diff --git a/src/jetzig/App.zig b/src/jetzig/App.zig
index a74172e..4e209cd 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/App.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/App.zig
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn start(self: App, routes_module: type, options: AppOptions) !void {
     var log_thread = try std.Thread.spawn(
         .{ .allocator = self.allocator },
         jetzig.loggers.LogQueue.Reader.publish,
-        .{server_options.log_queue.reader},
+        .{ &server_options.log_queue.reader, .{} },
     );
     defer log_thread.join();
 
diff --git a/src/jetzig/Environment.zig b/src/jetzig/Environment.zig
index e122064..ce458a8 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/Environment.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/Environment.zig
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn getServerOptions(self: Environment) !jetzig.http.Server.ServerOptions {
     defer options.deinit();
 
     const log_queue = try self.allocator.create(jetzig.loggers.LogQueue);
-    log_queue.* = try jetzig.loggers.LogQueue.init(self.allocator);
+    log_queue.* = jetzig.loggers.LogQueue.init(self.allocator);
     try log_queue.setFiles(
         try getLogFile(.stdout, options.options),
         try getLogFile(.stderr, options.options),
diff --git a/src/jetzig/http/Headers.zig b/src/jetzig/http/Headers.zig
index 5533ec2..ad54f7b 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/http/Headers.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/http/Headers.zig
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ pub fn append(self: *Headers, name: []const u8, value: []const u8) !void {
 
 test "append (deprecated)" {
     const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
-    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10));
+    var httpz_headers = try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10);
+    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, &httpz_headers);
     defer headers.deinit();
     try headers.append("foo", "bar");
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(headers.get("foo").?, "bar");
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ test "append (deprecated)" {
 
 test "add" {
     const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
-    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10));
+    var httpz_headers = try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10);
+    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, &httpz_headers);
     defer headers.deinit();
     try headers.append("foo", "bar");
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(headers.get("foo").?, "bar");
@@ -94,7 +96,8 @@ test "add" {
 
 test "get with multiple headers (bugfix regression test)" {
     const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
-    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10));
+    var httpz_headers = try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10);
+    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, &httpz_headers);
     defer headers.deinit();
     try headers.append("foo", "bar");
     try headers.append("bar", "baz");
@@ -103,7 +106,8 @@ test "get with multiple headers (bugfix regression test)" {
 
 test "getAll" {
     const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
-    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10));
+    var httpz_headers = try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10);
+    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, &httpz_headers);
     defer headers.deinit();
     try headers.append("foo", "bar");
     try headers.append("foo", "baz");
@@ -115,7 +119,8 @@ test "getAll" {
 
 test "add too many headers" {
     const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
-    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10));
+    var httpz_headers = try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10);
+    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, &httpz_headers);
     defer headers.deinit();
     for (0..10) |_| try headers.append("foo", "bar");
 
@@ -124,7 +129,8 @@ test "add too many headers" {
 
 test "case-insensitive matching" {
     const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
-    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10));
+    var httpz_headers = try HttpzKeyValue.init(allocator, 10);
+    var headers = Headers.init(allocator, &httpz_headers);
     defer headers.deinit();
     try headers.append("Content-Type", "bar");
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(headers.get("content-type").?, "bar");
diff --git a/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig b/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig
index 8bcc85a..28cb0ad 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn log(
     const level_formatted = if (colorized) colorizedLogLevel(level) else @tagName(level);
     const target = jetzig.loggers.logTarget(level);
 
-    try self.log_queue.writer.print(
+    try self.log_queue.print(
         "{s: >5} [{s}] {s}\n",
         .{ level_formatted, iso8601, output },
         target,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn logRequest(self: DevelopmentLogger, request: *const jetzig.http.Request)
     var timestamp_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
     const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601(&timestamp_buf);
 
-    try self.log_queue.writer.print("{s: >5} [{s}] [{s}/{s}/{s}] {s}\n", .{
+    try self.log_queue.print("{s: >5} [{s}] [{s}/{s}/{s}] {s}\n", .{
         if (self.stdout_colorized) colorizedLogLevel(.INFO) else @tagName(.INFO),
         iso8601,
         formatted_duration,
diff --git a/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig b/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig
index 135e265..5beb3e3 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn log(
     const json = try std.json.stringifyAlloc(self.allocator, log_message, .{ .whitespace = .minified });
     defer self.allocator.free(json);
 
-    try self.log_queue.writer.print("{s}\n", .{json}, jetzig.loggers.logTarget(level));
+    try self.log_queue.print("{s}\n", .{json}, jetzig.loggers.logTarget(level));
 }
 
 /// Log a one-liner including response status code, path, method, duration, etc.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn logRequest(self: *const JsonLogger, request: *const jetzig.http.Request)
         }
     };
 
-    try self.log_queue.writer.print("{s}\n", .{stream.getWritten()}, .stdout);
+    try self.log_queue.print("{s}\n", .{stream.getWritten()}, .stdout);
 }
 
 fn getFile(self: JsonLogger, level: LogLevel) std.fs.File {
diff --git a/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig b/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig
index 4520867..6d9c40e 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@ const std = @import("std");
 
 const jetzig = @import("../../jetzig.zig");
 
