diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index ed1e93cc2..3745af9df 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ public:
         backends.push_back(std::move(backend));
     }
 
-    void RemoveBackend(const std::string& backend_name) {
+    void RemoveBackend(std::string_view backend_name) {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(writing_mutex);
-        auto it = std::remove_if(backends.begin(), backends.end(), [&backend_name](const auto& i) {
-            return !strcmp(i->GetName(), backend_name.c_str());
-        });
+        const auto it =
+            std::remove_if(backends.begin(), backends.end(),
+                           [&backend_name](const auto& i) { return backend_name == i->GetName(); });
         backends.erase(it, backends.end());
     }
 
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ public:
         filter = f;
     }
 
-    Backend* GetBackend(const std::string& backend_name) {
-        auto it = std::find_if(backends.begin(), backends.end(), [&backend_name](const auto& i) {
-            return !strcmp(i->GetName(), backend_name.c_str());
-        });
+    Backend* GetBackend(std::string_view backend_name) {
+        const auto it =
+            std::find_if(backends.begin(), backends.end(),
+                         [&backend_name](const auto& i) { return backend_name == i->GetName(); });
         if (it == backends.end())
             return nullptr;
         return it->get();
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ void AddBackend(std::unique_ptr<Backend> backend) {
     Impl::Instance().AddBackend(std::move(backend));
 }
 
-void RemoveBackend(const std::string& backend_name) {
+void RemoveBackend(std::string_view backend_name) {
     Impl::Instance().RemoveBackend(backend_name);
 }
 
-Backend* GetBackend(const std::string& backend_name) {
+Backend* GetBackend(std::string_view backend_name) {
     return Impl::Instance().GetBackend(backend_name);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.h b/src/common/logging/backend.h
index 57cdf6b2d..45609a535 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.h
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <utility>
 #include "common/file_util.h"
 #include "common/logging/filter.h"
@@ -106,9 +107,9 @@ private:
 
 void AddBackend(std::unique_ptr<Backend> backend);
 
-void RemoveBackend(const std::string& backend_name);
+void RemoveBackend(std::string_view backend_name);
 
-Backend* GetBackend(const std::string& backend_name);
+Backend* GetBackend(std::string_view backend_name);
 
 /**
  * Returns the name of the passed log class as a C-string. Subclasses are separated by periods