diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py
index 7a3dda54..abd52654 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import json
-import logging
 import os
 import posixpath
 
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/configdrive.py b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/configdrive.py
index 8abddde7..330817d7 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/configdrive.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/configdrive.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import json
-import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ import uuid
 
 from cloudbaseinit.metadata.services.base import *
 from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import cfg
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 from manager import *
 
 opts = [
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/manager.py b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/manager.py
index af623ba6..1c4d8e2e 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/manager.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/configdrive/manager.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import ctypes
-import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ import wmi
 
 from ctypes import wintypes
 
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
+
 from windows.disk.physical_disk import *
 from windows.disk.virtual_disk import *
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py
index ca650c78..7ab853fc 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
 import posixpath
 import urllib2
 
 from cloudbaseinit.metadata.services.base import *
 from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import cfg
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('metadata_base_url', default='http://169.254.169.254/',
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py b/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py
index ccce5da0..1b241c74 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 import _winreg
 import ctypes
-import logging
 import wmi
 
 from ctypes import windll
 from ctypes import wintypes
 
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 from cloudbaseinit.osutils.base import *
 
 advapi32 = windll.advapi32
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/createuser.py b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/createuser.py
index b4baf544..7bc4a3d4 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/createuser.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/createuser.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
 import uuid
 
 from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import cfg
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 from cloudbaseinit.osutils.factory import *
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.base import *
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/networkconfig.py b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/networkconfig.py
index 0db744d3..a7e2eb67 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/networkconfig.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/networkconfig.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
 import re
 
 from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import cfg
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 from cloudbaseinit.osutils.factory import *
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.base import *
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sethostname.py b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sethostname.py
index 45f00da4..aeaa0413 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sethostname.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sethostname.py
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
-
 from cloudbaseinit.osutils.factory import *
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.base import *
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sshpublickeys.py b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sshpublickeys.py
index 49b62ba2..e28b7939 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sshpublickeys.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/sshpublickeys.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
 import os
 
 from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import cfg
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 from cloudbaseinit.osutils.factory import *
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.base import *
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/userdata.py b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/userdata.py
index 8786cfee..4b010102 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/userdata.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/plugins/windows/userdata.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
 import re
 import tempfile
 import uuid
 
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 from cloudbaseinit.osutils.factory import *
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.base import *
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/utils.py b/cloudbaseinit/utils.py
index 2e252672..f8fcd2db 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/utils.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)