diff --git a/borg/archive.py b/borg/archive.py
index 0d44c29f9..56cad2f89 100644
--- a/borg/archive.py
+++ b/borg/archive.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from itertools import groupby
 import errno
 import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 from .key import key_factory
 from .remote import cache_if_remote
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ def check(self, repository, repair=False, archive=None, last=None):
         self.orphan_chunks_check()
         self.finish()
         if not self.error_found:
-            logging.info('Archive consistency check complete, no problems found.')
+            logger.info('Archive consistency check complete, no problems found.')
         return self.repair or not self.error_found
 
     def init_chunks(self):
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@ def init_chunks(self):
     def report_progress(self, msg, error=False):
         if error:
             self.error_found = True
-        logging.log(logging.ERROR if error else logging.WARNING, msg)
+        logger.log(logging.ERROR if error else logging.WARNING, msg)
 
     def identify_key(self, repository):
         cdata = repository.get(next(self.chunks.iteritems())[0])
@@ -779,7 +780,7 @@ def missing_chunk_detector(chunk_id):
             num_archives = 1
             end = 1
         for i, (name, info) in enumerate(archive_items[:end]):
-            logging.info('Analyzing archive {} ({}/{})'.format(name, num_archives - i, num_archives))
+            logger.info('Analyzing archive {} ({}/{})'.format(name, num_archives - i, num_archives))
             archive_id = info[b'id']
             if archive_id not in self.chunks:
                 self.report_progress('Archive metadata block is missing', error=True)
diff --git a/borg/archiver.py b/borg/archiver.py
index afb68a4ca..0677d3630 100644
--- a/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/archiver.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import inspect
 import io
 import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 import os
 import signal
 import stat
@@ -47,11 +49,11 @@ def open_repository(self, location, create=False, exclusive=False):
     def print_error(self, msg, *args):
         msg = args and msg % args or msg
         self.exit_code = 1
-        logging.error('borg: ' + msg)
+        logger.error('borg: ' + msg)
 
     def print_verbose(self, msg, *args, **kw):
         msg = args and msg % args or msg
-        logging.info(msg)
+        logger.info(msg)
 
     def do_serve(self, args):
         """Start in server mode. This command is usually not used manually.
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ def do_serve(self, args):
 
     def do_init(self, args):
         """Initialize an empty repository"""
-        logging.info('Initializing repository at "%s"' % args.repository.orig)
+        logger.info('Initializing repository at "%s"' % args.repository.orig)
         repository = self.open_repository(args.repository, create=True, exclusive=True)
         key = key_creator(repository, args)
         manifest = Manifest(key, repository)
@@ -82,9 +84,9 @@ def do_check(self, args):
                 if input('Do you want to continue? ') == 'Yes I am sure':
                     break
         if not args.archives_only:
-            logging.warning('Starting repository check...')
+            logger.warning('Starting repository check...')
             if repository.check(repair=args.repair):
-                logging.info('Repository check complete, no problems found.')
+                logger.info('Repository check complete, no problems found.')
             else:
                 return 1
         if not args.repo_only and not ArchiveChecker().check(
@@ -160,15 +162,15 @@ def do_create(self, args):
             if args.stats:
                 t = datetime.now()
                 diff = t - t0
-                logging.warning('-' * 78)
-                logging.warning('Archive name: %s' % args.archive.archive)
-                logging.warning('Archive fingerprint: %s' % hexlify(archive.id).decode('ascii'))
-                logging.warning('Start time: %s' % t0.strftime('%c'))
-                logging.warning('End time: %s' % t.strftime('%c'))
-                logging.warning('Duration: %s' % format_timedelta(diff))
-                logging.warning('Number of files: %d' % archive.stats.nfiles)
-                logging.warning(archive.stats.print_('This archive:', cache))
-                logging.warning('-' * 78)
+                logger.warning('-' * 78)
+                logger.warning('Archive name: %s' % args.archive.archive)
+                logger.warning('Archive fingerprint: %s' % hexlify(archive.id).decode('ascii'))
+                logger.warning('Start time: %s' % t0.strftime('%c'))
+                logger.warning('End time: %s' % t.strftime('%c'))
+                logger.warning('Duration: %s' % format_timedelta(diff))
+                logger.warning('Number of files: %d' % archive.stats.nfiles)
+                logger.warning(archive.stats.print_('This archive:', cache))
+                logger.warning('-' * 78)
         return self.exit_code
 
