diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83aac47..2a83b98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Flags:
                                 alternative method for logging in addition to stdout
       --log.file-path="/var/log/fishymetrics"
                                 directory path where log files are written if log-method is file
-      --log.file-max-size=256   max file size in megabytes if log-method is file
-      --log.file-max-backups=1  max file backups before they are rotated if log-method is file
-      --log.file-max-age=1      max file age in days before they are rotated if log-method is file
+      --log.file-max-size="256"   max file size in megabytes if log-method is file
+      --log.file-max-backups="1"  max file backups before they are rotated if log-method is file
+      --log.file-max-age="1"      max file age in days before they are rotated if log-method is file
       --vector.endpoint="http://0.0.0.0:4444"
                                 vector endpoint to send structured json logs to
       --port="9533"             exporter port
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Flags:
                                 Vault instance address to get chassis credentials from
       --vault.role-id=""        Vault Role ID for AppRole
       --vault.secret-id=""      Vault Secret ID for AppRole
-      --collector.drives.module-exclude=""
+      --collector.drives.modules-exclude=""
                                 regex of drive module(s) to exclude from the scrape
       --credentials.profiles=CREDENTIALS.PROFILES
                                 profile(s) with all necessary parameters to obtain BMC credential from secrets backend, i.e.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Since some hosts can contain many dozens of drives, this can cause a scrape to t
 Example:
 
 ```bash
---collector.drives.module-exclude="(?i)(FlexUtil|(SBMezz|IOEMezz)[0-9]+)"
+--collector.drives.modules-exclude="(?i)(FlexUtil|(SBMezz|IOEMezz)[0-9]+)"
 ```
 
 | Collector | Scope  | Include Flag | Exclude Flag   |
diff --git a/cmd/fishymetrics/main.go b/cmd/fishymetrics/main.go
index 636e37d..8db9bf0 100644
--- a/cmd/fishymetrics/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fishymetrics/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	_, err = a.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("Error parsing argument flags - %s", err.Error()))
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("error parsing argument flags - %s", err.Error()))
 	}
 
 	// populate excludes map
@@ -215,15 +216,30 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	logfileMaxSize, err := strconv.Atoi(*logFileMaxSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("error converting arg --log.file-max-size to int - %s", err.Error()))
+	}
+
+	logfileMaxBackups, err := strconv.Atoi(*logFileMaxBackups)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("error converting arg --log.file-max-backups to int - %s", err.Error()))
+	}
+
+	logfileMaxAge, err := strconv.Atoi(*logFileMaxAge)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("error converting arg --log.file-max-age to int - %s", err.Error()))
+	}
+
 	// init logger config
 	logConfig := logger.LoggerConfig{
 		LogLevel:  *logLevel,
 		LogMethod: *logMethod,
 		LogFile: logger.LogFile{
 			Path:       *logFilePath,
-			MaxSize:    *logFileMaxSize,
-			MaxBackups: *logFileMaxBackups,
-			MaxAge:     *logFileMaxAge,
+			MaxSize:    logfileMaxSize,
+			MaxBackups: logfileMaxBackups,
+			MaxAge:     logfileMaxAge,
 		},
 		VectorEndpoint: *vectorEndpoint,
 	}