diff --git a/freqtrade/analyze.py b/freqtrade/analyze.py
index b62d8240e..076d3d265 100644
--- a/freqtrade/analyze.py
+++ b/freqtrade/analyze.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Functions to analyze ticker data with indicators and produce buy and sell signals
 """
+import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
@@ -9,11 +10,13 @@ import arrow
 from pandas import DataFrame, to_datetime
 
 from freqtrade.exchange import get_ticker_history
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.strategy.strategy import Strategy
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class SignalType(Enum):
     """
     Enum to distinguish between buy and sell signals
@@ -32,8 +35,6 @@ class Analyze(object):
         Init Analyze
         :param config: Bot configuration (use the one from Configuration())
         """
-        self.logger = Logger(__name__, level=config.get('loglevel')).get_logger()
-
         self.config = config
         self.strategy = Strategy(self.config)
 
@@ -107,20 +108,20 @@ class Analyze(object):
         """
         ticker_hist = get_ticker_history(pair, interval)
         if not ticker_hist:
-            self.logger.warning('Empty ticker history for pair %s', pair)
+            logger.warning('Empty ticker history for pair %s', pair)
             return False, False
 
         try:
             dataframe = self.analyze_ticker(ticker_hist)
         except ValueError as error:
-            self.logger.warning(
+            logger.warning(
                 'Unable to analyze ticker for pair %s: %s',
                 pair,
                 str(error)
             )
             return False, False
         except Exception as error:
-            self.logger.exception(
+            logger.exception(
                 'Unexpected error when analyzing ticker for pair %s: %s',
                 pair,
                 str(error)
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ class Analyze(object):
             return False, False
 
         if dataframe.empty:
-            self.logger.warning('Empty dataframe for pair %s', pair)
+            logger.warning('Empty dataframe for pair %s', pair)
             return False, False
 
         latest = dataframe.iloc[-1]
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ class Analyze(object):
         # Check if dataframe is out of date
         signal_date = arrow.get(latest['date'])
         if signal_date < arrow.utcnow() - timedelta(minutes=(interval + 5)):
-            self.logger.warning(
+            logger.warning(
                 'Outdated history for pair %s. Last tick is %s minutes old',
                 pair,
                 (arrow.utcnow() - signal_date).seconds // 60
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ class Analyze(object):
             return False, False
 
         (buy, sell) = latest[SignalType.BUY.value] == 1, latest[SignalType.SELL.value] == 1
-        self.logger.debug(
+        logger.debug(
             'trigger: %s (pair=%s) buy=%s sell=%s',
             latest['date'],
             pair,
@@ -161,17 +162,17 @@ class Analyze(object):
         """
         # Check if minimal roi has been reached and no longer in buy conditions (avoiding a fee)
         if self.min_roi_reached(trade=trade, current_rate=rate, current_time=date):
-            self.logger.debug('Required profit reached. Selling..')
+            logger.debug('Required profit reached. Selling..')
             return True
 
         # Experimental: Check if the trade is profitable before selling it (avoid selling at loss)
         if self.config.get('experimental', {}).get('sell_profit_only', False):
-            self.logger.debug('Checking if trade is profitable..')
+            logger.debug('Checking if trade is profitable..')
             if trade.calc_profit(rate=rate) <= 0:
                 return False
 
         if sell and not buy and self.config.get('experimental', {}).get('use_sell_signal', False):
-            self.logger.debug('Sell signal received. Selling..')
+            logger.debug('Sell signal received. Selling..')
             return True
 
         return False
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ class Analyze(object):
         """
         current_profit = trade.calc_profit_percent(current_rate)
         if self.strategy.stoploss is not None and current_profit < self.strategy.stoploss:
-            self.logger.debug('Stop loss hit.')
+            logger.debug('Stop loss hit.')
             return True
 
         # Check if time matches and current rate is above threshold
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration.py
index d4f73a086..1314f624e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ This module contains the configuration class
 """
 
 import json
+import logging
 from argparse import Namespace
 from typing import Dict, Any
 
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ from jsonschema import Draft4Validator, validate
 from jsonschema.exceptions import ValidationError, best_match
 
 from freqtrade.constants import Constants
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Configuration(object):
@@ -20,8 +23,6 @@ class Configuration(object):
     """
     def __init__(self, args: Namespace) -> None:
         self.args = args
-        self.logging = Logger(__name__)
-        self.logger = self.logging.get_logger()
         self.config = None
 
     def load_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class Configuration(object):
         Extract information for sys.argv and load the bot configuration
         :return: Configuration dictionary
         """
-        self.logger.info('Using config: %s ...', self.args.config)
+        logger.info('Using config: %s ...', self.args.config)
         config = self._load_config_file(self.args.config)
 
