diff --git a/lib/semantic/abstract_formatter.rb b/lib/semantic/abstract_formatter.rb
index 710c01c..2268764 100644
--- a/lib/semantic/abstract_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/semantic/abstract_formatter.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,45 @@
 module Semantic
   # Abstract colorized formatter
   class AbstractFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
+    include AnsiColors
+
+    private
+
+    def exception
+      return unless log.exception
+
+      if log.exception.is_a?(Semantic::TagWrapError)
+        exc_wrapper = log.exception
+        # puts "TAG_WRAP detected #{exc_wrapper.tag}"
+
+        exc = exc_wrapper.error
+        log.tags = Array.wrap(exc_wrapper.tag)
+      else
+        exc = log.exception
+      end
+
+      clazz = colorize("#{exc.class}\n", color_map[:fatal])
+      message = colorize(exc.message.chomp(''), color_map[:error])
+
+      # TODO: backtrace_cleaner might be optionally disable from Live::Constant
+      backtrace = stackisize(Rails.backtrace_cleaner.clean(exc.backtrace))
+
+      "#{clazz}#{message}#{backtrace}"
+    end
+
+    def ansi_trace(trace, symbol)
+      match = trace.match(/(↳ )?(.*:\d+)(:in `)?(.*'?)/) # only m2(=file) and m4(=optional function) are useful
+      return trace unless match
+
+      _, m2, _, m4 = match.captures
+      "#{symbol} #{m2} #{BOLD}#{m4.chop}#{CLEAR}"
+    end
+
+    def stackisize(items)
+      return '' if items.empty?
+
+      traces = items.map { |item| ansi_trace(item, '➟') }
+      "\n#{traces.join("\n")}"
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/semantic/basic_formatter.rb b/lib/semantic/basic_formatter.rb
index 17301c4..718e0ae 100644
--- a/lib/semantic/basic_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/semantic/basic_formatter.rb
@@ -53,41 +53,6 @@ module Semantic
       "#{color}[#{fname}]#{color_map.clear}" if fname
     end
 
-    def exception
-      return unless log.exception
-
-      root_path = Rails.root.to_s
-
-      if log.exception.is_a?(Semantic::TagWrapError)
-        exc_wrapper = log.exception
-        # puts "TAG_WRAP detected #{exc_wrapper.tag}"
-
-        exc = exc_wrapper.error
-        log.tags = Array.wrap(exc_wrapper.tag)
-      else
-        exc = log.exception
-      end
-
-      backtrace = exc.backtrace.select do |line|
-        line.starts_with?(root_path)
-      end
-
-      if backtrace.count.positive?
-        "-- #{ANSI_REVERSED_ERROR}#{exc.class}#{color_map.clear} #{color}#{exc.message}#{color_map.clear}#{SemanticLogger::AnsiColors::WHITE}\n\t#{backtrace.join("\n\t")}#{color_map.clear}\n\n"
-      else
-        "-- #{ANSI_REVERSED_ERROR}#{exc.class}: #{exc.message}#{color_map.clear}\n\n"
-      end
-
-      # TODO: remove me
-      # clazz = colorize("#{exc.class}\n", color_map[:fatal])
-      # message = colorize(exc.message.chomp(''), color_map[:error])
-
-      # # TODO: backtrace_cleaner might be optionally disable from Live::Constant
-      # backtrace = stackisize(Rails.backtrace_cleaner.clean(exc.backtrace))
-
-      # "#{clazz}#{message}#{backtrace}"
-    end
-
     def call(log, logger)
       self.color = color_map[log.level]
       self.log = log
@@ -99,6 +64,9 @@ module Semantic
       else
         [tags, named_tags, duration, name, message, payload, exception].compact.join(' ')
       end
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      puts "Error during formatting: #{e.message}"
+      puts e.backtrace.join("\n")
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/semantic/fancy_formatter.rb b/lib/semantic/fancy_formatter.rb
index 3dfcece..04e1995 100644
--- a/lib/semantic/fancy_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/semantic/fancy_formatter.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ require 'json'
 module Semantic
   # wraps meanwhile takes care of ansi colors
   class FancyFormatter < AbstractFormatter
-    include AnsiColors
-
     TAG_NONE = ''.freeze
     CENTER_SIZE = 20
     FOREMAN_PREFIX_LENGTH = 18
@@ -41,6 +39,9 @@ module Semantic
       return result unless computed_exception
 
       result << "\n" << build_terminus
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      puts "Error during formatting: #{e.message}"
+      puts e.backtrace.join("\n")
     end
 
     def reject(log)
@@ -70,14 +71,6 @@ module Semantic
       Regexp.new(regex_s)
     end
 
-    def ansi_trace(trace, symbol)
-      match = trace.match(/(↳ )?(.*:\d+)(:in `)?(.*'?)/) # only m2(=file) and m4(=optional function) are useful
-      return trace unless match
-
-      _, m2, _, m4 = match.captures
-      "#{symbol} #{m2} #{BOLD}#{m4.chop}#{CLEAR}"
-    end
-
     def two_captures_last_as_bold(message, regex)
       match = message.match(regex)
       return "unmatched: #{message}" unless match
@@ -136,13 +129,6 @@ module Semantic
       colorize(centerize(log.name), taint)
     end
 
-    def stackisize(items)
-      return '' if items.empty?
-
-      traces = items.map { |item| ansi_trace(item, '➟') }
-      "\n#{traces.join("\n")}"
-    end
-
     def build_dimensions(dimensions)
       "#{tags} #{origin} #{dimensions.rails}  "
     end
@@ -165,28 +151,6 @@ module Semantic
       log.payload.ai(indent: 2, object_id: false)
     end
 
-    def exception
-      return unless log.exception
-
-      if log.exception.is_a?(Semantic::TagWrapError)
-        exc_wrapper = log.exception
-        # puts "TAG_WRAP detected #{exc_wrapper.tag}"
-
-        exc = exc_wrapper.error
-        log.tags = Array.wrap(exc_wrapper.tag)
-      else
-        exc = log.exception
-      end
-
-      clazz = colorize("#{exc.class}\n", color_map[:fatal])
-      message = colorize(exc.message.chomp(''), color_map[:error])
-
-      # TODO: backtrace_cleaner might be optionally disable from Live::Constant
-      backtrace = stackisize(Rails.backtrace_cleaner.clean(exc.backtrace))
-
-      "#{clazz}#{message}#{backtrace}"
-    end
-
     def level_char
       case log.level
       when :info, :debug then ' '