diff --git a/Log.cpp b/Log.cpp
index 80c7aa9..2d30e11 100644
--- a/Log.cpp
+++ b/Log.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <chrono>   // date/time
 #include <fstream>  // ofstream (logging to file)
-#include <iomanip>  // std::put_time
 #include <iostream> // std::ostream, std::cout, std::cin
-#include <vector>   // list of outputs
+#include <memory>   // std::unique_ptr
 
 #if LOG_USEMUTEX == 1
 #include <mutex>
@@ -128,10 +127,10 @@ private:
 	}
 };
 
-static std::vector<Output*> outputs;
+static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Output>> outputs;
 
 void log(Level lvl, std::stringbuf* strb) {
-	for (Output* out : outputs) {
+	for (auto&& out : outputs) {
 		out->log(lvl, strb);
 		// reset stringbuffer read pointer to the beginning
 		strb->pubseekpos(0);
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ std::ostream& defaultEntryMetaLevel(std::ostream& os, const Entry& e) {
 void init() {
 	// add default console logger
 	if (outputs.empty())
-		outputs.push_back(new ConsoleOutput());
+		outputs.push_back(std::unique_ptr<Output>(new ConsoleOutput()));
 
 	// set default entry metadata printing functions
 	auto space = [](std::ostream& os, const Entry& e) -> std::ostream& {
@@ -202,17 +201,15 @@ void init() {
 }
 
 void stop() {
-	for (auto output : outputs)
-		delete output;
 	outputs.clear();
 }
 
 void addLogfile(const std::string& filename, Level max, bool truncate) {
-	outputs.push_back(new FileOutput(filename, max, truncate));
+	outputs.push_back(std::unique_ptr<Output>(new FileOutput(filename, max, truncate)));
 }
 
 void addLogfile(const std::string& filename, Level min, Level max, bool truncate) {
-	outputs.push_back(new FileOutput(filename, min, max, truncate));
+	outputs.push_back(std::unique_ptr<Output>(new FileOutput(filename, min, max, truncate)));
 }
 
 void setConsoleLogLevel(Level lvl) {
@@ -220,7 +217,7 @@ void setConsoleLogLevel(Level lvl) {
 }
 
 void setColoredOutput(bool enabled) {
-	((ConsoleOutput*) outputs.at(0))->setColoredOutput(enabled); // has to exist
+	dynamic_cast<ConsoleOutput&>(*outputs.at(0)).setColoredOutput(enabled); // has to exist
 }
 
 } // namespace Log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Log.h b/Log.h
index ffd2be9..c196587 100644
--- a/Log.h
+++ b/Log.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <functional>
-#include <sstream> // std::stringstream (buffer for log entries)
+#include <functional>  // std::function
+#include <sstream>  // std::stringstream (buffer for log entries)
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>