         # Add the strategy file to use
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class Configuration(object):
             with open(path) as file:
                 conf = json.load(file)
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            self.logger.critical(
+            logger.critical(
                 'Config file "%s" not found. Please create your config file',
                 path
             )
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class Configuration(object):
 
         if 'internals' not in conf:
             conf['internals'] = {}
-        self.logger.info('Validating configuration ...')
+        logger.info('Validating configuration ...')
 
         return self._validate_config(conf)
 
@@ -77,13 +78,16 @@ class Configuration(object):
         # Log level
         if 'loglevel' in self.args and self.args.loglevel:
             config.update({'loglevel': self.args.loglevel})
-            self.logging.set_level(self.args.loglevel)
-            self.logger.info('Log level set at %s', config['loglevel'])
+            logging.basicConfig(
+                level=config['loglevel'],
+                format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+            )
+            logger.info('Log level set to %s', logging.getLevelName(config['loglevel']))
 
         # Add dynamic_whitelist if found
         if 'dynamic_whitelist' in self.args and self.args.dynamic_whitelist:
             config.update({'dynamic_whitelist': self.args.dynamic_whitelist})
-            self.logger.info(
+            logger.info(
                 'Parameter --dynamic-whitelist detected. '
                 'Using dynamically generated whitelist. '
                 '(not applicable with Backtesting and Hyperopt)'
@@ -92,13 +96,13 @@ class Configuration(object):
         # Add dry_run_db if found and the bot in dry run
         if self.args.dry_run_db and config.get('dry_run', False):
             config.update({'dry_run_db': True})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter --dry-run-db detected ...')
+            logger.info('Parameter --dry-run-db detected ...')
 
         if config.get('dry_run_db', False):
             if config.get('dry_run', False):
-                self.logger.info('Dry_run will use the DB file: "tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite"')
+                logger.info('Dry_run will use the DB file: "tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite"')
             else:
-                self.logger.info('Dry run is disabled. (--dry_run_db ignored)')
+                logger.info('Dry run is disabled. (--dry_run_db ignored)')
 
         return config
 
@@ -112,39 +116,39 @@ class Configuration(object):
         # (that will override the strategy configuration)
         if 'ticker_interval' in self.args and self.args.ticker_interval:
             config.update({'ticker_interval': self.args.ticker_interval})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter -i/--ticker-interval detected ...')
-            self.logger.info('Using ticker_interval: %d ...', config.get('ticker_interval'))
+            logger.info('Parameter -i/--ticker-interval detected ...')
+            logger.info('Using ticker_interval: %d ...', config.get('ticker_interval'))
 
         # If -l/--live is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'live' in self.args and self.args.live:
             config.update({'live': True})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter -l/--live detected ...')
+            logger.info('Parameter -l/--live detected ...')
 
         # If --realistic-simulation is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'realistic_simulation' in self.args and self.args.realistic_simulation:
             config.update({'realistic_simulation': True})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter --realistic-simulation detected ...')
-        self.logger.info('Using max_open_trades: %s ...', config.get('max_open_trades'))
+            logger.info('Parameter --realistic-simulation detected ...')
+        logger.info('Using max_open_trades: %s ...', config.get('max_open_trades'))
 
         # If --timerange is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'timerange' in self.args and self.args.timerange:
             config.update({'timerange': self.args.timerange})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter --timerange detected: %s ...', self.args.timerange)
+            logger.info('Parameter --timerange detected: %s ...', self.args.timerange)
 
         # If --datadir is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'datadir' in self.args and self.args.datadir:
             config.update({'datadir': self.args.datadir})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter --datadir detected: %s ...', self.args.datadir)
+            logger.info('Parameter --datadir detected: %s ...', self.args.datadir)
 
         # If -r/--refresh-pairs-cached is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'refresh_pairs' in self.args and self.args.refresh_pairs:
             config.update({'refresh_pairs': True})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter -r/--refresh-pairs-cached detected ...')
+            logger.info('Parameter -r/--refresh-pairs-cached detected ...')
 
