diff --git a/src/utils/logger.hpp b/src/utils/logger.hpp
index f079a2179d..41fe6c4cde 100644
--- a/src/utils/logger.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/logger.hpp
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@
 
 extern int (*nrnpy_pr_stdoe_callback)(int, char*);
 
-template <typename... T>
-int Fprintf(FILE* stream, const char* fmt, T... args) {
+template <typename... Args>
+int Fprintf(FILE* stream, const char* fmt, Args... args) {
     if (nrnpy_pr_stdoe_callback && (stream == stdout || stream == stderr)) {
-        std::string message = fmt::sprintf(fmt, args...);
+        std::string message = fmt::sprintf(fmt, std::forward<Atgs>(args)...);
         nrnpy_pr_stdoe_callback(stream == stdout ? 1 : 2, message.data());
         return message.size();
     }
     return fmt::fprintf(stream, fmt, args...);
 }
 
-template <typename... T>
-int Printf(const char* fmt, T... args) {
+template <typename... Args>
+int Printf(const char* fmt, Args... args) {
     if (nrnpy_pr_stdoe_callback) {
-        std::string message = fmt::sprintf(fmt, args...);
+        std::string message = fmt::sprintf(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
         nrnpy_pr_stdoe_callback(1, message.data());
         return message.size();
     }