diff --git a/splunklib/binding.py b/splunklib/binding.py
index 229561cd2..2b5078c56 100644
--- a/splunklib/binding.py
+++ b/splunklib/binding.py
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@
 DEFAULT_PORT = "8089"
 DEFAULT_SCHEME = "https"
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 def _log_duration(f):
     @wraps(f)
     def new_f(*args, **kwargs):
         start_time = datetime.now()
         val = f(*args, **kwargs)
         end_time = datetime.now()
-        logging.debug("Operation took %s", end_time-start_time)
+        log.debug("Operation took %s", end_time-start_time)
         return val
     return new_f
 
@@ -523,7 +525,7 @@ def delete(self, path_segment, owner=None, app=None, sharing=None, **query):
         """
         path = self.authority + self._abspath(path_segment, owner=owner,
                                               app=app, sharing=sharing)
-        logging.debug("DELETE request to %s (body: %s)", path, repr(query))
+        log.debug("DELETE request to %s (body: %s)", path, repr(query))
         response = self.http.delete(path, self._auth_headers, **query)
         return response
 
@@ -581,7 +583,7 @@ def get(self, path_segment, owner=None, app=None, sharing=None, **query):
         """
         path = self.authority + self._abspath(path_segment, owner=owner,
                                               app=app, sharing=sharing)
-        logging.debug("GET request to %s (body: %s)", path, repr(query))
+        log.debug("GET request to %s (body: %s)", path, repr(query))
         response = self.http.get(path, self._auth_headers, **query)
         return response
 
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ def post(self, path_segment, owner=None, app=None, sharing=None, headers=None, *
             headers = []
 
         path = self.authority + self._abspath(path_segment, owner=owner, app=app, sharing=sharing)
-        logging.debug("POST request to %s (body: %s)", path, repr(query))
+        log.debug("POST request to %s (body: %s)", path, repr(query))
         all_headers = headers + self._auth_headers
         response = self.http.post(path, all_headers, **query)
         return response
@@ -721,7 +723,7 @@ def request(self, path_segment, method="GET", headers=None, body="",
             + self._abspath(path_segment, owner=owner,
                             app=app, sharing=sharing)
         all_headers = headers + self._auth_headers
-        logging.debug("%s request to %s (headers: %s, body: %s)",
+        log.debug("%s request to %s (headers: %s, body: %s)",
                       method, path, str(all_headers), repr(body))
         response = self.http.request(path,
                                      {'method': method,
diff --git a/splunklib/client.py b/splunklib/client.py
index add98b0d6..0c8cd5099 100644
--- a/splunklib/client.py
+++ b/splunklib/client.py
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 
 MATCH_ENTRY_CONTENT = "%s/%s/*" % (XNAME_ENTRY, XNAME_CONTENT)
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class IllegalOperationException(Exception):
     """Thrown when an operation is not possible on the Splunk instance that a
@@ -1387,7 +1389,7 @@ def iter(self, offset=0, count=None, pagesize=None, **kwargs):
             if pagesize is None or N < pagesize:
                 break
             offset += N
-            logging.debug("pagesize=%d, fetched=%d, offset=%d, N=%d, kwargs=%s", pagesize, fetched, offset, N, kwargs)
+            log.debug("pagesize=%d, fetched=%d, offset=%d, N=%d, kwargs=%s", pagesize, fetched, offset, N, kwargs)
 
     # kwargs: count, offset, search, sort_dir, sort_key, sort_mode
     def list(self, count=None, **kwargs):
@@ -2455,9 +2457,9 @@ def list(self, *kinds, **kwargs):
             kinds = self.kinds
         if len(kinds) == 1:
             kind = kinds[0]
-            logging.debug("Inputs.list taking short circuit branch for single kind.")
+            log.debug("Inputs.list taking short circuit branch for single kind.")
             path = self.kindpath(kind)
-            logging.debug("Path for inputs: %s", path)
+            log.debug("Path for inputs: %s", path)
             try:
                 path = UrlEncoded(path, skip_encode=True)
                 response = self.get(path, **kwargs)