         # If --export is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'export' in self.args and self.args.export:
             config.update({'export': self.args.export})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter --export detected: %s ...', self.args.export)
+            logger.info('Parameter --export detected: %s ...', self.args.export)
 
         return config
 
@@ -156,18 +160,18 @@ class Configuration(object):
         # If --realistic-simulation is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'epochs' in self.args and self.args.epochs:
             config.update({'epochs': self.args.epochs})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter --epochs detected ...')
-            self.logger.info('Will run Hyperopt with for %s epochs ...', config.get('epochs'))
+            logger.info('Parameter --epochs detected ...')
+            logger.info('Will run Hyperopt with for %s epochs ...', config.get('epochs'))
 
         # If --mongodb is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'mongodb' in self.args and self.args.mongodb:
             config.update({'mongodb': self.args.mongodb})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter --use-mongodb detected ...')
+            logger.info('Parameter --use-mongodb detected ...')
 
         # If --spaces is used we add it to the configuration
         if 'spaces' in self.args and self.args.spaces:
             config.update({'spaces': self.args.spaces})
-            self.logger.info('Parameter -s/--spaces detected: %s', config.get('spaces'))
+            logger.info('Parameter -s/--spaces detected: %s', config.get('spaces'))
 
         return config
 
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ class Configuration(object):
             validate(conf, Constants.CONF_SCHEMA)
             return conf
         except ValidationError as exception:
-            self.logger.fatal(
+            logger.fatal(
                 'Invalid configuration. See config.json.example. Reason: %s',
                 exception
             )
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 48212b865..3972a4382 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Freqtrade is the main module of this bot. It contains the class Freqtrade()
 
 import copy
 import json
+import logging
 import time
 import traceback
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -13,16 +14,20 @@ import arrow
 import requests
 from cachetools import cached, TTLCache
 
-from freqtrade import (DependencyException, OperationalException, exchange, persistence)
+from freqtrade import (
+    DependencyException, OperationalException, exchange, persistence, __version__
+)
 from freqtrade.analyze import Analyze
 from freqtrade.constants import Constants
 from freqtrade.fiat_convert import CryptoToFiatConverter
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc.rpc_manager import RPCManager
 from freqtrade.state import State
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class FreqtradeBot(object):
     """
     Freqtrade is the main class of the bot.
@@ -37,8 +42,10 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         :param db_url: database connector string for sqlalchemy (Optional)
         """
 
-        # Init the logger
-        self.logger = Logger(__name__, level=config.get('loglevel')).get_logger()
+        logger.info(
+            'Starting freqtrade %s',
+            __version__,
+        )
 
         # Init bot states
         self.state = State.STOPPED
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         :return: None
         """
         self.rpc.send_msg('*Status:* `Stopping trader...`')
-        self.logger.info('Stopping trader and cleaning up modules...')
+        logger.info('Stopping trader and cleaning up modules...')
         self.state = State.STOPPED
         self.rpc.cleanup()
         persistence.cleanup()
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         state = self.state
         if state != old_state:
             self.rpc.send_msg('*Status:* `{}`'.format(state.name.lower()))
-            self.logger.info('Changing state to: %s', state.name)
+            logger.info('Changing state to: %s', state.name)
 
         if state == State.STOPPED:
             time.sleep(1)
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         result = func(*args, **kwargs)
         end = time.time()
         duration = max(min_secs - (end - start), 0.0)
-        self.logger.debug('Throttling %s for %.2f seconds', func.__name__, duration)
+        logger.debug('Throttling %s for %.2f seconds', func.__name__, duration)
         time.sleep(duration)
         return result
 
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
                 Trade.session.flush()
 
         except (requests.exceptions.RequestException, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
-            self.logger.warning('%s, retrying in 30 seconds...', error)
+            logger.warning('%s, retrying in 30 seconds...', error)
             time.sleep(Constants.RETRY_TIMEOUT)
         except OperationalException:
             self.rpc.send_msg(
@@ -180,7 +187,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
                     hint='Issue `/start` if you think it is safe to restart.'
                 )
             )
-            self.logger.exception('OperationalException. Stopping trader ...')
+            logger.exception('OperationalException. Stopping trader ...')
             self.state = State.STOPPED
         return state_changed
 
@@ -222,7 +229,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             # Market is not active
             if not status['IsActive']:
                 sanitized_whitelist.remove(pair)
-                self.logger.info(
+                logger.info(
                     'Ignoring %s from whitelist (reason: %s).',
                     pair, status.get('Notice') or 'wallet is not active'
                 )
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         stake_amount = self.config['stake_amount']
         interval = self.analyze.get_ticker_interval()
 