-const List = std.DoublyLinkedList(Event);
 const buffer_size = jetzig.config.get(usize, "log_message_buffer_len");
 
+const List = std.DoublyLinkedList(Event);
+const Buffer = [buffer_size]u8;
+
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+node_allocator: std.heap.MemoryPool(List.Node),
+buffer_allocator: std.heap.MemoryPool(Buffer),
 list: List,
-read_write_mutex: *std.Thread.Mutex,
-condition: *std.Thread.Condition,
-condition_mutex: *std.Thread.Mutex,
-writer: *Writer = undefined,
-reader: *Reader = undefined,
+read_write_mutex: std.Thread.Mutex,
+condition: std.Thread.Condition,
+condition_mutex: std.Thread.Mutex,
+writer: Writer = undefined,
+reader: Reader = undefined,
 node_pool: std.ArrayList(*List.Node),
-buffer_pool: std.ArrayList(*[buffer_size:0]u8),
+buffer_pool: std.ArrayList(*Buffer),
 position: usize,
 stdout_is_tty: bool = undefined,
 stderr_is_tty: bool = undefined,
@@ -24,34 +28,51 @@ const LogQueue = @This();
 pub const Target = enum { stdout, stderr };
 
 const Event = struct {
-    message: *[buffer_size:0]u8,
+    message: *Buffer,
     len: usize,
     target: Target,
     ptr: ?[]const u8,
 };
 
-pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !LogQueue {
+/// Create a new `LogQueue`.
+pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) LogQueue {
     return .{
         .allocator = allocator,
+        .node_allocator = std.heap.MemoryPool(List.Node).init(allocator),
+        .buffer_allocator = std.heap.MemoryPool(Buffer).init(allocator),
         .list = List{},
-        .condition = try allocator.create(std.Thread.Condition),
-        .condition_mutex = try allocator.create(std.Thread.Mutex),
-        .read_write_mutex = try allocator.create(std.Thread.Mutex),
+        .condition = std.Thread.Condition{},
+        .condition_mutex = std.Thread.Mutex{},
+        .read_write_mutex = std.Thread.Mutex{},
         .node_pool = std.ArrayList(*List.Node).init(allocator),
-        .buffer_pool = std.ArrayList(*[buffer_size:0]u8).init(allocator),
+        .buffer_pool = std.ArrayList(*Buffer).init(allocator),
         .position = 0,
     };
 }
 
-/// Set the stdout and stderr outputs.
+/// Free allocated resources and return to `pending` state.
+pub fn deinit(self: *LogQueue) void {
+    self.node_pool.deinit();
+    self.buffer_pool.deinit();
+
+    while (self.list.popFirst()) |node| {
+        if (node.data.ptr) |ptr| self.allocator.free(ptr);
+        self.allocator.destroy(node.data.message);
+    }
+
+    self.buffer_allocator.deinit();
+    self.node_allocator.deinit();
+
+    self.state = .pending;
+}
+
+/// Set the stdout and stderr outputs. Must be called before `print`.
 pub fn setFiles(self: *LogQueue, stdout_file: std.fs.File, stderr_file: std.fs.File) !void {
-    self.writer = try self.allocator.create(Writer);
-    self.writer.* = Writer{
+    self.writer = Writer{
         .queue = self,
-        .mutex = try self.allocator.create(std.Thread.Mutex),
+        .mutex = std.Thread.Mutex{},
     };
-    self.reader = try self.allocator.create(Reader);
-    self.reader.* = Reader{
+    self.reader = Reader{
         .stdout_file = stdout_file,
         .stderr_file = stderr_file,
         .queue = self,
@@ -61,11 +82,17 @@ pub fn setFiles(self: *LogQueue, stdout_file: std.fs.File, stderr_file: std.fs.F
     self.state = .ready;
 }
 
+pub fn print(self: *LogQueue, comptime message: []const u8, args: anytype, target: Target) !void {
+    std.debug.assert(self.state == .ready);
+
+    try self.writer.print(message, args, target);
+}
+
 /// Writer for `LogQueue`. Receives log events and publishes to the queue.
 pub const Writer = struct {
     queue: *LogQueue,
     position: usize = 0,
-    mutex: *std.Thread.Mutex,
+    mutex: std.Thread.Mutex,
 
     /// Print a log event. Messages longer than `jetzig.config.get(usize, "log_message_buffer_len")`
     /// spill to heap with degraded performance. Adjust buffer length or limit long entries to
@@ -77,8 +104,6 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
         args: anytype,
         target: Target,
     ) !void {
-        std.debug.assert(self.queue.state == .ready);
-
         self.mutex.lock();
         defer self.mutex.unlock();
 
@@ -86,7 +111,7 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
         self.position += 1;
         var ptr: ?[]const u8 = null;
 
-        const result = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(buf, message, args) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        const result = std.fmt.bufPrint(buf, message, args) catch |err| switch (err) {
             error.NoSpaceLeft => blk: {
                 ptr = try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.queue.allocator, message, args);
                 self.position -= 1;
@@ -102,9 +127,9 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
         });
     }
 
