diff --git a/receiver/lorautil.py b/receiver/lorautil.py
index 79dfe00..79d9576 100644
--- a/receiver/lorautil.py
+++ b/receiver/lorautil.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import psycopg2
 import json
 import logging
 
-logging.basicConfig(format=FORMAT)
 log = logging.getLogger("lorautil")
 log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)