diff --git a/cinderclient/client.py b/cinderclient/client.py
index 54b756a8f..513498a51 100644
--- a/cinderclient/client.py
+++ b/cinderclient/client.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
             ch = logging.StreamHandler()
             self._logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
             self._logger.addHandler(ch)
-            if hasattr(requests, logging):
+            if hasattr(requests, 'logging'):
                 requests.logging.getLogger(requests.__name__).addHandler(ch)
 
     def http_log_req(self, args, kwargs):