diff --git a/swift3/controllers/base.py b/swift3/controllers/base.py
index e5730bdc..5d507be9 100644
--- a/swift3/controllers/base.py
+++ b/swift3/controllers/base.py
@@ -15,13 +15,8 @@
 
 import functools
 
-from swift.common.utils import get_logger
-
 from swift3.response import S3NotImplemented, InvalidRequest
-from swift3.utils import camel_to_snake
-from swift3.cfg import CONF
-
-LOGGER = get_logger(CONF, log_route='swift3')
+from swift3.utils import LOGGER, camel_to_snake
 
 
 def bucket_operation(func=None, err_resp=None, err_msg=None):
diff --git a/swift3/controllers/bucket.py b/swift3/controllers/bucket.py
index 53e736d7..b5ce5044 100644
--- a/swift3/controllers/bucket.py
+++ b/swift3/controllers/bucket.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from simplejson import loads
 
 from swift.common.http import HTTP_OK
-from swift.common.utils import get_logger
 
 from swift3.controllers.base import Controller
 from swift3.controllers.acl import add_canonical_user, swift_acl_translate
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ from swift3.etree import Element, SubElement, tostring, fromstring
 from swift3.response import HTTPOk, S3NotImplemented, InvalidArgument, \
     MalformedXML, InvalidLocationConstraint
 from swift3.cfg import CONF
+from swift3.utils import LOGGER
 
 MAX_PUT_BUCKET_BODY_SIZE = 10240
 
-LOGGER = get_logger(CONF, log_route='swift3')
-
 
 class BucketController(Controller):
     """
diff --git a/swift3/etree.py b/swift3/etree.py
index 715408eb..364bf73b 100644
--- a/swift3/etree.py
+++ b/swift3/etree.py
@@ -17,16 +17,11 @@ import lxml.etree
 from copy import deepcopy
 from pkg_resources import resource_stream
 
-from swift.common.utils import get_logger
-
 from swift3.exception import S3Exception
-from swift3.utils import camel_to_snake
-from swift3.cfg import CONF
+from swift3.utils import LOGGER, camel_to_snake
 
 XMLNS_S3 = 'http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/'
 
-LOGGER = get_logger(CONF, log_route='swift3')
-
 
 class DocumentInvalid(S3Exception, lxml.etree.DocumentInvalid):
     pass
diff --git a/swift3/middleware.py b/swift3/middleware.py
index 4533db19..5d988085 100644
--- a/swift3/middleware.py
+++ b/swift3/middleware.py
@@ -54,13 +54,12 @@ following for an SAIO setup::
 
 import re
 
-from swift.common.utils import get_logger
-
 from swift3.exception import NotS3Request
 from swift3.request import Request
 from swift3.response import ErrorResponse, InternalError, MethodNotAllowed, \
     ResponseBase
 from swift3.cfg import CONF
+from swift3.utils import LOGGER
 
 
 def validate_bucket_name(name):
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ class Swift3Middleware(object):
     """Swift3 S3 compatibility midleware"""
     def __init__(self, app, *args, **kwargs):
         self.app = app
-        self.logger = get_logger(CONF, log_route='swift3')
 
     def __call__(self, env, start_response):
         try:
@@ -103,10 +101,10 @@ class Swift3Middleware(object):
             resp = self.app
         except ErrorResponse as err_resp:
             if isinstance(err_resp, InternalError):
-                self.logger.exception(err_resp)
+                LOGGER.exception(err_resp)
             resp = err_resp
         except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.exception(e)
+            LOGGER.exception(e)
             resp = InternalError(reason=e)
 
         if isinstance(resp, ResponseBase) and 'swift.trans_id' in env:
@@ -116,8 +114,8 @@ class Swift3Middleware(object):
         return resp(env, start_response)
 
     def handle_request(self, req):
-        self.logger.debug('Calling Swift3 Middleware')
-        self.logger.debug(req.__dict__)
+        LOGGER.debug('Calling Swift3 Middleware')
+        LOGGER.debug(req.__dict__)
 
         controller = req.controller(self.app)
 
diff --git a/swift3/utils.py b/swift3/utils.py
index c17f94cd..06b8ed33 100644
--- a/swift3/utils.py
+++ b/swift3/utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 import re
 
 
+from swift.common.utils import get_logger
+
+from swift3.cfg import CONF
+
+LOGGER = get_logger(CONF, log_route='swift3')
+
+
 def camel_to_snake(camel):
     return re.sub('(.)([A-Z])', r'\1_\2', camel).lower()