     def _process(self, archive, cache, excludes, exclude_caches, skip_inodes, path, restrict_dev,
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ def do_extract(self, args):
         """Extract archive contents"""
         # be restrictive when restoring files, restore permissions later
         if sys.getfilesystemencoding() == 'ascii':
-            logging.warning('Warning: File system encoding is "ascii", extracting non-ascii filenames will not be supported.')
+            logger.warning('Warning: File system encoding is "ascii", extracting non-ascii filenames will not be supported.')
         repository = self.open_repository(args.archive)
         manifest, key = Manifest.load(repository)
         archive = Archive(repository, key, manifest, args.archive.archive,
@@ -313,11 +315,11 @@ def do_delete(self, args):
             repository.commit()
             cache.commit()
             if args.stats:
-                logging.warning(stats.print_('Deleted data:', cache))
+                logger.warning(stats.print_('Deleted data:', cache))
         else:
-            logging.warning("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* all archives it contains:")
+            logger.warning("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* all archives it contains:")
             for archive_info in manifest.list_archive_infos(sort_by='ts'):
-                logging.warning(format_archive(archive_info))
+                logger.warning(format_archive(archive_info))
             if not os.environ.get('BORG_CHECK_I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING'):
                 print("""Type "YES" if you understand this and want to continue.""")
                 if input('Do you want to continue? ') != 'YES':
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ def do_delete(self, args):
                     return self.exit_code
             repository.destroy()
             cache.destroy()
-            logging.info("Repository and corresponding cache were deleted.")
+            logger.info("Repository and corresponding cache were deleted.")
         return self.exit_code
 
     def do_mount(self, args):
@@ -405,14 +407,14 @@ def do_info(self, args):
         cache = Cache(repository, key, manifest, do_files=args.cache_files)
         archive = Archive(repository, key, manifest, args.archive.archive, cache=cache)
         stats = archive.calc_stats(cache)
-        logging.warning('Name:', archive.name)
-        logging.warning('Fingerprint: %s' % hexlify(archive.id).decode('ascii'))
-        logging.warning('Hostname:', archive.metadata[b'hostname'])
-        logging.warning('Username:', archive.metadata[b'username'])
-        logging.warning('Time: %s' % to_localtime(archive.ts).strftime('%c'))
-        logging.warning('Command line:', remove_surrogates(' '.join(archive.metadata[b'cmdline'])))
-        logging.warning('Number of files: %d' % stats.nfiles)
-        logging.warning(stats.print_('This archive:', cache))
+        logger.warning('Name:', archive.name)
+        logger.warning('Fingerprint: %s' % hexlify(archive.id).decode('ascii'))
+        logger.warning('Hostname:', archive.metadata[b'hostname'])
+        logger.warning('Username:', archive.metadata[b'username'])
+        logger.warning('Time: %s' % to_localtime(archive.ts).strftime('%c'))
+        logger.warning('Command line:', remove_surrogates(' '.join(archive.metadata[b'cmdline'])))
+        logger.warning('Number of files: %d' % stats.nfiles)
+        logger.warning(stats.print_('This archive:', cache))
         return self.exit_code
 
     def do_prune(self, args):
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ def do_prune(self, args):
             repository.commit()
             cache.commit()
         if args.stats:
-            logging.warning(stats.print_('Deleted data:', cache))
+            logger.warning(stats.print_('Deleted data:', cache))
         return self.exit_code
 
