diff --git a/example/bench.cpp b/example/bench.cpp
index 1c406068..feda61da 100644
--- a/example/bench.cpp
+++ b/example/bench.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void bench_mt(int howmany, std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> log, int thread_count
     {
         threads.push_back(std::thread([&]()
         {
-            while (true)
+            for(;;)
             {
                 int counter = ++msg_counter;
                 if (counter > howmany) break;
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index ae7f5ffa..1e8b020d 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ inline spdlog::logger::logger(const std::string& logger_name, const It& begin, c
     _sinks(begin, end),
     _formatter(std::make_shared<pattern_formatter>("%+"))
 {
+
     // no support under vs2013 for member initialization for std::atomic
     _level = level::INFO;
 }
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index 9159dec8..d2988d5a 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public:
             return found->second;
 
         auto new_logger = std::make_shared<logger>(logger_name, sinks_begin, sinks_end);
-        new_logger->set_formatter(_formatter);
+        if (_formatter)
+            new_logger->set_formatter(_formatter);
         new_logger->set_level(_level);
         _loggers[logger_name] = new_logger;
         return new_logger;