diff --git a/src/web3ext/middleware.py b/src/web3ext/middleware.py
index 0cf17bf..c75ffad 100644
--- a/src/web3ext/middleware.py
+++ b/src/web3ext/middleware.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import socket
 import uuid
 import json
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-logg = logging.getLogger('foo')
+logg = logging.getLogger(__file__)
 
 
 def jsonrpc_request(method, params):