diff --git a/packages/core/src/defaultCharacter.ts b/packages/core/src/defaultCharacter.ts
index 1a1b4e75834..2ca1bf0179c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/defaultCharacter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/defaultCharacter.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const defaultCharacter: Character = {
     username: "eliza",
     plugins: [],
     clients: [],
-    modelProvider: ModelProviderName.OLLAMA,
+    modelProvider: ModelProviderName.OPENAI,
     settings: {
         secrets: {},
         voice: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/logger.ts b/packages/core/src/logger.ts
index 8e194bda3ae..a2bd21971e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/logger.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import settings from "./settings.ts";
-import { Logger } from "tslog";
 
-interface IElizaLogger extends Logger<IElizaLogger> {
-    progress(message: string): void;
-}
-
-class ElizaLogger implements IElizaLogger {
+class ElizaLogger {
     constructor() {
         // Check if we're in Node.js environment
         this.isNode =
@@ -180,7 +175,6 @@ class ElizaLogger implements IElizaLogger {
         }
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error- custom implementation
     log(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "white",
@@ -190,7 +184,6 @@ class ElizaLogger implements IElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error- custom implementation
     warn(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "yellow",
@@ -200,7 +193,6 @@ class ElizaLogger implements IElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error- custom implementation
     error(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "red",
@@ -210,7 +202,6 @@ class ElizaLogger implements IElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error- custom implementation
     info(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "blue",
@@ -220,7 +211,6 @@ class ElizaLogger implements IElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error- custom implementation
     debug(...strings) {
         if (!this.verbose) return;
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index eb1822c8e78..c3d21b197bb 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -709,6 +709,9 @@ importers:
       together-ai:
         specifier: ^0.7.0
         version: 0.7.0(encoding@0.1.13)
+      tslog:
+        specifier: ^4.9.3
+        version: 4.9.3
       unique-names-generator:
         specifier: 4.7.1
         version: 4.7.1
@@ -808,7 +811,7 @@ importers:
         version: 2.79.2
       ts-jest:
         specifier: 29.2.5
-        version: 29.2.5(@babel/core@7.26.0)(@jest/transform@29.7.0)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.26.0))(jest@29.7.0(@types/node@22.8.4)(ts-node@10.9.2(@swc/core@1.9.2(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))(@types/node@22.8.4)(typescript@5.6.3)))(typescript@5.6.3)
+        version: 29.2.5(@babel/core@7.26.0)(@jest/transform@29.7.0)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.26.0))(esbuild@0.24.0)(jest@29.7.0(@types/node@22.8.4)(ts-node@10.9.2(@swc/core@1.9.2(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))(@types/node@22.8.4)(typescript@5.6.3)))(typescript@5.6.3)
       ts-node:
         specifier: 10.9.2
         version: 10.9.2(@swc/core@1.9.2(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))(@types/node@22.8.4)(typescript@5.6.3)
@@ -31217,7 +31220,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   ts-interface-checker@0.1.13: {}
 
-  ts-jest@29.2.5(@babel/core@7.26.0)(@jest/transform@29.7.0)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.26.0))(jest@29.7.0(@types/node@22.8.4)(ts-node@10.9.2(@swc/core@1.9.2(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))(@types/node@22.8.4)(typescript@5.6.3)))(typescript@5.6.3):
+  ts-jest@29.2.5(@babel/core@7.26.0)(@jest/transform@29.7.0)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.26.0))(esbuild@0.24.0)(jest@29.7.0(@types/node@22.8.4)(ts-node@10.9.2(@swc/core@1.9.2(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))(@types/node@22.8.4)(typescript@5.6.3)))(typescript@5.6.3):
     dependencies:
       bs-logger: 0.2.6
       ejs: 3.1.10
@@ -31235,6 +31238,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       babel-jest: 29.7.0(@babel/core@7.26.0)
+      esbuild: 0.24.0
 
   ts-mixer@6.0.4: {}