diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index c1fd59bf3e..4c24a5b1b5 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -244,20 +244,20 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Start(seed bool) error {
 
 	// TODO: read peers here
 	if seed {
-		ethlogger.Infof("Connect to seed node %v", seedNodeAddress)
+		logger.Infof("Connect to seed node %v", seedNodeAddress)
 		if err := s.SuggestPeer(seedNodeAddress); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	ethlogger.Infoln("Server started")
+	logger.Infoln("Server started")
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (self *Ethereum) SuggestPeer(addr string) error {
 	netaddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", addr)
 	if err != nil {
-		ethlogger.Errorf("couldn't resolve %s:", addr, err)
+		logger.Errorf("couldn't resolve %s:", addr, err)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Stop() {
 		s.whisper.Stop()
 	}
 
-	ethlogger.Infoln("Server stopped")
+	logger.Infoln("Server stopped")
 	close(s.shutdownChan)
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/block_pool_test.go b/eth/block_pool_test.go
index d450ab7d6d..b50a314ead 100644
--- a/eth/block_pool_test.go
+++ b/eth/block_pool_test.go
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
+	ethlogger "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
 const waitTimeout = 60 // seconds
 
-var logsys = logger.NewStdLogSystem(os.Stdout, log.LstdFlags, logger.LogLevel(logger.DebugLevel))
+var logsys = ethlogger.NewStdLogSystem(os.Stdout, log.LstdFlags, ethlogger.LogLevel(ethlogger.DebugLevel))
 
 var ini = false
 
 func logInit() {
 	if !ini {
-		logger.AddLogSystem(logsys)
+		ethlogger.AddLogSystem(logsys)
 		ini = true
 	}
 }
diff --git a/eth/protocol_test.go b/eth/protocol_test.go
index d5c2bad467..ab2aa289f0 100644
--- a/eth/protocol_test.go
+++ b/eth/protocol_test.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
+	ethlogger "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 )
 
-var sys = logger.NewStdLogSystem(os.Stdout, log.LstdFlags, logger.LogLevel(logger.DebugDetailLevel))
+var sys = ethlogger.NewStdLogSystem(os.Stdout, log.LstdFlags, ethlogger.LogLevel(ethlogger.DebugDetailLevel))
 
 type testMsgReadWriter struct {
 	in  chan p2p.Msg
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (self *ethProtocolTester) run() {
 }
 
 func TestStatusMsgErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	logger.AddLogSystem(sys)
+	logInit()
 	eth := newEth(t)
 	td := ethutil.Big1
 	currentBlock := []byte{1}