-        self.logger.info(
+        logger.info(
             'Checking buy signals to create a new trade with stake_amount: %f ...',
             stake_amount
         )
@@ -268,7 +275,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         for trade in Trade.query.filter(Trade.is_open.is_(True)).all():
             if trade.pair in whitelist:
                 whitelist.remove(trade.pair)
-                self.logger.debug('Ignoring %s in pair whitelist', trade.pair)
+                logger.debug('Ignoring %s in pair whitelist', trade.pair)
 
         if not whitelist:
             raise DependencyException('No currency pairs in whitelist')
@@ -333,10 +340,10 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             if self.create_trade():
                 return True
 
-            self.logger.info('Found no buy signals for whitelisted currencies. Trying again..')
+            logger.info('Found no buy signals for whitelisted currencies. Trying again..')
             return False
         except DependencyException as exception:
-            self.logger.warning('Unable to create trade: %s', exception)
+            logger.warning('Unable to create trade: %s', exception)
             return False
 
     def process_maybe_execute_sell(self, trade: Trade) -> bool:
@@ -347,7 +354,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         # Get order details for actual price per unit
         if trade.open_order_id:
             # Update trade with order values
-            self.logger.info('Found open order for %s', trade)
+            logger.info('Found open order for %s', trade)
             trade.update(exchange.get_order(trade.open_order_id))
 
         if trade.is_open and trade.open_order_id is None:
@@ -363,7 +370,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         if not trade.is_open:
             raise ValueError('attempt to handle closed trade: {}'.format(trade))
 
-        self.logger.debug('Handling %s ...', trade)
+        logger.debug('Handling %s ...', trade)
         current_rate = exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid']
 
         (buy, sell) = (False, False)
@@ -389,7 +396,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             try:
                 order = exchange.get_order(trade.open_order_id)
             except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
-                self.logger.info(
+                logger.info(
                     'Cannot query order for %s due to %s',
                     trade,
                     traceback.format_exc())
@@ -419,7 +426,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             # FIX? do we really need to flush, caller of
             #      check_handle_timedout will flush afterwards
             Trade.session.flush()
-            self.logger.info('Buy order timeout for %s.', trade)
+            logger.info('Buy order timeout for %s.', trade)
             self.rpc.send_msg('*Timeout:* Unfilled buy order for {} cancelled'.format(
                 trade.pair.replace('_', '/')))
             return True
@@ -429,7 +436,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         trade.amount = order['amount'] - order['remaining']
         trade.stake_amount = trade.amount * trade.open_rate
         trade.open_order_id = None
-        self.logger.info('Partial buy order timeout for %s.', trade)
+        logger.info('Partial buy order timeout for %s.', trade)
         self.rpc.send_msg('*Timeout:* Remaining buy order for {} cancelled'.format(
             trade.pair.replace('_', '/')))
         return False
@@ -450,7 +457,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             trade.open_order_id = None
             self.rpc.send_msg('*Timeout:* Unfilled sell order for {} cancelled'.format(
                 trade.pair.replace('_', '/')))
-            self.logger.info('Sell order timeout for %s.', trade)
+            logger.info('Sell order timeout for %s.', trade)
             return True
 
         # TODO: figure out how to handle partially complete sell orders
diff --git a/freqtrade/main.py b/freqtrade/main.py
index 511270a60..d62c92b9f 100755
--- a/freqtrade/main.py
+++ b/freqtrade/main.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import logging
 import sys
 from typing import List
 
-from freqtrade import (__version__)
 from freqtrade.arguments import Arguments
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
 from freqtrade.freqtradebot import FreqtradeBot
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('freqtrade')
 
 
 def main(sysargv: List[str]) -> None:
@@ -26,28 +26,20 @@ def main(sysargv: List[str]) -> None:
     )
     args = arguments.get_parsed_arg()
 
-    logger = Logger(__name__, level=args.loglevel).get_logger()
-
     # A subcommand has been issued.
     # Means if Backtesting or Hyperopt have been called we exit the bot
     if hasattr(args, 'func'):
         args.func(args)
         return
 
-    logger.info(
-        'Starting freqtrade %s (loglevel=%s)',
-        __version__,
-        logging.getLevelName(args.loglevel)
-    )
-
     freqtrade = None
     return_code = 1
     try:
         # Load and validate configuration
-        configuration = Configuration(args)
+        config = Configuration(args).get_config()
 
