Show that $\oint_{\gamma} \frac{Log z}{z}dz=0$

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I need to prove that $$\oint_{\gamma}\frac{\log z}{z}dz=0$$ where $\log z= \log |z|+ \text{Arg } z$ ($\text {Arg}$ is the principal argument), $\gamma:z=e^{it},\quad 0\leq t\leq 2\pi$.

I know that I cannot solve it with Cauchy Formula, because $(\log z)'=\frac{1}{z}$, so $(\log 0)'$ does not exists. I have tried to use the parameterization of $\gamma$, but I am not pretty sure how to deal with the limits of $\text{Arg } z$.

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For branch on positive real axis:

$$\begin{align} \oint\frac{\log z}{z}dz &=\int^{2\pi}_0\frac{\log|e^{it}|+i\arg{e^{it}}}{e^{it}}ie^{it}dt \\ &=i\int^{2\pi}_0 (\log 1+it)dt \\ &=-2\pi^2\ne0 \end{align} $$


For principal branch:

$$\begin{align} \oint\frac{\log z}{z}dz &=\int^{2\pi}_0\frac{\log|e^{it}|+i\arg{e^{it}}}{e^{it}}ie^{it}dt \\ &=i\int^{2\pi}_0 (\log 1+i\operatorname{Arg}(e^{it})dt \\ &=i\int^\pi_0 i\operatorname{Arg}(e^{it})dt +i\int^{2\pi}_{\pi} i\operatorname{Arg}(e^{it})dt \\ &=-\int^\pi_0 t~dt-\int^{2\pi}_{\pi}\underbrace{(t-2\pi)}_{\text{Principal value}}dt \\ &=-\int^\pi_0 t~dt-\int^{0}_{-\pi}u~du \qquad{(u=t-2\pi)}\\ &=\color{red}{0} \end{align} $$