diff --git a/temerity/src/commonMain/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/core/Temerity.kt b/temerity/src/commonMain/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/core/Temerity.kt
index 56a3eb3f61a6557275df7ad1466a6f3a29f80da9..44a02ddbe90957cb7ec6027bdab48c11b81c56bd 100644
--- a/temerity/src/commonMain/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/core/Temerity.kt
+++ b/temerity/src/commonMain/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/core/Temerity.kt
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ public class Temerity internal constructor(
 
     @JvmStatic
     internal fun createLogger(
-      tag: String?,
-      config: TemClientConfig?,
-      supportKtxNotebook: Boolean,
+      tag: String? = null,
+      config: TemClientConfig? = null,
+      supportKtxNotebook: Boolean = false,
     ): KermitLogger = LoggerFactory.createLogger(
       tag = tag,
       config = config,
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ public class Temerity internal constructor(
           // TODO: Persist user-defined default sort order for subsequent runs
           apply { sortByCreationDate(NEW_FIRST) }
         }
-        
+
         else -> apply { sortByCreationDate(sortOrder) }
       }
     }
diff --git a/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/DevUserApiTests.kt b/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/DevUserApiTests.kt
index 0aee5de6ea58fe497429b5cfbfa0481a209b7264..57ac043bbcff13f64448a341ebe7edf68855b45a 100644
--- a/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/DevUserApiTests.kt
+++ b/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/DevUserApiTests.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import co.touchlab.kermit.Logger
 import com.skydoves.sandwich.StatusCode
 import com.skydoves.sandwich.ktor.getStatusCode
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.core.Temerity
+import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.core.Temerity.Companion.createLogger
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.model.NewUser
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.model.UserUpdate
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class DevUserApiTests :
   FunSpec({
 
     val dotenv = dotenvVaultJvm()
-    val kermit = createLogger("DevUserApiTests")
+    val kermit = createLogger(tag = "DevUserApiTests")
 
     lateinit var testTemerity: Temerity
     beforeTest {
diff --git a/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/ProdReportTests.kt b/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/ProdReportTests.kt
index 5eecca73e13bcdac68c5d652fd09ab6cbeff93fd..5ce6590495267cbee21e8aa098b035297fe23dbd 100644
--- a/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/ProdReportTests.kt
+++ b/temerity/src/jvmTest/kotlin/edu/ucsc/its/temerity/test/ProdReportTests.kt
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
  *     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  */
 package edu.ucsc.its.temerity.test
+
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.AuditLogSortOrder.NEW_FIRST
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.core.Temerity
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.core.Temerity.Companion.createLogger
+import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.core.Temerity.Companion.currentDate
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.model.EventType.AUTOMATED_SESSION_FAILED_TO_START
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.model.EventType.AUTOMATED_SESSION_MONITOR
 import edu.ucsc.its.temerity.model.EventType.CAPTURE_ERROR
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ class ProdReportTests :
   FunSpec(),
   KoinTest {
 
-  private val kermit: KermitLogger = createLogger("TemerityDevTest")
+  private val kermit: KermitLogger = createLogger(tag = "TemerityDevTest")
 
   init {
     coroutineDebugProbes = true
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class ProdReportTests :
     val dotenv = dotenvVaultJvm()
 
     lateinit var testTemerity: Temerity
-    val today = Temerity.currentDate()
+    val today = currentDate()
 
     beforeTest {
       testTemerity = Temerity {