         # Init the bot
-        freqtrade = FreqtradeBot(configuration.get_config())
+        freqtrade = FreqtradeBot(config)
 
         state = None
         while 1:
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/__init__.py b/freqtrade/optimize/__init__.py
index 23e8f19ad..fff4b72d9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/__init__.py
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 
 import gzip
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Tuple
 
 from freqtrade import misc
 from freqtrade.exchange import get_ticker_history
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 from user_data.hyperopt_conf import hyperopt_optimize_conf
 
-logger = Logger(__name__).get_logger()
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def trim_tickerlist(tickerlist: List[Dict], timerange: Tuple[Tuple, int, int]) -> List[Dict]:
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 5cedb093c..1d1c33ff9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 This module contains the backtesting logic
 """
+import logging
 from argparse import Namespace
 from typing import Dict, Tuple, Any, List, Optional
 
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ from freqtrade.analyze import Analyze
 from freqtrade.arguments import Arguments
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
 from freqtrade.exchange import Bittrex
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 from freqtrade.misc import file_dump_json
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class Backtesting(object):
     """
     Backtesting class, this class contains all the logic to run a backtest
@@ -30,10 +33,6 @@ class Backtesting(object):
     backtesting.start()
     """
     def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-
-        # Init the logger
-        self.logging = Logger(__name__, level=config['loglevel'])
-        self.logger = self.logging.get_logger()
         self.config = config
         self.analyze = None
         self.ticker_interval = None
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ class Backtesting(object):
         # For now export inside backtest(), maybe change so that backtest()
         # returns a tuple like: (dataframe, records, logs, etc)
         if record and record.find('trades') >= 0:
-            self.logger.info('Dumping backtest results')
+            logger.info('Dumping backtest results')
             file_dump_json('backtest-result.json', records)
         labels = ['currency', 'profit_percent', 'profit_BTC', 'duration']
         return DataFrame.from_records(trades, columns=labels)
@@ -212,15 +211,15 @@ class Backtesting(object):
         """
         data = {}
         pairs = self.config['exchange']['pair_whitelist']
-        self.logger.info('Using stake_currency: %s ...', self.config['stake_currency'])
-        self.logger.info('Using stake_amount: %s ...', self.config['stake_amount'])
+        logger.info('Using stake_currency: %s ...', self.config['stake_currency'])
+        logger.info('Using stake_amount: %s ...', self.config['stake_amount'])
 
         if self.config.get('live'):
-            self.logger.info('Downloading data for all pairs in whitelist ...')
+            logger.info('Downloading data for all pairs in whitelist ...')
             for pair in pairs:
                 data[pair] = exchange.get_ticker_history(pair, self.ticker_interval)
         else:
-            self.logger.info('Using local backtesting data (using whitelist in given config) ...')
+            logger.info('Using local backtesting data (using whitelist in given config) ...')
 
             timerange = Arguments.parse_timerange(self.config.get('timerange'))
             data = optimize.load_data(
@@ -235,14 +234,14 @@ class Backtesting(object):
         if self.config.get('realistic_simulation', False):
             max_open_trades = self.config['max_open_trades']
         else:
-            self.logger.info('Ignoring max_open_trades (realistic_simulation not set) ...')
+            logger.info('Ignoring max_open_trades (realistic_simulation not set) ...')
             max_open_trades = 0
 
         preprocessed = self.tickerdata_to_dataframe(data)
 
         # Print timeframe
         min_date, max_date = self.get_timeframe(preprocessed)
-        self.logger.info(
+        logger.info(
             'Measuring data from %s up to %s (%s days)..',
             min_date.isoformat(),
             max_date.isoformat(),
@@ -263,9 +262,7 @@ class Backtesting(object):
                 'record': self.config.get('export')
             }
         )
-
-        self.logging.set_format('%(message)s')
-        self.logger.info(
+        logger.info(
             '\n==================================== '
             'BACKTESTING REPORT'
             ' ====================================\n'
@@ -301,7 +298,6 @@ def start(args: Namespace) -> None:
     """
 
     # Initialize logger
-    logger = Logger(__name__).get_logger()
     logger.info('Starting freqtrade in Backtesting mode')
 
