diff --git a/include/modules/meta/factory.hpp b/include/modules/meta/factory.hpp
index 9e8e3f89..4bc6315c 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/factory.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/meta/factory.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace modules {
 
-  using factory_function = module_interface* (*)(const bar_settings&, string);
+  using factory_function = module_interface* (*)(const bar_settings&, string, const logger&);
   using factory_map = std::unordered_map<string, factory_function>;
   factory_map& get_factory_map();
 
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ namespace modules {
     }
   };
 
-  module_interface* make_module(string&& name, const bar_settings& bar, string module_name);
+  module_interface* make_module(string&& name, const bar_settings& bar, string module_name, const logger& m_log);
 }  // namespace modules
 
-#define POLYBAR_MODULE(MODULE_TYPE, MODULE_NAME)                                             \
-  module_interface* MODULE_TYPE##_create(const bar_settings& bar, std::string module_name) { \
-    return new MODULE_TYPE(bar, std::move(module_name));                                     \
-  }                                                                                          \
+#define POLYBAR_MODULE(MODULE_TYPE, MODULE_NAME)                                                            \
+  module_interface* MODULE_TYPE##_create(const bar_settings& bar, std::string module_name, const logger&) { \
+    return new MODULE_TYPE(bar, std::move(module_name));                                                    \
+  }                                                                                                         \
   module_registration<MODULE_TYPE> MODULE_TYPE##_registration(MODULE_NAME, &MODULE_TYPE##_create)
 
 POLYBAR_NS_END
diff --git a/src/components/controller.cpp b/src/components/controller.cpp
index dd55972d..39ca86d7 100644
--- a/src/components/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/components/controller.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ controller::controller(connection& conn, signal_emitter& emitter, const logger&
           throw application_error("Inter-process messaging needs to be enabled");
         }
 
-        m_modules[align].emplace_back(modules::make_module(move(type), m_bar->settings(), module_name));
+        m_modules[align].emplace_back(modules::make_module(move(type), m_bar->settings(), module_name, m_log));
         created_modules++;
       } catch (const runtime_error& err) {
         m_log.err("Disabling module \"%s\" (reason: %s)", module_name, err.what());
diff --git a/src/modules/alsa.cpp b/src/modules/alsa.cpp
index d94935a8..5c9842b5 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/alsa.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#include "modules/alsa.hpp"
 #include "adapters/alsa/control.hpp"
 #include "adapters/alsa/generic.hpp"
 #include "adapters/alsa/mixer.hpp"
 #include "drawtypes/label.hpp"
 #include "drawtypes/progressbar.hpp"
 #include "drawtypes/ramp.hpp"
+#include "modules/alsa.hpp"
 #include "modules/meta/factory.hpp"
 #include "utils/math.hpp"
 
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ namespace modules {
 
   POLYBAR_MODULE(alsa_module, "internal/alsa");
 
+  module_interface* volume_module_create(const bar_settings& bar, std::string module_name, const logger& m_log) {
+    m_log.warn("internal/volume is deprecated, use internal/alsa instead");
+    return alsa_module_create(bar, std::move(module_name), m_log);
+  }
+  module_registration<alsa_module> volume_module_registration("internal/volume", &volume_module_create);
+
   alsa_module::alsa_module(const bar_settings& bar, string name_) : event_module<alsa_module>(bar, move(name_)) {
     // Load configuration values
     m_mapped = m_conf.get(name(), "mapped", m_mapped);
diff --git a/src/modules/meta/factory.cpp b/src/modules/meta/factory.cpp
index c54975df..10ccb778 100644
--- a/src/modules/meta/factory.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/meta/factory.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ namespace modules {
     return fmap;
   }
 
-  module_interface* make_module(string&& name, const bar_settings& bar, string module_name) {
+  module_interface* make_module(string&& name, const bar_settings& bar, string module_name, const logger& m_log) {
     const auto& fmap = get_factory_map();
     auto it = fmap.find(name);
     if (it != fmap.end()) {
-      return it->second(bar, move(module_name));
+      return it->second(bar, move(module_name), m_log);
     } else {
       throw application_error("Unknown module: " + name);
     }