diff --git a/esphome/components/ezo_pmp/ezo_pmp.cpp b/esphome/components/ezo_pmp/ezo_pmp.cpp
index bdee925d28..9d2f4fc687 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ezo_pmp/ezo_pmp.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ezo_pmp/ezo_pmp.cpp
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ void EzoPMP::send_next_command_() {
       break;
 
     case EZO_PMP_COMMAND_EXEC_ARBITRARY_COMMAND_ADDRESS:  // Run an arbitrary command
-      command_buffer_length = snprintf((char *) command_buffer, sizeof(command_buffer), this->arbitrary_command_,
-                                       this->next_command_duration_);
+      command_buffer_length = snprintf((char *) command_buffer, sizeof(command_buffer), "%s", this->arbitrary_command_);
       ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Sending arbitrary command: %s", (char *) command_buffer);
       break;
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/shtcx/shtcx.cpp b/esphome/components/shtcx/shtcx.cpp
index 933dd9bde9..aca305b88d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/shtcx/shtcx.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/shtcx/shtcx.cpp
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ static const uint16_t SHTCX_COMMAND_READ_ID_REGISTER = 0xEFC8;
 static const uint16_t SHTCX_COMMAND_SOFT_RESET = 0x805D;
 static const uint16_t SHTCX_COMMAND_POLLING_H = 0x7866;
 
-inline const char *to_string(SHTCXType type) {
+static const LogString *shtcx_type_to_string(SHTCXType type) {
   switch (type) {
     case SHTCX_TYPE_SHTC3:
-      return "SHTC3";
+      return LOG_STR("SHTC3");
     case SHTCX_TYPE_SHTC1:
-      return "SHTC1";
+      return LOG_STR("SHTC1");
     default:
-      return "UNKNOWN";
+      return LOG_STR("UNKNOWN");
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void SHTCXComponent::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "SHTCx:\n"
                 "  Model: %s (%04x)",
-                to_string(this->type_), this->sensor_id_);
+                LOG_STR_ARG(shtcx_type_to_string(this->type_)), this->sensor_id_);
   LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this);
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL);