diff --git a/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.cpp b/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.cpp
index c7d37bc282..211f99b75d 100644
--- a/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.cpp
@@ -2,23 +2,26 @@
 
 #include <sstream>
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "Logging.h"
+
 namespace collector {
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, CollectionMethod method) {
+  return os << CollectionMethodName(method);
+}
+
+const char* CollectionMethodName(CollectionMethod method) {
   switch (method) {
     case CollectionMethod::EBPF:
-      return os << "ebpf";
+      return "ebpf";
     case CollectionMethod::CORE_BPF:
-      return os << "core_bpf";
+      return "core_bpf";
     default:
-      return os << "unknown(" << static_cast<uint8_t>(method) << ")";
+      CLOG(WARNING) << "Unexpected CollectionMethod: " << static_cast<uint8_t>(method);
+      return "unknown";
   }
 }
 
-std::string CollectionMethodName(CollectionMethod method) {
-  std::stringstream ss;
-  ss << method;
-  return ss.str();
-}
-
 }  // namespace collector
diff --git a/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.h b/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.h
index 62570fd124..1a290a7dc9 100644
--- a/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.h
+++ b/collector/lib/CollectionMethod.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ enum class CollectionMethod : uint8_t {
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, CollectionMethod method);
 
-std::string CollectionMethodName(CollectionMethod method);
+const char* CollectionMethodName(CollectionMethod method);
 
 }  // namespace collector
 
diff --git a/collector/lib/CollectorService.cpp b/collector/lib/CollectorService.cpp
index 2f83e10a28..4b41300d9d 100644
--- a/collector/lib/CollectorService.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/CollectorService.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ bool CollectorService::WaitForGRPCServer() {
 
 bool SetupKernelDriver(CollectorService& collector, const std::string& GRPCServer, const CollectorConfig& config) {
   auto& startup_diagnostics = StartupDiagnostics::GetInstance();
-  std::string cm_name = CollectionMethodName(config.GetCollectionMethod());
+  std::string cm_name(CollectionMethodName(config.GetCollectionMethod()));
 
   startup_diagnostics.DriverAvailable(cm_name);