diff --git a/overviewer.py b/overviewer.py
index 84923e6..9c19ce8 100755
--- a/overviewer.py
+++ b/overviewer.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from overviewer_core import configParser, tileset, assetmanager, dispatcher
 from overviewer_core import cache
 from overviewer_core import observer
 
-LOG = logging.getLogger('overviewer')
+LOG = logging.getLogger('overviewer_core')
 
 helptext = """
 %prog [--rendermodes=...] [options] <World> <Output Dir>
diff --git a/overviewer_core/logger.py b/overviewer_core/logger.py
index 0c4b5b4..c4cfb73 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/logger.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/logger.py
@@ -285,15 +285,9 @@ def configure(loglevel=logging.INFO, verbose=False, simple=False):
 
     """
 
-    logger = logging.getLogger('overviewer')
+    logger = logging.getLogger('overviewer_core')
     logger.setLevel(loglevel)
 
-    # because overviewer_core does not live in the same namespace as
-    # overviewer.py, we need a second logger. This allows us to use the
-    # standard ``logger.getLogger(__name__)`` where needed.
-    core_logger = logging.getLogger('overviewer_core')
-    core_logger.setLevel(loglevel)
-
     if not logger.handlers:
         # No handlers have been configure yet... (probably the first call of
         # logger.configure)
@@ -321,5 +315,3 @@ def configure(loglevel=logging.INFO, verbose=False, simple=False):
         err_handler.setFormatter(errformatter)
         logger.addHandler(out_handler)
         logger.addHandler(err_handler)
-        core_logger.addHandler(out_handler)
-        core_logger.addHandler(err_handler)