diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index b1fb7fa..e6bb750 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ load_deps <- function(...) {
 #' for more details.
 #'
 #' @param quiet Silence messages about the status of the snakemake object and
-#'   log file [default: TRUE].
+#'   log file (default: `TRUE`).
 #'
 #' @export
 #' @author Kelly Sovacool \email{sovacool@@umich.edu}
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ load_deps <- function(...) {
 #' log_snakemake(quiet = FALSE)
 log_snakemake <- function(quiet = TRUE) {
   if (exists("snakemake")) {
+    if (FALSE) { snakemake <- NULL } # silences warning "no visible binding for global variable ‘snakemake’
     if (length(snakemake@log) > 0) {
       log_filepath <- snakemake@log[1][[1]]
       if (isFALSE(quiet)) {
diff --git a/man/log_snakemake.Rd b/man/log_snakemake.Rd
index 9f7bb45..0226242 100644
--- a/man/log_snakemake.Rd
+++ b/man/log_snakemake.Rd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ log_snakemake(quiet = TRUE)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{quiet}{Silence messages about the status of the snakemake object and
-log file \link{default: TRUE}.}
+log file (default: \code{TRUE}).}
 }
 \description{
 This function checks whether a log file was specified in the Snakemake rule.