diff --git a/wp_oauth_backend/wp_oauth.py b/wp_oauth_backend/wp_oauth.py
index b2ddb7c..6fdb393 100644
--- a/wp_oauth_backend/wp_oauth.py
+++ b/wp_oauth_backend/wp_oauth.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class StepwiseMathWPOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
     def get_user_details(self, response) -> dict:
         if not self.is_valid_get_user_details_response(response):
             logger.error(
-                "get_user_details() -  received an invalid response object of {t}:{response} Cannot continue. Returning: {retval}".format(
+                "get_user_details() received an invalid response object of {t}:{response} Cannot continue. Returning: {retval}".format(
                     t=self.get_response_type(response),
                     response=json.dumps(response, sort_keys=True, indent=4),
                     retval=json.dumps(self.user_details, sort_keys=True, indent=4),
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class StepwiseMathWPOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
             # -------------------------------------------------------------
             if VERBOSE_LOGGING:
                 logger.info(
-                    "get_user_details() -  returning {t}: {response}".format(
+                    "get_user_details() returning {t}: {response}".format(
                         t=self.get_response_type(response),
                         response=json.dumps(response, sort_keys=True, indent=4),
                     )
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class StepwiseMathWPOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
         # conform to the structure of a wp-oauth dict.
         if not self.is_wp_oauth_response(response):
             logger.warning(
-                "get_user_details() -  response object of {t} is not a valid wp-oauth object: {response}. Cannot continue. returning: {retval}".format(
+                "get_user_details() response object of {t} is not a valid wp-oauth object: {response}. Cannot continue. returning: {retval}".format(
                     t=self.get_response_type(response),
                     response=json.dumps(response, sort_keys=True, indent=4),
                     retval=json.dumps(self.user_details, sort_keys=True, indent=4),
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class StepwiseMathWPOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
         # expected use case #1: response object is a dict with all required keys.
         # -------------------------------------------------------------
         if VERBOSE_LOGGING:
-            logger.info("get_user_details() -  processing response object")
+            logger.info("get_user_details() processing response object")
 
         # try to parse out the first and last names
         split_name = response.get("display_name", "").split()
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class StepwiseMathWPOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
         }
         if VERBOSE_LOGGING:
             logger.info(
-                "get_user_details() -  finish. user_details: {user_details}".format(
+                "get_user_details() returning: {user_details}".format(
                     user_details=json.dumps(self.user_details, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
                 )
             )