     helptext = {}
@@ -511,6 +513,7 @@ def setup_logging(self, args):
         logging.raiseExceptions = False
         l = logging.getLogger('')
         sh = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+        sh.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(name)s: %(message)s'))
         l.addHandler(sh)
         levels = { None: logging.WARNING,
            0: logging.WARNING,
@@ -936,7 +939,7 @@ def sig_info_handler(signum, stack):  # pragma: no cover
                 total = loc['st'].st_size
             except Exception:
                 pos, total = 0, 0
-            logging.warning("{0} {1}/{2}".format(path, format_file_size(pos), format_file_size(total)))
+            logger.warning("{0} {1}/{2}".format(path, format_file_size(pos), format_file_size(total)))
             break
         if func in ('extract_item', ):  # extract op
             path = loc['item'][b'path']
@@ -944,7 +947,7 @@ def sig_info_handler(signum, stack):  # pragma: no cover
                 pos = loc['fd'].tell()
             except Exception:
                 pos = 0
-            logging.warning("{0} {1}/???".format(path, format_file_size(pos)))
+            logger.warning("{0} {1}/???".format(path, format_file_size(pos)))
             break
 
 
diff --git a/borg/cache.py b/borg/cache.py
index 23c7fcc46..375127d41 100644
--- a/borg/cache.py
+++ b/borg/cache.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 from .remote import cache_if_remote
 import errno
 import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 import msgpack
 import os
 import stat
@@ -72,9 +74,9 @@ def __del__(self):
         self.close()
 
     def _confirm(self, message, env_var_override=None):
-        logging.warning(message)
+        logger.warning(message)
         if env_var_override and os.environ.get(env_var_override):
-            logging.warning("Yes (From {})".format(env_var_override))
+            logger.warning("Yes (From {})".format(env_var_override))
             return True
         if not sys.stdin.isatty():
             return False
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ def fetch_and_build_idx(archive_id, repository, key):
                 unpacker.feed(data)
                 for item in unpacker:
                     if not isinstance(item, dict):
-                        logging.error('Error: Did not get expected metadata dict - archive corrupted!')
+                        logger.error('Error: Did not get expected metadata dict - archive corrupted!')
                         continue
                     if b'chunks' in item:
                         for chunk_id, size, csize in item[b'chunks']:
@@ -275,10 +277,10 @@ def lookup_name(archive_id):
                     return name
 
         def create_master_idx(chunk_idx):
-            logging.info('Synchronizing chunks cache...')
+            logger.info('Synchronizing chunks cache...')
             cached_ids = cached_archives()
             archive_ids = repo_archives()
-            logging.info('Archives: %d, w/ cached Idx: %d, w/ outdated Idx: %d, w/o cached Idx: %d.' % (
+            logger.info('Archives: %d, w/ cached Idx: %d, w/ outdated Idx: %d, w/o cached Idx: %d.' % (
                 len(archive_ids), len(cached_ids),
                 len(cached_ids - archive_ids), len(archive_ids - cached_ids), ))
             # deallocates old hashindex, creates empty hashindex:
@@ -290,12 +292,12 @@ def create_master_idx(chunk_idx):
                     archive_name = lookup_name(archive_id)
                     if archive_id in cached_ids:
                         archive_chunk_idx_path = mkpath(archive_id)
-                        logging.info("Reading cached archive chunk index for %s ..." % archive_name)
+                        logger.info("Reading cached archive chunk index for %s ..." % archive_name)
                         archive_chunk_idx = ChunkIndex.read(archive_chunk_idx_path)
                     else:
-                        logging.info('Fetching and building archive index for %s ...' % archive_name)
+                        logger.info('Fetching and building archive index for %s ...' % archive_name)
                         archive_chunk_idx = fetch_and_build_idx(archive_id, repository, self.key)
-                    logging.info("Merging into master chunks index ...")
+                    logger.info("Merging into master chunks index ...")
                     if chunk_idx is None:
                         # we just use the first archive's idx as starting point,
                         # to avoid growing the hash table from 0 size and also
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ def create_master_idx(chunk_idx):
                         chunk_idx = archive_chunk_idx
                     else:
                         chunk_idx.merge(archive_chunk_idx)
-            logging.info('Done.')
+            logger.info('Done.')
             return chunk_idx
 