     # Initialize configuration
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index 551c3e860..3e7b14610 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ from freqtrade.optimize.backtesting import Backtesting
 from user_data.hyperopt_conf import hyperopt_optimize_conf
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
     """
     Hyperopt class, this class contains all the logic to run a hyperopt simulation
@@ -42,11 +45,6 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
     def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
         super().__init__(config)
-
-        # Rename the logging to display Hyperopt file instead of Backtesting
-        self.logging = Logger(__name__, level=config['loglevel'])
-        self.logger = self.logging.get_logger()
-
         # set TARGET_TRADES to suit your number concurrent trades so its realistic
         # to the number of days
         self.target_trades = 600
@@ -194,14 +192,14 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         """
         Save hyperopt trials to file
         """
-        self.logger.info('Saving Trials to \'%s\'', self.trials_file)
+        logger.info('Saving Trials to \'%s\'', self.trials_file)
         pickle.dump(self.trials, open(self.trials_file, 'wb'))
 
     def read_trials(self) -> Trials:
         """
         Read hyperopt trials file
         """
-        self.logger.info('Reading Trials from \'%s\'', self.trials_file)
+        logger.info('Reading Trials from \'%s\'', self.trials_file)
         trials = pickle.load(open(self.trials_file, 'rb'))
         os.remove(self.trials_file)
         return trials
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         """
         vals = json.dumps(self.trials.best_trial['misc']['vals'], indent=4)
         results = self.trials.best_trial['result']['result']
-        self.logger.info('Best result:\n%s\nwith values:\n%s', results, vals)
+        logger.info('Best result:\n%s\nwith values:\n%s', results, vals)
 
     def log_results(self, results) -> None:
         """
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
                 results['result'],
                 results['loss']
             )
-            self.logger.info(log_msg)
+            logger.info(log_msg)
         else:
             print('.', end='')
             sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -511,8 +509,8 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         self.processed = self.tickerdata_to_dataframe(data)
 
         if self.config.get('mongodb'):
-            self.logger.info('Using mongodb ...')
-            self.logger.info(
+            logger.info('Using mongodb ...')
+            logger.info(
                 'Start scripts/start-mongodb.sh and start-hyperopt-worker.sh manually!'
             )
 
@@ -522,7 +520,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
                 exp_key='exp1'
             )
         else:
-            self.logger.info('Preparing Trials..')
+            logger.info('Preparing Trials..')
             signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.signal_handler)
             # read trials file if we have one
             if os.path.exists(self.trials_file) and os.path.getsize(self.trials_file) > 0:
@@ -530,16 +528,13 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
 
                 self.current_tries = len(self.trials.results)
                 self.total_tries += self.current_tries
-                self.logger.info(
+                logger.info(
                     'Continuing with trials. Current: %d, Total: %d',
                     self.current_tries,
                     self.total_tries
                 )
 
         try:
-            # change the Logging format
-            self.logging.set_format('\n%(message)s')
-
             best_parameters = fmin(
                 fn=self.generate_optimizer,
                 space=self.hyperopt_space(),
@@ -563,11 +558,11 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
                 best_parameters
             )
 
-        self.logger.info('Best parameters:\n%s', json.dumps(best_parameters, indent=4))
+        logger.info('Best parameters:\n%s', json.dumps(best_parameters, indent=4))
         if 'roi_t1' in best_parameters:
-            self.logger.info('ROI table:\n%s', self.generate_roi_table(best_parameters))
+            logger.info('ROI table:\n%s', self.generate_roi_table(best_parameters))
 
-        self.logger.info('Best Result:\n%s', best_result)
+        logger.info('Best Result:\n%s', best_result)
 
         # Store trials result to file to resume next time
         self.save_trials()
@@ -576,7 +571,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         """
         Hyperopt SIGINT handler
         """
-        self.logger.info(
+        logger.info(
             'Hyperopt received %s',
             signal.Signals(sig).name
         )
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index b052f6775..860d3ba43 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 This module contains class to define a RPC communications
 """
-
+import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from decimal import Decimal
 from typing import Tuple, Any
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import sqlalchemy as sql
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
 from freqtrade import exchange
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 from freqtrade.misc import shorten_date
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.state import State
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class RPC(object):
     """
     RPC class can be used to have extra feature, like bot data, and access to DB data
@@ -28,10 +30,6 @@ class RPC(object):
         :return: None
         """
         self.freqtrade = freqtrade
-        self.logger = Logger(
-            __name__,
-            level=self.freqtrade.config.get('loglevel')
-        ).get_logger()
 
     def rpc_trade_status(self) -> Tuple[bool, Any]:
         """
@@ -346,7 +344,7 @@ class RPC(object):
             )
         ).first()
         if not trade:
-            self.logger.warning('forcesell: Invalid argument received')
+            logger.warning('forcesell: Invalid argument received')
             return True, 'Invalid argument.'
 
