diff --git a/blockservice/blockservice.go b/blockservice/blockservice.go
index 6970f363b..21bb75c6f 100644
--- a/blockservice/blockservice.go
+++ b/blockservice/blockservice.go
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ import (
 	context "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
 	ds "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/datastore.go"
 	mh "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multihash"
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	blocks "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/blocks"
 	exchange "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/exchange"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("blockservice", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("blockservice")
 
 // BlockService is a block datastore.
 // It uses an internal `datastore.Datastore` instance to store values.
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/ipfs.go b/cmd/ipfs/ipfs.go
index 9be051850..7b75ba5c5 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/ipfs.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/ipfs.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	flag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/gonuts/flag"
 	commander "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/commander"
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	config "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/config"
 	core "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ Use "ipfs help <command>" for more information about a command.
 }
 
 // log is the command logger
-var log = u.Logger("cmd/ipfs", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("cmd/ipfs")
 
 func init() {
 	config, err := config.PathRoot()
diff --git a/core/commands/commands.go b/core/commands/commands.go
index f6e681b4c..0c2541146 100644
--- a/core/commands/commands.go
+++ b/core/commands/commands.go
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
-
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("commands", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("commands")
 
 type CmdFunc func(*core.IpfsNode, []string, map[string]interface{}, io.Writer) error
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index 966a8e710..427c33c29 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	ds "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/datastore.go"
 	b58 "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-base58"
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	bserv "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/blockservice"
 	config "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/config"
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("core", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("core")
 
 // IpfsNode is IPFS Core module. It represents an IPFS instance.
 type IpfsNode struct {
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index c40b99cb2..02fe49023 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"sync"
 
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 	core "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core/commands"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("daemon", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("daemon")
 
 // LockFile is the filename of the daemon lock, relative to config dir
 const LockFile = "daemon.lock"
diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
index bfea7c4f7..8687fc725 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/bazil.org/fuse"
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/bazil.org/fuse/fs"
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
 	ci "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/crypto"
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("ipns", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("ipns")
 
 // FileSystem is the readwrite IPNS Fuse Filesystem.
 type FileSystem struct {
diff --git a/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go b/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
index ac4b8d7a4..1bd45e8c2 100644
--- a/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ import (
 	core "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
 	mdag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("ipfs", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("ipfs")
 
 // FileSystem is the readonly Ipfs Fuse Filesystem.
 type FileSystem struct {
diff --git a/merkledag/merkledag.go b/merkledag/merkledag.go
index c5db9e00f..076128155 100644
--- a/merkledag/merkledag.go
+++ b/merkledag/merkledag.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	proto "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	mh "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multihash"
 	blocks "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/blocks"
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("merkledag", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("merkledag")
 
 // NodeMap maps u.Keys to Nodes.
 // We cannot use []byte/Multihash for keys :(
diff --git a/namesys/routing.go b/namesys/routing.go
index ba7c4a723..942263e8e 100644
--- a/namesys/routing.go
+++ b/namesys/routing.go
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
 
+	mh "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multihash"
 	ci "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/crypto"
 	mdag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/routing"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
-	mh "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multihash"
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("namesys", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("namesys")
 
 // RoutingResolver implements NSResolver for the main IPFS SFS-like naming
 type RoutingResolver struct {
diff --git a/path/path.go b/path/path.go
index 83d1aa8b6..239203140 100644
--- a/path/path.go
+++ b/path/path.go
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ import (
 	mh "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multihash"
 	merkledag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("path", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("path")
 
 // Resolver provides path resolution to IPFS
 // It has a pointer to a DAGService, which is uses to resolve nodes.
diff --git a/routing/dht/dht.go b/routing/dht/dht.go
index d45c5aabf..8cf3a1153 100644
--- a/routing/dht/dht.go
+++ b/routing/dht/dht.go
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ import (
 	context "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
 	ds "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/datastore.go"
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
 )
 
-var log = u.Logger("dht", logging.ERROR)
+var log = u.Logger("dht")
 
 // TODO. SEE https://github.com/jbenet/node-ipfs/blob/master/submodules/ipfs-dht/index.js
 
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 8a44cb982..1e51064ed 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ func DOut(format string, a ...interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+var loggers = []string{}
+
 // SetupLogging will initialize the logger backend and set the flags.
 func SetupLogging() {
 	backend := logging.NewLogBackend(os.Stderr, "", 0)
@@ -119,12 +121,17 @@ func SetupLogging() {
 		}
 	*/
 	logging.SetFormatter(logging.MustStringFormatter(LogFormat))
+
+	for _, n := range loggers {
+		logging.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, n)
+	}
 }
 
 // Logger retrieves a particular logger + initializes it at a particular level
-func Logger(name string, lvl logging.Level) *logging.Logger {
+func Logger(name string) *logging.Logger {
 	log := logging.MustGetLogger(name)
-	logging.SetLevel(lvl, name)
+	// logging.SetLevel(lvl, name) // can't set level here.
+	loggers = append(loggers, name)
 	return log
 }