diff --git a/chainqueue/encode.py b/chainqueue/encode.py
index dac09e2..8c21e47 100644
--- a/chainqueue/encode.py
+++ b/chainqueue/encode.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # external imports
 from chainlib.encode import TxHexNormalizer
+TxNormalizer = TxHexNormalizer
diff --git a/chainqueue/sql/tx.py b/chainqueue/sql/tx.py
index c0ccabb..b090b5f 100644
--- a/chainqueue/sql/tx.py
+++ b/chainqueue/sql/tx.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ from chainqueue.db.enum import (
         )
 from chainqueue.error import TxStateChangeError
 
-logg = logging.getLogger().getChild(__name__)
+#logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logg = logging.getLogger()
 
 
 def create(chain_spec, nonce, holder_address, tx_hash, signed_tx, obsolete_predecessors=True, session=None):