         _exec_forcesell(trade)
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py
index 6bd1f69d0..0299c793a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 """
 This module contains class to manage RPC communications (Telegram, Slack, ...)
 """
+import logging
 
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 from freqtrade.rpc.telegram import Telegram
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class RPCManager(object):
     """
     Class to manage RPC objects (Telegram, Slack, ...)
@@ -18,12 +21,6 @@ class RPCManager(object):
         """
         self.freqtrade = freqtrade
 
-        # Init the logger
-        self.logger = Logger(
-            __name__,
-            level=self.freqtrade.config.get('loglevel')
-        ).get_logger()
-
         self.registered_modules = []
         self.telegram = None
         self._init()
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ class RPCManager(object):
         :return:
         """
         if self.freqtrade.config['telegram'].get('enabled', False):
-            self.logger.info('Enabling rpc.telegram ...')
+            logger.info('Enabling rpc.telegram ...')
             self.registered_modules.append('telegram')
             self.telegram = Telegram(self.freqtrade)
 
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ class RPCManager(object):
         :return: None
         """
         if 'telegram' in self.registered_modules:
-            self.logger.info('Cleaning up rpc.telegram ...')
+            logger.info('Cleaning up rpc.telegram ...')
             self.registered_modules.remove('telegram')
             self.telegram.cleanup()
 
@@ -54,6 +51,6 @@ class RPCManager(object):
         :param msg: message
         :return: None
         """
-        self.logger.info(msg)
+        logger.info(msg)
         if 'telegram' in self.registered_modules:
             self.telegram.send_msg(msg)
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index fce7a81f9..81749d778 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 This module manage Telegram communication
 """
-
+import logging
 from typing import Any, Callable
 
 from tabulate import tabulate
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ from freqtrade.__init__ import __version__
 from freqtrade.rpc.rpc import RPC
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 def authorized_only(command_handler: Callable[[Bot, Update], None]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
     """
     Decorator to check if the message comes from the correct chat_id
@@ -31,13 +34,13 @@ def authorized_only(command_handler: Callable[[Bot, Update], None]) -> Callable[
         chat_id = int(self._config['telegram']['chat_id'])
 
         if int(update.message.chat_id) != chat_id:
-            self.logger.info(
+            logger.info(
                 'Rejected unauthorized message from: %s',
                 update.message.chat_id
             )
             return wrapper
 
-        self.logger.info(
+        logger.info(
             'Executing handler: %s for chat_id: %s',
             command_handler.__name__,
             chat_id
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ def authorized_only(command_handler: Callable[[Bot, Update], None]) -> Callable[
         try:
             return command_handler(self, *args, **kwargs)
         except BaseException:
-            self.logger.exception('Exception occurred within Telegram module')
+            logger.exception('Exception occurred within Telegram module')
 
     return wrapper
 
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
             timeout=30,
             read_latency=60,
         )
-        self.logger.info(
+        logger.info(
             'rpc.telegram is listening for following commands: %s',
             [h.command for h in handles]
         )
@@ -357,7 +360,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
             'max': [self._config['max_open_trades']]
         }, headers=['current', 'max'], tablefmt='simple')
         message = "<pre>{}</pre>".format(message)
-        self.logger.debug(message)
+        logger.debug(message)
         self.send_msg(message, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML)
 
     @authorized_only
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
             except NetworkError as network_err:
                 # Sometimes the telegram server resets the current connection,
                 # if this is the case we send the message again.
-                self.logger.warning(
+                logger.warning(
                     'Telegram NetworkError: %s! Trying one more time.',
                     network_err.message
                 )
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
                     reply_markup=reply_markup
                 )
         except TelegramError as telegram_err:
-            self.logger.warning(
+            logger.warning(
                 'TelegramError: %s! Giving up on that message.',
                 telegram_err.message
             )
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/strategy.py b/freqtrade/strategy/strategy.py
index c6e6e49f7..7840765bb 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/strategy.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/strategy.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 This module load custom strategies
 """
 import importlib
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
@@ -11,12 +12,14 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
 from freqtrade.constants import Constants
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 from freqtrade.strategy.interface import IStrategy
 
