diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index acd469b..c0c6b59 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ if(SLED_BUILD_TESTS)
         src/strings/base64_test.cc
         src/synchronization/sequence_checker_test.cc
         src/cleanup_test.cc
+        src/status_test.cc
         src/status_or_test.cc
         src/system/fiber/fiber_test.cc
         src/system/thread_pool_test.cc
diff --git a/include/sled/log/log.h b/include/sled/log/log.h
index dd42204..de34163 100644
--- a/include/sled/log/log.h
+++ b/include/sled/log/log.h
@@ -10,22 +10,52 @@
 
 #include "sled/system/location.h"
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <fmt/chrono.h>
-#include <fmt/color.h>
-#include <fmt/compile.h>
-#include <fmt/format.h>
+// clang-format off
 #include <fmt/ostream.h>// support fmt base ostream
-#include <fmt/printf.h>
-#include <fmt/ranges.h>
-#include <fmt/std.h>
-#include <fmt/xchar.h>
 
-template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_enum<T>::value, int>::type = 0>
-auto
-format_as(const T &value) -> int
-{
-    return static_cast<int>(value);
-}
+// clang-format on
+// #include <fmt/chrono.h>
+// #include <fmt/color.h>
+// #include <fmt/compile.h>
+// #include <fmt/format.h>
+// #include <fmt/printf.h>
+// #include <fmt/ranges.h>
+// #include <fmt/std.h>
+// #include <fmt/xchar.h>
+// #include <sstream>
+
+namespace {
+template<typename S, typename T>
+class is_streamable {
+    template<typename SS, typename TT>
+    static auto test(int) -> decltype(std::declval<SS &>() << std::declval<TT>(), std::true_type());
+
+    template<typename, typename>
+    static auto test(...) -> std::false_type;
+
+public:
+    static const bool value = decltype(test<S, T>(0))::value;
+};
+
+struct OtherType {};
+
+}// namespace
+
+// template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_enum<T>::value, int>::type *>
+// auto
+// format_as(T const &value) -> decltype(fmt::underlying(value))
+// {
+//     return fmt::underlying(value);
+// }
+
+// template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<is_streamable<std::ostream, T>::value, int>::type *>
+// auto
+// format_as(T const &value) -> std::string
+// {
+//     std::stringstream ss;
+//     ss << value;
+//     return ss.str();
+// }
 
 namespace sled {
 enum class LogLevel {
diff --git a/include/sled/status.h b/include/sled/status.h
index a157e8f..7e28e6a 100644
--- a/include/sled/status.h
+++ b/include/sled/status.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<Impl> impl_;
 };
 
-std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, Status const &status);
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, sled::Status const &status);
 
 }// namespace sled
 
diff --git a/src/log/fmt_test.cc b/src/log/fmt_test.cc
index 39d162b..efb2fc1 100644
--- a/src/log/fmt_test.cc
+++ b/src/log/fmt_test.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ TEST(format, enum)
         kThree = 3,
     };
 
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << kOne;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(ss.str(), "1");
     EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format("{}{}{}", kOne, kTwo, kThree), "123");
 }
 
@@ -22,3 +26,19 @@ TEST(format, neg_enum)
 
     EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format("{}{}{}", kOne, kTwo, kThree), "-1-2-3");
 }
+
+struct Streamable {
+    int value;
+};
+
+std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Streamable &s)
+{
+    return os << s.value;
+}
+
+TEST(format, streamable)
+{
+    Streamable s{42};
+    EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format("{}", s), "42");
+}
diff --git a/src/status.cc b/src/status.cc
index 8186fd9..20a759a 100644
--- a/src/status.cc
+++ b/src/status.cc
@@ -150,10 +150,25 @@ Status::Equals(Status const &a, Status const &b)
     return (a.ok() && b.ok()) || (a.impl_ && b.impl_ && *a.impl_ == *b.impl_);
 }
 
-std::ostream &
-operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Status &s)
+namespace internal {
+void
+AddMetadata(ErrorInfo &error_info, std::string const &key, std::string value)
 {
-    if (s.ok()) return os << StatusCode::kOk;
+    error_info.metadata_[key] = std::move(value);
+}
+
+void
+SetPayload(Status &s, std::string key, std::string payload)
+{
+    if (s.impl_) s.impl_->payload()[std::move(key)] = std::move(payload);
+}
+
+}// namespace internal
+
+std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &os, const sled::Status &s)
+{
+    if (s.ok()) return os << sled::StatusCode::kOk;
     os << s.code() << ": " << s.message();
     auto const &e = s.error_info();
     if (e.reason().empty() && e.domain().empty() && e.metadata().empty()) { return os; }
@@ -182,19 +197,4 @@ operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Status &s)
     return os << "}";
 }
 
-namespace internal {
-void
-AddMetadata(ErrorInfo &error_info, std::string const &key, std::string value)
-{
-    error_info.metadata_[key] = std::move(value);
-}
-
-void
-SetPayload(Status &s, std::string key, std::string payload)
-{
-    if (s.impl_) s.impl_->payload()[std::move(key)] = std::move(payload);
-}
-
-}// namespace internal
-
 }// namespace sled
diff --git a/src/status_or_test.cc b/src/status_or_test.cc
index e117c1e..9f6cb5c 100644
--- a/src/status_or_test.cc
+++ b/src/status_or_test.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <sled/log/log.h>
 #include <sled/status_or.h>
 
 TEST(StatusOr, TestStatusOr)
diff --git a/src/status_test.cc b/src/status_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4062fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <sled/log/log.h>
+#include <sled/status.h>
+
+TEST(Status, format)
+{
+    auto status = sled::Status(sled::StatusCode::kOk, "");
+    EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format("{}", status), "");
+}