         def legacy_cleanup():
diff --git a/borg/helpers.py b/borg/helpers.py
index 26368bb35..98a424876 100644
--- a/borg/helpers.py
+++ b/borg/helpers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from functools import wraps
 import grp
 import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 import os
 import pwd
 import re
diff --git a/borg/key.py b/borg/key.py
index ee68501b2..231b7f389 100644
--- a/borg/key.py
+++ b/borg/key.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import configparser
 import getpass
 import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 import os
 import msgpack
 import textwrap
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ class PlaintextKey(KeyBase):
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, repository, args):
-        logging.info('Encryption NOT enabled.\nUse the "--encryption=repokey|keyfile|passphrase" to enable encryption.')
+        logger.info('Encryption NOT enabled.\nUse the "--encryption=repokey|keyfile|passphrase" to enable encryption.')
         return cls(repository)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -191,12 +193,12 @@ def new(cls, allow_empty=False):
             if allow_empty or passphrase:
                 passphrase2 = cls.getpass('Enter same passphrase again: ')
                 if passphrase == passphrase2:
-                    logging.info('Remember your passphrase. Your data will be inaccessible without it.')
+                    logger.info('Remember your passphrase. Your data will be inaccessible without it.')
                     return passphrase
                 else:
-                    logging.warning('Passphrases do not match')
+                    logger.warning('Passphrases do not match')
             else:
-                logging.warning('Passphrase must not be blank')
+                logger.warning('Passphrase must not be blank')
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return '<Passphrase "***hidden***">'
@@ -216,8 +218,8 @@ class PassphraseKey(AESKeyBase):
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, repository, args):
         key = cls(repository)
-        logging.warning('WARNING: "passphrase" mode is deprecated and will be removed in 1.0.')
-        logging.warning('If you want something similar (but with less issues), use "repokey" mode.')
+        logger.warning('WARNING: "passphrase" mode is deprecated and will be removed in 1.0.')
+        logger.warning('If you want something similar (but with less issues), use "repokey" mode.')
         passphrase = Passphrase.new(allow_empty=False)
         key.init(repository, passphrase)
         return key
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ def _save(self, passphrase):
     def change_passphrase(self):
         passphrase = Passphrase.new(allow_empty=True)
         self.save(self.target, passphrase)
-        logging.info('Key updated')
+        logger.info('Key updated')
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, repository, args):
@@ -336,8 +338,8 @@ def create(cls, repository, args):
         key.init_ciphers()
         target = key.get_new_target(args)
         key.save(target, passphrase)
-        logging.info('Key in "%s" created.' % target)
-        logging.info('Keep this key safe. Your data will be inaccessible without it.')
+        logger.info('Key in "%s" created.' % target)
+        logger.info('Keep this key safe. Your data will be inaccessible without it.')
         return key
 
     def save(self, target, passphrase):
diff --git a/borg/repository.py b/borg/repository.py
index 9846d05c6..dea1e5892 100644
--- a/borg/repository.py
+++ b/borg/repository.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from itertools import islice
 import errno
 import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 import os
 import shutil
 import struct
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ def check(self, repair=False):
         def report_error(msg):
             nonlocal error_found
             error_found = True
-            logging.error(msg)
+            logger.error(msg)
 
         assert not self._active_txn
         try:
@@ -567,7 +569,7 @@ def recover_segment(self, segment, filename):
         with open(filename, 'rb') as fd:
             data = memoryview(fd.read())
         os.rename(filename, filename + '.beforerecover')
-        logging.info('attempting to recover ' + filename)
+        logger.info('attempting to recover ' + filename)
         with open(filename, 'wb') as fd:
             fd.write(MAGIC)
             while len(data) >= self.header_fmt.size:
diff --git a/borg/testsuite/logger.py b/borg/testsuite/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7701dd60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/borg/testsuite/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import logging
+try:
+    from StringIO import StringIO
+except ImportError:
+    from io import StringIO
+
+import pytest
+
+def test_mod_logger():
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    io = StringIO()
+
+    ch = logging.StreamHandler(io)
+    ch.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(name)s: %(message)s'))
+    logger.addHandler(ch)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    logger.info('hello world')
+    assert io.getvalue() == "borg.testsuite.logger: hello world\n"