 sys.path.insert(0, r'../../user_data/strategies')
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class Strategy(object):
     """
     This class contains all the logic to load custom strategy class
@@ -27,8 +30,6 @@ class Strategy(object):
         :param config:
         :return:
         """
-        self.logger = Logger(__name__).get_logger()
-
         # Verify the strategy is in the configuration, otherwise fallback to the default strategy
         if 'strategy' in config:
             strategy = config['strategy']
@@ -42,17 +43,17 @@ class Strategy(object):
         # Check if we need to override configuration
         if 'minimal_roi' in config:
             self.custom_strategy.minimal_roi = config['minimal_roi']
-            self.logger.info("Override strategy \'minimal_roi\' with value in config file.")
+            logger.info("Override strategy \'minimal_roi\' with value in config file.")
 
         if 'stoploss' in config:
             self.custom_strategy.stoploss = config['stoploss']
-            self.logger.info(
+            logger.info(
                 "Override strategy \'stoploss\' with value in config file: %s.", config['stoploss']
             )
 
         if 'ticker_interval' in config:
             self.custom_strategy.ticker_interval = config['ticker_interval']
-            self.logger.info(
+            logger.info(
                 "Override strategy \'ticker_interval\' with value in config file: %s.",
                 config['ticker_interval']
             )
@@ -87,12 +88,12 @@ class Strategy(object):
 
         # Fallback to the default strategy
         except (ImportError, TypeError) as error:
-            self.logger.error(
+            logger.error(
                 "Impossible to load Strategy 'user_data/strategies/%s.py'. This file does not exist"
                 " or contains Python code errors",
                 strategy_name
             )
-            self.logger.error(
+            logger.error(
                 "The error is:\n%s.",
                 error
             )
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ class Strategy(object):
         module = importlib.import_module(filename, __package__)
         custom_strategy = getattr(module, module.class_name)
 
-        self.logger.info("Load strategy class: %s (%s.py)", module.class_name, filename)
+        logger.info("Load strategy class: %s (%s.py)", module.class_name, filename)
         return custom_strategy()
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py b/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py
index 7ce9ae0ef..a364a59fe 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def test_strategy_structure():
 
 def test_load_strategy(result):
     strategy = Strategy()
-    strategy.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     assert not hasattr(Strategy, 'custom_strategy')
     strategy._load_strategy('test_strategy')
@@ -42,14 +41,13 @@ def test_load_strategy(result):
 
 def test_load_not_found_strategy(caplog):
     strategy = Strategy()
-    strategy.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     assert not hasattr(Strategy, 'custom_strategy')
     strategy._load_strategy('NotFoundStrategy')
 
     error_msg = "Impossible to load Strategy 'user_data/strategies/{}.py'. This file does not " \
                 "exist or contains Python code errors".format('NotFoundStrategy')
-    assert ('test_strategy', logging.ERROR, error_msg) in caplog.record_tuples
+    assert ('freqtrade.strategy.strategy', logging.ERROR, error_msg) in caplog.record_tuples
 
 
 def test_strategy(result):
diff --git a/scripts/plot_dataframe.py b/scripts/plot_dataframe.py
index 1bb944c7b..aa61fc172 100755
--- a/scripts/plot_dataframe.py
+++ b/scripts/plot_dataframe.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Optional Cli parameters
 --timerange: specify what timerange of data to use.
 -l / --live: Live, to download the latest ticker for the pair
 """
-
+import logging
 import sys
 from argparse import Namespace
 
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ import plotly.graph_objs as go
 from freqtrade.arguments import Arguments
 from freqtrade.analyze import Analyze
 from freqtrade import exchange
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 import freqtrade.optimize as optimize
 
 
-logger = Logger(__name__).get_logger()
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def plot_analyzed_dataframe(args: Namespace) -> None:
diff --git a/scripts/plot_profit.py b/scripts/plot_profit.py
index 1c025ce1d..4bf220dd9 100755
--- a/scripts/plot_profit.py
+++ b/scripts/plot_profit.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Optional Cli parameters
 -s / --strategy: strategy to use
 --timerange: specify what timerange of data to use.
 """
-
+import logging
 import sys
 import json
 from argparse import Namespace
@@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ import plotly.graph_objs as go
 from freqtrade.arguments import Arguments
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
 from freqtrade.analyze import Analyze
-from freqtrade.logger import Logger
 
 import freqtrade.optimize as optimize
 import freqtrade.misc as misc
 
 
-logger = Logger(__name__).get_logger()
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 # data:: [ pair,      profit-%,  enter,         exit,        time, duration]