diff --git a/src/common/logging/vst3.cpp b/src/common/logging/vst3.cpp
index 21b50249..bd3dcd6d 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/vst3.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/vst3.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,24 @@
 
 #include "src/common/serialization/vst3.h"
 
-// TODO: Reconsider the output format
-
 Vst3Logger::Vst3Logger(Logger& generic_logger) : logger(generic_logger) {}
 
+void Vst3Logger::log_unknown_interface(
+    const std::string& where,
+    const std::optional<Steinberg::FUID>& uid) {
+    if (BOOST_UNLIKELY(logger.verbosity >= Logger::Verbosity::most_events)) {
+        char uid_string[128] = "<invalid_pointer>";
+        if (uid) {
+            uid->print(uid_string, Steinberg::FUID::UIDPrintStyle::kCLASS_UID);
+        }
+
+        std::ostringstream message;
+        message << "[unknown interface] " << where << ": " << uid_string;
+
+        log(message.str());
+    }
+}
+
 void Vst3Logger::log_request(bool is_host_vst, const YaComponent::Construct&) {
     log_request_base(is_host_vst, [](auto& message) {
         // TODO: Log the cid in some readable way, if possible
diff --git a/src/common/logging/vst3.h b/src/common/logging/vst3.h
index f853cacb..326704ff 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/vst3.h
+++ b/src/common/logging/vst3.h
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ class Vst3Logger {
         logger.log_trace(message);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Log about encountering an unknown interface. The location and the UID
+     * will be printed when the verbosity level is set to `most_events` or
+     * higher. In case we could not get a FUID (because of null pointers, for
+     * instance), `std::nullopt` should be passed.
+     */
+    void log_unknown_interface(const std::string& where,
+                               const std::optional<Steinberg::FUID>& uid);
+
     // For every object we send using `Vst3MessageHandler` we have overloads
     // that print information about the request and the response. The boolean
     // flag here indicates whether the request was initiated on the host side
diff --git a/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.cpp b/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.cpp
index dae8e0b3..8e5189ab 100644
--- a/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ YaComponentPluginImpl::~YaComponentPluginImpl() {
 }
 
 tresult PLUGIN_API
-YaComponentPluginImpl::queryInterface(const ::Steinberg::TUID _iid,
-                                      void** obj) {
+YaComponentPluginImpl::queryInterface(const Steinberg::TUID _iid, void** obj) {
     // TODO: Log when this fails on debug level 1, and on debug level 2 also log
     //       successful queries. This behaviour should be implemented for all
     //       interfaces.
@@ -46,16 +45,9 @@ tresult PLUGIN_API YaComponentPluginImpl::initialize(FUnknown* context) {
     if (host_application_context) {
         // TODO: Init with `YaHostApplication`
     } else {
-        context->iid;
-
-        char iid_string[128] = "<invalid_pointer>";
-        if (context) {
-            context->iid.print(iid_string,
-                               Steinberg::FUID::UIDPrintStyle::kCLASS_UID);
-        }
-
-        bridge.logger.log("[Unknown interface] In IPluginBase::initialize(): " +
-                          std::string(iid_string));
+        bridge.logger.log_unknown_interface(
+            "In IPluginBase::initialize()",
+            context ? std::optional(context->iid) : std::nullopt);
 
         // TODO: Init with null pointer
     }
diff --git a/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.h b/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.h
index 2b53178f..5e989b98 100644
--- a/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.h
+++ b/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/component.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class YaComponentPluginImpl : public YaComponent {
      * We'll override the query interface to log queries for interfaces we do
      * not (yet) support.
      */
-    tresult PLUGIN_API queryInterface(const ::Steinberg::TUID _iid,
+    tresult PLUGIN_API queryInterface(const Steinberg::TUID _iid,
                                       void** obj) override;
 
     tresult PLUGIN_API initialize(FUnknown* context) override;
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ class YaComponentPluginImpl : public YaComponent {
 
     /**
      * An `IHostApplication` instance if we get one through
-     * `IPluginBase::initialize()`.
+     * `IPluginBase::initialize()`. This should be the same for all plugin
+     * instances so we should not have to store it here separately, but for the
+     * sake of correctness we will.
      */
     Steinberg::FUnknownPtr<Steinberg::Vst::IHostApplication>
         host_application_context;
diff --git a/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/plugin-factory.cpp b/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/plugin-factory.cpp
index 123e960b..0f971f39 100644
--- a/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/plugin-factory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/bridges/vst3-impls/plugin-factory.cpp
@@ -49,17 +49,15 @@ YaPluginFactoryPluginImpl::createInstance(Steinberg::FIDString cid,
         // print a recognizable log message. I don't think they include a safe
         // way to convert a `FIDString/char*` into a `FUID`, so this will have
         // to do.
-        char iid_string[128] = "<invalid_pointer>";
+        std::optional<Steinberg::FUID> uid;
         constexpr size_t uid_size = sizeof(Steinberg::TUID);
         if (_iid && strnlen(_iid, uid_size + 1) == uid_size) {
-            Steinberg::FUID iid = Steinberg::FUID::fromTUID(
+            uid = Steinberg::FUID::fromTUID(
                 *reinterpret_cast<const Steinberg::TUID*>(&_iid));
-            iid.print(iid_string, Steinberg::FUID::UIDPrintStyle::kCLASS_UID);
         }
 
-        bridge.logger.log(
-            "[Unknown interface] In IPluginFactory::createInstance(): " +
-            std::string(iid_string));
+        bridge.logger.log_unknown_interface(
+            "In IPluginFactory::createInstance()", uid);
 
         return Steinberg::kNotImplemented;
     }