diff --git a/main/src/taoensso/telemere/timbre.cljc b/main/src/taoensso/telemere/timbre.cljc
index 9c93621..1aeacc0 100644
--- a/main/src/taoensso/telemere/timbre.cljc
+++ b/main/src/taoensso/telemere/timbre.cljc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                   (enc/format* pattern            vargs)
                   (enc/str-join " " (map arg-str) vargs)))]
 
-          [error msg {:vargs vargs}])
+          [error msg vargs])
 
         (let [md      (if (and (map? v0) (get (meta v0) :meta)) v0 nil)
               error   (get    md :err)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                   (enc/format* pattern            vargs)
                   (enc/str-join " " (map arg-str) vargs)))]
 
-          [error msg (when-not (empty? vargs) {:vargs vargs})])))))
+          [error msg (when-not (empty? vargs) vargs)])))))
 
 (comment
   (parse-vargs true [                   "hello %s" "stu"])
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@
      [level format-msg? vargs]
      (truss/keep-callsite
        `(when (impl/signal-allowed? {:kind :log, :level ~level, :id shim-id})
-          (let [[error# msg# data#] (parse-vargs ~format-msg? ~vargs)]
+          (let [[error# msg# vargs#] (parse-vargs ~format-msg? ~vargs)]
             (tel/log!
-              {:allow? true
-               :level  ~level
-               :id     shim-id
-               :error  error#
-               :data   data#}
+              {:allow?       true
+               :level        ~level
+               :id           shim-id
+               :error        error#
+               :timbre/vargs vargs#}
               msg#)
             nil)))))
 
diff --git a/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc b/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc
index 04f9e62..8edd0c7 100644
--- a/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc
+++ b/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc
@@ -754,15 +754,15 @@
 ;;;; Timbre shim
 
 (deftest _timbre-shim
-  [(is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/log :warn              "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :warn,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :data {:vargs ["x1" nil "x2"]}, :ns string?}))
-   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/info                   "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :info,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :data {:vargs ["x1" nil "x2"]}, :ns string?}))
-   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/error                  "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :error, :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :data {:vargs ["x1" nil "x2"]}, :ns string?}))
+  [(is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/log :warn              "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :warn,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :timbre/vargs ["x1" nil "x2"], :ns string?}))
+   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/info                   "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :info,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :timbre/vargs ["x1" nil "x2"], :ns string?}))
+   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/error                  "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :error, :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :timbre/vargs ["x1" nil "x2"], :ns string?}))
 
-   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/logf :warn  "%s %s %s" "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :warn,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :data {:vargs ["x1" nil "x2"]}, :ns string?}))
-   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/infof       "%s %s %s" "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :info,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :data {:vargs ["x1" nil "x2"]}, :ns string?}))
-   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/errorf      "%s %s %s" "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :error, :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :data {:vargs ["x1" nil "x2"]}, :ns string?}))
+   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/logf :warn  "%s %s %s" "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :warn,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :timbre/vargs ["x1" nil "x2"], :ns string?}))
+   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/infof       "%s %s %s" "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :info,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :timbre/vargs ["x1" nil "x2"], :ns string?}))
+   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/errorf      "%s %s %s" "x1" nil "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :error, :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "x1 nil x2", :timbre/vargs ["x1" nil "x2"], :ns string?}))
 
-   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/info ex1 "x1" "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :info, :error ex1, :msg_ "x1 x2", :data {:vargs ["x1" "x2"]}}) "First-arg error")
+   (is (sm? (with-sig (timbre/info ex1 "x1" "x2")) {:kind :log, :level :info, :error ex1, :msg_ "x1 x2", :timbre/vargs ["x1" "x2"]}) "First-arg error")
 
    (is (sm?                            (with-sig (timbre/spy :info "my-name" (+ 1 2))) {:kind :spy, :level :info,  :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "my-name => 3", :ns string?}))
    (is (sm? (tel/with-min-level :debug (with-sig (timbre/spy (+ 1 2))))                {:kind :spy, :level :debug, :id timbre/shim-id, :msg_ "(+ 1 2) => 3", :ns string?}))