diff --git a/hptoad.py b/hptoad.py
index 83be20f..704cd60 100755
--- a/hptoad.py
+++ b/hptoad.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class Hptoad:
         self.client.register_plugin("xep_0045")  # XMPP MUC.
         self.muc_obj = self.client.plugin["xep_0045"]
 
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
         self.jid = opts["jid"]
         self.connect = opts["connect"]
         self.muc = opts["muc"]
@@ -51,15 +55,13 @@ class Hptoad:
                                 msg="Replaced by new connection")
         self.muc_obj.joinMUC(self.muc, self.bot_nick, wait=True)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def log_exception(cls, ex):
-        logging.error("%s: %s" % (type(ex).__name__, str(ex)))
+    def log_exception(self, ex):
+        self.logger.error("%s: %s" % (type(ex).__name__, str(ex)))
 
-    @classmethod
-    def log_message_event(cls, event):
-        logging.debug("&{{jabber:client message} %s %s %s %s  %s  {  }}" %
-                      (event["from"], event["id"], event["to"],
-                       event["type"], event["body"]))
+    def log_message_event(self, event):
+        self.logger.debug("&{{jabber:client message} %s %s %s %s  %s  {  }}" %
+                          (event["from"], event["id"], event["to"],
+                           event["type"], event["body"]))
 
     def is_muc_admin(self, muc, nick):
         if nick not in self.muc_obj.rooms[self.muc]:
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ class Hptoad:
                                          is_admin=is_admin)
 
         if err:
-            logging.error(err)
+            self.logger.error(err)
             if is_admin:
                 self.client.send_message(mto=from_id, mbody=err, mtype="chat")
         if reply:
@@ -256,8 +258,8 @@ class Hptoad:
         if self.connect:
              connect = self.connect.split(":", 1)
              if len(connect) != 2 or not connect[1].isdigit():
-                 logging.critical("Conn: Connection server format is " +
-                                  "invalid, should be example.org:5222")
+                 self.logger.critical("Conn: Connection server format is " +
+                                      "invalid, should be example.org:5222")
                  sys.exit(1)
         else:
             connect = ()
@@ -266,19 +268,16 @@ class Hptoad:
             self.register_handlers()
             self.client.process(block=True)
         else:
-            logging.critical("Auth: Could not connect to server, or " +
-                             "password mismatch!")
+            self.logger.critical("Auth: Could not connect to server, or " +
+                                 "password mismatch!")
             sys.exit(1)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
 
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
-                        format="%(asctime)s %(message)s",
+    logging.basicConfig(format="%(asctime)s %(message)s",
                         datefmt="%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S")
-    # Silence sleekxmpp debug information.
-    logging.getLogger("sleekxmpp").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
 
     if os.path.isfile(sys.argv[0]) and os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]):
         os.chdir(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))