diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index b8a1c5d5..766bd2c7 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -8810,7 +8810,7 @@ retry_noaccount:
             goto bailout;
           mdbx_tassert(txn,
                        cleaned_gc_id < env->me_lck->mti_oldest_reader.weak);
-          mdbx_trace("%s.cleanup-reclaimed-id [%u]%" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode,
+          mdbx_trace("%s: cleanup-reclaimed-id [%u]%" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode,
                      cleaned_gc_slot, cleaned_gc_id);
           mdbx_tassert(txn, *txn->tw.cursors == &couple.outer);
           rc = mdbx_cursor_del(&couple.outer, 0);
@@ -8852,7 +8852,7 @@ retry_noaccount:
         }
         mdbx_tassert(txn, cleaned_gc_id <= txn->tw.last_reclaimed);
         mdbx_tassert(txn, cleaned_gc_id < env->me_lck->mti_oldest_reader.weak);
-        mdbx_trace("%s.cleanup-reclaimed-id %" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode,
+        mdbx_trace("%s: cleanup-reclaimed-id %" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode,
                    cleaned_gc_id);
         mdbx_tassert(txn, *txn->tw.cursors == &couple.outer);
         rc = mdbx_cursor_del(&couple.outer, 0);
@@ -8984,7 +8984,7 @@ retry_noaccount:
       mdbx_assert(env, data.iov_len == MDBX_PNL_SIZEOF(txn->tw.retired_pages));
       memcpy(data.iov_base, txn->tw.retired_pages, data.iov_len);
 
-      mdbx_trace("%s.put-retired #%u @ %" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode,
+      mdbx_trace("%s: put-retired #%u @ %" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode,
                  retired_stored, txn->mt_txnid);
 
       if (mdbx_log_enabled(MDBX_LOG_EXTRA)) {
@@ -8997,10 +8997,11 @@ retry_noaccount:
         mdbx_debug_extra_print("%s\n", ".");
       }
       if (unlikely(amount != MDBX_PNL_SIZE(txn->tw.reclaimed_pglist))) {
-        mdbx_trace("%s.reclaimed-list changed %u -> %u, retry", dbg_prefix_mode,
-                   amount, (unsigned)MDBX_PNL_SIZE(txn->tw.reclaimed_pglist));
-        goto retry_noaccount /* rare case, but avoids GC fragmentation and one
-                                cycle. */
+        mdbx_trace("%s: reclaimed-list changed %u -> %u, retry",
+                   dbg_prefix_mode, amount,
+                   (unsigned)MDBX_PNL_SIZE(txn->tw.reclaimed_pglist));
+        goto retry_noaccount /* rare case, but avoids GC fragmentation
+                                and one cycle. */
             ;
       }
       continue;
@@ -9281,7 +9282,7 @@ retry_noaccount:
     key.iov_len = sizeof(reservation_gc_id);
     key.iov_base = &reservation_gc_id;
     data.iov_len = (chunk + 1) * sizeof(pgno_t);
-    mdbx_trace("%s.reserve: %u [%u...%u) @%" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode, chunk,
+    mdbx_trace("%s: reserve %u [%u...%u) @%" PRIaTXN, dbg_prefix_mode, chunk,
                settled + 1, settled + chunk + 1, reservation_gc_id);
     mdbx_prep_backlog(txn, &couple.outer, data.iov_len);
     rc = mdbx_cursor_put(&couple.outer, &key, &data,
@@ -9294,7 +9295,7 @@ retry_noaccount:
 
     clean_reserved_gc_pnl(env, data);
     settled += chunk;
-    mdbx_trace("%s.settled %u (+%u), continue", dbg_prefix_mode, settled,
+    mdbx_trace("%s: settled %u (+%u), continue", dbg_prefix_mode, settled,
                chunk);
 
     if (txn->tw.lifo_reclaimed &&
@@ -9364,7 +9365,7 @@ retry_noaccount:
           goto retry;
         }
         fill_gc_id = txn->tw.lifo_reclaimed[filled_gc_slot];
-        mdbx_trace("%s.seek-reservation @%" PRIaTXN " at lifo_reclaimed[%u]",
+        mdbx_trace("%s: seek-reservation @%" PRIaTXN " at lifo_reclaimed[%u]",
                    dbg_prefix_mode, fill_gc_id, filled_gc_slot);
         key.iov_base = &fill_gc_id;
         key.iov_len = sizeof(fill_gc_id);
@@ -9428,7 +9429,7 @@ retry_noaccount:
       pgno_t *src = MDBX_PNL_BEGIN(txn->tw.reclaimed_pglist) + left - chunk;
       memcpy(dst, src, chunk * sizeof(pgno_t));
       pgno_t *from = src, *to = src + chunk;
-      mdbx_trace("%s.fill: %u [ %u:%" PRIaPGNO "...%u:%" PRIaPGNO
+      mdbx_trace("%s: fill %u [ %u:%" PRIaPGNO "...%u:%" PRIaPGNO
                  "] @%" PRIaTXN,
                  dbg_prefix_mode, chunk,
                  (unsigned)(from - txn->tw.reclaimed_pglist), from[0],