-    fn getBuffer(self: *Writer) !*[buffer_size:0]u8 {
+    fn getBuffer(self: *Writer) !*Buffer {
         const buffer = if (self.position >= self.queue.buffer_pool.items.len)
-            try self.queue.allocator.create([buffer_size:0]u8)
+            try self.queue.buffer_allocator.create()
         else
             self.queue.buffer_pool.items[self.position];
 
@@ -112,7 +137,8 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
     }
 };
 
-/// Reader for `LogQueue`. Reads log events from the queue.
+/// Reader for `LogQueue`. Reads log events from the queue and writes them to the designated
+/// target (stdout or stderr).
 pub const Reader = struct {
     stdout_file: std.fs.File,
     stderr_file: std.fs.File,
@@ -120,7 +146,7 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
 
     /// Publish log events from the queue. Invoke from a dedicated thread. Sleeps when log queue
     /// is empty, wakes up when a new event is published.
-    pub fn publish(self: *Reader) !void {
+    pub fn publish(self: *Reader, options: struct { oneshot: bool = false }) !void {
         std.debug.assert(self.queue.state == .ready);
 
         const stdout_writer = self.stdout_file.writer();
@@ -130,7 +156,7 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
             self.queue.condition_mutex.lock();
             defer self.queue.condition_mutex.unlock();
 
-            self.queue.condition.wait(self.queue.condition_mutex);
+            if (!options.oneshot) self.queue.condition.wait(&self.queue.condition_mutex);
 
             var stdout_written = false;
             var stderr_written = false;
@@ -170,6 +196,8 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
 
             if (stdout_written and !self.queue.stdout_is_tty) try self.stdout_file.sync();
             if (stderr_written and !self.queue.stderr_is_tty) try self.stderr_file.sync();
+
+            if (options.oneshot) break;
         }
     }
 };
@@ -181,7 +209,7 @@ fn append(self: *LogQueue, event: Event) !void {
     defer self.read_write_mutex.unlock();
 
     const node = if (self.position >= self.node_pool.items.len)
-        try self.allocator.create(List.Node)
+        try self.node_allocator.create()
     else
         self.node_pool.items[self.position];
 
@@ -212,17 +240,71 @@ fn popFirst(self: *LogQueue) !?Event {
     }
 }
 
-test "setFiles" {
-    var log_queue = try LogQueue.init(std.testing.allocator);
+test "print to stdout and stderr" {
+    var log_queue = LogQueue.init(std.testing.allocator);
+    defer log_queue.deinit();
 
     var tmp_dir = std.testing.tmpDir(.{});
     defer tmp_dir.cleanup();
 
-    const stdout = tmp_dir.dir.createFile("stdout.log", .{});
+    const stdout = try tmp_dir.dir.createFile("stdout.log", .{ .read = true });
     defer stdout.close();
 
-    const stderr = tmp_dir.dir.createFile("stderr.log", .{});
+    const stderr = try tmp_dir.dir.createFile("stderr.log", .{ .read = true });
     defer stderr.close();
 
     try log_queue.setFiles(stdout, stderr);
+    try log_queue.print("foo {s}\n", .{"bar"}, .stdout);
+    try log_queue.print("baz {s}\n", .{"qux"}, .stderr);
+    try log_queue.print("quux {s}\n", .{"corge"}, .stdout);
+    try log_queue.print("grault {s}\n", .{"garply"}, .stderr);
+    try log_queue.print("waldo {s}\n", .{"fred"}, .stderr);
+    try log_queue.print("plugh {s}\n", .{"zyzzy"}, .stdout);
+
+    try log_queue.reader.publish(.{ .oneshot = true });
+
+    try stdout.seekTo(0);
+    var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
+    var len = try stdout.readAll(&buf);
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(
+        \\foo bar
+        \\quux corge
+        \\plugh zyzzy
+        \\
+    , buf[0..len]);
+
+    try stderr.seekTo(0);
+    len = try stderr.readAll(&buf);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(
+        \\baz qux
+        \\grault garply
+        \\waldo fred
+        \\
+    , buf[0..len]);
+}
+
+test "long messages" {
+    var log_queue = LogQueue.init(std.testing.allocator);
+    defer log_queue.deinit();
+
+    var tmp_dir = std.testing.tmpDir(.{});
+    defer tmp_dir.cleanup();
+
+    const stdout = try tmp_dir.dir.createFile("stdout.log", .{ .read = true });
+    defer stdout.close();
+
+    const stderr = try tmp_dir.dir.createFile("stderr.log", .{ .read = true });
+    defer stderr.close();
+
+    try log_queue.setFiles(stdout, stderr);
+    try log_queue.print("foo" ** buffer_size, .{}, .stdout);
+
+    try log_queue.reader.publish(.{ .oneshot = true });
+
+    try stdout.seekTo(0);
+    var buf: [buffer_size * 3]u8 = undefined;
+    const len = try stdout.readAll(&buf);
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("foo" ** buffer_size, buf[0..len]);
 }