diff --git a/src/lib/base/Log.cpp b/src/lib/base/Log.cpp
index 61c6bba42..dc5829b95 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/Log.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/base/Log.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Log::Log(bool singleton)
 
   // other initalization
   m_maxPriority = g_defaultMaxPriority;
-  insert(new ConsoleLogOutputter);
+  insert(new ConsoleLogOutputter); // NOSONAR -- Adopted by `Log`
 
   if (singleton) {
     s_log = this;
diff --git a/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp b/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp
index 6889a208a..e079dc38a 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ SystemLogger::SystemLogger(const char *title, bool blockConsole) : m_stop(NULL)
 {
   // redirect log messages
   if (blockConsole) {
-    m_stop = new StopLogOutputter;
+    m_stop = new StopLogOutputter; // NOSONAR -- Adopted by `Log`
     CLOG->insert(m_stop);
   }
-  m_syslog = new SystemLogOutputter;
+  m_syslog = new SystemLogOutputter; // NOSONAR -- Adopted by `Log`
   m_syslog->open(title);
   CLOG->insert(m_syslog);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp
index 285f711b8..a26c09586 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int App::daemonMainLoop(int, const char **)
 void App::setupFileLogging()
 {
   if (argsBase().m_logFile != NULL) {
-    m_fileLog = new FileLogOutputter(argsBase().m_logFile);
+    m_fileLog = new FileLogOutputter(argsBase().m_logFile); // NOSONAR -- Adopted by `Log`
     CLOG->insert(m_fileLog);
     LOG((CLOG_DEBUG1 "logging to file (%s) enabled", argsBase().m_logFile));
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp b/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp
index 802e00046..2f42ea5c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ IpcLogOutputter::IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer &ipcServer, IpcClientType clientType,
       m_runningMutex(ARCH->newMutex())
 {
   if (useThread) {
-    m_bufferThread = new Thread(new TMethodJob<IpcLogOutputter>(this, &IpcLogOutputter::bufferThread));
+    const auto outputter =
+        new TMethodJob<IpcLogOutputter>(this, &IpcLogOutputter::bufferThread); // NOSONAR -- Adopted by `Log`
+    m_bufferThread = new Thread(outputter);
   }
 }