diff --git a/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct b/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct
index b712e64848..76062e74a1 160000
--- a/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct
+++ b/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b712e6484894d70a60277bdcf719613b217954a7
+Subproject commit 76062e74a19e8b5238058ae81b0c2507ffadf0b2
diff --git a/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp b/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
index 80e5ff01cb..3e96e60ef2 100644
--- a/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
@@ -678,22 +678,21 @@ void mainDecodeFun(const std::vector<std::byte>& data, unsigned int) {
 
 
 
-void mainLogCallback(Log::Level level, const char* message) {
+void mainLogCallback(Log::Level level, std::string_view message) {
     ZoneScoped
 
-    std::string msg = message;
     switch (level) {
         case Log::Level::Debug:
-            LDEBUGC("SGCT", msg);
+            LDEBUGC("SGCT", message);
             break;
         case Log::Level::Info:
-            LINFOC("SGCT", msg);
+            LINFOC("SGCT", message);
             break;
         case Log::Level::Warning:
-            LWARNINGC("SGCT", msg);
+            LWARNINGC("SGCT", message);
             break;
         case Log::Level::Error:
-            LERRORC("SGCT", msg);
+            LERRORC("SGCT", message);
             break;
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/ghoul b/ext/ghoul
index bd812defd7..77ce270021 160000
--- a/ext/ghoul
+++ b/ext/ghoul
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bd812defd787ad34119cfe7ecef2be71a7a1553e
+Subproject commit 77ce2700218c3f21e6dfefb67553bd646058ff0a
diff --git a/include/openspace/util/screenlog.h b/include/openspace/util/screenlog.h
index c6ded67ff1..8c496ff57f 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/screenlog.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/screenlog.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ public:
      * \param category The category of the log message
      * \param message The actual log message that was transmitted
      */
-    void log(ghoul::logging::LogLevel level, const std::string& category,
-        const std::string& message) override;
+    void log(ghoul::logging::LogLevel level, std::string_view category,
+        std::string_view message) override;
 
     /**
      * This method removes all the stored LogEntry%s that have expired, calculated by
diff --git a/modules/server/src/connection.cpp b/modules/server/src/connection.cpp
index 89cb02a96c..e845ad1d9d 100644
--- a/modules/server/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/modules/server/src/connection.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Connection::Connection(std::unique_ptr<ghoul::io::Socket> s,
         AuthenticationTopicKey,
         [password](bool, const ghoul::Dictionary&, ghoul::MemoryPoolBase* pool) {
             if (pool) {
-                void* ptr = pool->alloc(sizeof(AuthorizationTopic));
+                void* ptr = pool->allocate(sizeof(AuthorizationTopic));
                 return new (ptr) AuthorizationTopic(password);
             }
             else {
diff --git a/modules/sync/syncmodule.cpp b/modules/sync/syncmodule.cpp
index 582b7f2146..dc48ce9632 100644
--- a/modules/sync/syncmodule.cpp
+++ b/modules/sync/syncmodule.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void SyncModule::internalInitialize(const ghoul::Dictionary& configuration) {
         "HttpSynchronization",
         [this](bool, const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary, ghoul::MemoryPoolBase* pool) {
             if (pool) {
-                void* ptr = pool->alloc(sizeof(HttpSynchronization));
+                void* ptr = pool->allocate(sizeof(HttpSynchronization));
                 return new (ptr) HttpSynchronization(
                     dictionary,
                     _synchronizationRoot,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void SyncModule::internalInitialize(const ghoul::Dictionary& configuration) {
         "UrlSynchronization",
         [this](bool, const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary, ghoul::MemoryPoolBase* pool) {
             if (pool) {
-                void* ptr = pool->alloc(sizeof(UrlSynchronization));
+                void* ptr = pool->allocate(sizeof(UrlSynchronization));
                 return new (ptr) UrlSynchronization(
                     dictionary,
                     _synchronizationRoot
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index b3beab370e..a2f5d2ef89 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -994,10 +994,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::loadFonts() {
     }
 
     try {
-        bool initSuccess = ghoul::fontrendering::FontRenderer::initialize();
-        if (!initSuccess) {
-            LERROR("Error initializing default font renderer");
-        }
+        ghoul::fontrendering::FontRenderer::initialize();
     }
     catch (const ghoul::RuntimeError& err) {
         LERRORC(err.component, err.message);
diff --git a/src/rendering/luaconsole.cpp b/src/rendering/luaconsole.cpp
index 20a302f976..97eee2f20e 100644
--- a/src/rendering/luaconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/luaconsole.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ void LuaConsole::render() {
 
         // Since the overflow is positive, at least one character needs to be removed.
         const size_t nCharsOverflow = static_cast<size_t>(std::min(
-            std::max(1.f, overflow / _font->glyph('m')->width()),
+            std::max(1.f, overflow / _font->glyph('m')->width),
             static_cast<float>(currentCommand.size())
         ));
 
diff --git a/src/util/screenlog.cpp b/src/util/screenlog.cpp
index c5ff3f67e2..e5c865278b 100644
--- a/src/util/screenlog.cpp
+++ b/src/util/screenlog.cpp
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ void ScreenLog::removeExpiredEntries() {
     _entries.erase(rit, _entries.end() );
 }
 
-void ScreenLog::log(LogLevel level, const string& category, const string& message) {
+void ScreenLog::log(LogLevel level, std::string_view category, std::string_view message) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_mutex);
     if (level >= _logLevel) {
         _entries.push_back({
             level,
             std::chrono::steady_clock::now(),
             Log::timeString(),
-            category,
-            message
+            std::string(category),
+            std::string(message)
         });
     }
 }