>) -> &str {
         match value.to_str() {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(err) => {
-                error!("failed to parse header value {:#?}: {:#?}", value, err);
+                error!(?err, ?value, "failed to parse header value");
                 "failed to parse"
             }
         }
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ where
                     .unwrap(),
             ),
             None => {
-                error!(
-                    "error in handler {}: {:#?}",
-                    std::any::type_name::<F>(),
-                    error
-                );
+                error!(?error, "error in handler {}", std::any::type_name::<F>(),);
                 json_err(
                     StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
                     r#"{"message": "500: Internal Server Error", "code": 0}"#.to_string(),
@@ -48,8 +44,8 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub fn handle_panic(err: Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send + 'static>) -> axum::response::Response {
-    error!("caught panic from handler: {:#?}", err);
+pub fn handle_panic(error: Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send + 'static>) -> axum::response::Response {
+    error!(?error, "caught panic from handler");
     json_err(
         StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
         r#"{"message": "500: Internal Server Error", "code": 0}"#.to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs b/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs
index 83327cf9..9b5ed249 100644
--- a/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs
+++ b/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ async fn real_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
         match cleanup_job(pool.clone(), bucket.clone()).await {
             Ok(()) => {}
-            Err(err) => {
-                error!("failed to run avatar cleanup job: {}", err);
+            Err(error) => {
+                error!(?error, "failed to run avatar cleanup job");
                 // sentry
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/avatars/src/main.rs b/crates/avatars/src/main.rs
index b6f7a2c7..b551cc41 100644
--- a/crates/avatars/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/avatars/src/main.rs
@@ -232,26 +232,11 @@ async fn real_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-struct AppError(anyhow::Error);
-
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct ErrorResponse {
     error: String,
 }
 
-impl IntoResponse for AppError {
-    fn into_response(self) -> Response {
-        error!("error handling request: {}", self.0);
-        (
-            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-            Json(ErrorResponse {
-                error: self.0.to_string(),
-            }),
-        )
-            .into_response()
-    }
-}
-
 impl IntoResponse for PKAvatarError {
     fn into_response(self) -> Response {
         let status_code = match self {
@@ -278,12 +263,3 @@ impl IntoResponse for PKAvatarError {
             .into_response()
     }
 }
-
-impl<E> From<E> for AppError
-where
-    E: Into<anyhow::Error>,
-{
-    fn from(err: E) -> Self {
-        Self(err.into())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/avatars/src/migrate.rs b/crates/avatars/src/migrate.rs
index 87a5747d..8c72267c 100644
--- a/crates/avatars/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/crates/avatars/src/migrate.rs
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ pub async fn worker(worker_id: u32, state: Arc<AppState>) {
             Ok(()) => {}
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(
-                    "error in migrate worker {}: {}",
-                    worker_id,
-                    e.source().unwrap_or(&e)
+                    error = e.source().unwrap_or(&e)
+                    ?worker_id,
+                    "error in migrate worker",
                 );
                 tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
             }
diff --git a/crates/avatars/src/process.rs b/crates/avatars/src/process.rs
index 61eaaef2..024f40de 100644
--- a/crates/avatars/src/process.rs
+++ b/crates/avatars/src/process.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn process(data: &[u8], kind: ImageKind) -> Result<ProcessOutput, PKAvatarEr
     } else {
         reader.decode().map_err(|e| {
             // print the ugly error, return the nice error
-            error!("error decoding image: {}", e);
+            error!(error = format!("{e:#?}"), "error decoding image");
             PKAvatarError::ImageFormatError(e)
         })?
     };
diff --git a/crates/avatars/src/pull.rs b/crates/avatars/src/pull.rs
index 3ffb24dc..fdf5f073 100644
--- a/crates/avatars/src/pull.rs
+++ b/crates/avatars/src/pull.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ pub async fn pull(
             }
         }
 
-        error!("network error for {}: {}", parsed_url.full_url, s);
+        error!(
+            url = parsed_url.full_url,
+            error = s,
+            "network error pulling image"
+        );
         PKAvatarError::NetworkErrorString(s)
     })?;
     let time_after_headers = Instant::now();
@@ -82,7 +86,22 @@ pub async fn pull(
         .map(|x| x.to_string());
 
