diff --git a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
index 5d60fab2b17..01e580fce2f 100755
--- a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
+++ b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
@@ -1019,10 +1019,6 @@ def main(argv):
     # The "GLOBAL" Configuration object
     config = CsConfig()
 
-    logging.basicConfig(filename=config.get_logger(),
-                        level=config.get_level(),
-                        format=config.get_format())
-
     # Load stored ip addresses from disk to CsConfig()
     config.set_address()
 
diff --git a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/cs/__init__.py b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/cs/__init__.py
index 13a83393a91..dc0c3d9517d 100755
--- a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/cs/__init__.py
+++ b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/cs/__init__.py
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+
+import logging
+from cs.CsConfig import CsConfig
+
+config = CsConfig()
+
+logging.basicConfig(filename=config.get_logger(),
+                    level=config.get_level(),
+                    format=config.get_format())
diff --git a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
index c9121eb634f..518a31ca5ed 100755
--- a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
+++ b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import os.path
 import configure
 import json
 
-logging.basicConfig(filename='/var/log/cloud.log', level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s  %(filename)s %(funcName)s:%(lineno)d %(message)s')
-
 # first commandline argument should be the file to process
 argc = len(sys.argv)
 if argc != 2 and argc != 3: