diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/shell.py b/cloudbaseinit/shell.py
index da099e84..b003af63 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/shell.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/shell.py
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ import sys
 
 from cloudbaseinit import init
 from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import cfg
-from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging2
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
-LOG = logging2.getLogger(__name__)
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def main():
     CONF(sys.argv[1:])
-    logging2.setup('cloudbaseinit')
+    logging.setup('cloudbaseinit')
 
     init.InitManager().configure_host()