     let body = response.bytes().await.map_err(|e| {
-        error!("network error for {}: {}", parsed_url.full_url, e);
+        // terrible
+        let mut s = format!("{}", e);
+        if let Some(src) = e.source() {
+            let _ = write!(s, ": {}", src);
+            let mut err = src;
+            while let Some(src) = err.source() {
+                let _ = write!(s, ": {}", src);
+                err = src;
+            }
+        }
+
+        error!(
+            url = parsed_url.full_url,
+            error = s,
+            "network error pulling image"
+        );
         PKAvatarError::NetworkError(e)
     })?;
     if body.len() != size as usize {
diff --git a/crates/dispatch/src/main.rs b/crates/dispatch/src/main.rs
index 51c73577..5c355d71 100644
--- a/crates/dispatch/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/dispatch/src/main.rs
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ async fn dispatch(
     let uri = match req.url.parse::<Uri>() {
         Ok(v) if v.scheme_str() == Some("https") && v.host().is_some() => v,
         Err(error) => {
-            error!(?error, "failed to parse uri {}", req.url);
+            error!(?error, uri = req.url, "failed to parse uri");
             return DispatchResponse::BadData.to_string();
         }
         _ => {
-            error!("uri {} is invalid", req.url);
+            error!(uri = req.url, "uri is invalid");
             return DispatchResponse::BadData.to_string();
         }
     };
diff --git a/crates/gateway/src/discord/gateway.rs b/crates/gateway/src/discord/gateway.rs
index 5ca24185..1c0239f5 100644
--- a/crates/gateway/src/discord/gateway.rs
+++ b/crates/gateway/src/discord/gateway.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub async fn runner(
                     .increment(1);
 
                     if let Err(error) = shard_state.socket_closed(shard_id).await {
-                        error!("failed to update shard state for socket closure: {error}");
+                        error!(?error, "failed to update shard state for socket closure");
                     }
 
                     continue;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub async fn runner(
                 continue;
             }
             Err(error) => {
-                error!("shard {shard_id} failed to parse gateway event: {error}");
+                error!(?error, ?shard_id, "failed to parse gateway event");
                 continue;
             }
         };
diff --git a/crates/gateway/src/discord/identify_queue.rs b/crates/gateway/src/discord/identify_queue.rs
index 2d523dfa..4df8dc4f 100644
--- a/crates/gateway/src/discord/identify_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/gateway/src/discord/identify_queue.rs
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ async fn request_inner(redis: RedisPool, concurrency: u32, shard_id: u32, tx: on
             Ok(None) => {
                 // not allowed yet, waiting
             }
-            Err(e) => {
-                error!(shard_id, bucket, "error getting shard allowance: {}", e)
+            Err(error) => {
+                error!(?error, ?shard_id, ?bucket, "error getting shard allowance")
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/gateway/src/main.rs b/crates/gateway/src/main.rs
index 7cab2e76..5cf08f46 100644
--- a/crates/gateway/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/gateway/src/main.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ async fn real_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                                     }
                                 }
                                 Err(error) => {
-                                    error!(error = ?error, "failed to request event target");
+                                    error!(?error, "failed to request event target");
                                 }
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/crates/gdpr_worker/src/main.rs b/crates/gdpr_worker/src/main.rs
index 7409bdff..e801b9fe 100644
--- a/crates/gdpr_worker/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/gdpr_worker/src/main.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ async fn real_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
         match run_job(db.clone(), client.clone()).await {
             Ok(()) => {}
-            Err(err) => {
-                error!("failed to run messages gdpr job: {:?}", err);
+            Err(error) => {
+                error!(?error, "failed to run messages gdpr job");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ async fn run_job(pool: sqlx::PgPool, discord: Arc<twilight_http::Client>) -> any
                 }
                 _ => {
                     error!(
-                        "got unknown error deleting message {}: status={status}, code={code}",
-                        message.mid
+                        ?status,
+                        ?code,
+                        message_id = message.mid,
+                        "got unknown error deleting message",
                     );
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs b/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs
index 10d174d0..8de69d92 100644
--- a/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ macro_rules! main {
                 .build()
                 .unwrap()
                 .block_on(async {
-                    if let Err(err) = libpk::init_metrics() {
-                        tracing::error!("failed to init metrics collector: {err}");
+                    if let Err(error) = libpk::init_metrics() {
+                        tracing::error!(?error, "failed to init metrics collector");
                     };
                     tracing::info!("hello world");
-                    if let Err(err) = real_main().await {
-                        tracing::error!("failed to run service: {err}");
+                    if let Err(error) = real_main().await {
+                        tracing::error!(?error, "failed to run service");
                     };
                 });
             Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/scheduled_tasks/src/main.rs b/crates/scheduled_tasks/src/main.rs
index cd0a182b..56d58c7c 100644
--- a/crates/scheduled_tasks/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/scheduled_tasks/src/main.rs
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ async fn real_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     info!("running {}", $desc);
                     let before = std::time::Instant::now();
                     if let Err(error) = $fn(ctx).await {
-                        error!("failed to run {}: {}", $desc, error);
-                        // sentry
+                        error!(?error, "failed to run {}", $desc);
                     }
                     let duration = before.elapsed();
                     info!("ran {} in {duration:?}", $desc);