diff --git a/translator/conf/config.py b/translator/conf/config.py
index 4e8fe87c..52ac4589 100644
--- a/translator/conf/config.py
+++ b/translator/conf/config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 ''' Provide a global configuration for the TOSCA translator'''
+import os
 
 from six.moves import configparser
 
@@ -65,3 +66,11 @@ class ConfigProvider(object):
                 raise exception.ConfSectionNotDefined(section=section)
 
         return values
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_translator_logging_file(cls):
+        conf_file = ''
+        CONF_FILENAME = 'heat_translator_logging.conf'
+        conf_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        conf_file = os.path.join(conf_path, CONF_FILENAME)
+        return conf_file
diff --git a/heat_translator_logging.conf b/translator/conf/heat_translator_logging.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from heat_translator_logging.conf
rename to translator/conf/heat_translator_logging.conf
diff --git a/translator/osc/v1/translate.py b/translator/osc/v1/translate.py
index eeaaa18f..ef005e2d 100644
--- a/translator/osc/v1/translate.py
+++ b/translator/osc/v1/translate.py
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ from cliff import command
 from toscaparser.tosca_template import ToscaTemplate
 from toscaparser.utils.gettextutils import _
 from translator.common.utils import UrlUtils
+from translator.conf.config import ConfigProvider
 from translator.hot.tosca_translator import TOSCATranslator
 from translator.osc import utils
 
-
-logging.config.fileConfig('heat_translator_logging.conf')
+conf_file = ConfigProvider.get_translator_logging_file()
+logging.config.fileConfig(conf_file)
 log = logging.getLogger('heat-translator')
 
 
diff --git a/translator/shell.py b/translator/shell.py
index 92d92d96..ca98efa6 100644
--- a/translator/shell.py
+++ b/translator/shell.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from toscaparser.tosca_template import ToscaTemplate
 from toscaparser.utils.gettextutils import _
 from toscaparser.utils.urlutils import UrlUtils
 from translator.common import utils
+from translator.conf.config import ConfigProvider
 from translator.hot.tosca_translator import TOSCATranslator
 
 """
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ without actual translation, pass --validate-only=true along with
 other required arguments.
 
 """
-
-logging.config.fileConfig('heat_translator_logging.conf')
+conf_file = ConfigProvider.get_translator_logging_file()
+logging.config.fileConfig(conf_file)
 log = logging.getLogger("heat-translator")