diff --git a/timmy/cli.py b/timmy/cli.py
index 58ee73f..23ede62 100755
--- a/timmy/cli.py
+++ b/timmy/cli.py
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import argparse
-from timmy.nodes import Node, NodeManager
-import logging
-import sys
-import os
 from timmy.conf import load_conf
+from timmy.env import project_name, version
+from timmy.nodes import Node, NodeManager
 from timmy.tools import interrupt_wrapper
-from timmy.env import version
+import argparse
+import logging
+import logging.handlers
+import os
+import sys
 
 
 def pretty_run(quiet, msg, f, args=[], kwargs={}):
@@ -202,13 +203,17 @@ def main(argv=None):
         args.verbose = 0
     loglevel = loglevels[min(len(loglevels)-1, args.verbose)]
     # always enable debug log if log file specificed
-    loglevel = logging.DEBUG if args.log_file else loglevel
-    FORMAT = ('%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(module)s: '
-              '%(funcName)s(): %(message)s')
-    logging.basicConfig(filename=args.log_file,
-                        level=loglevel,
-                        format=FORMAT)
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    if args.log_file:
+        loglevel = logging.DEBUG
+        log_handler = logging.handlers.WatchedFileHandler(args.log_file)
+    else:
+        log_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(module)s: '
+                                  '%(funcName)s(): %(message)s')
+    log_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger = logging.getLogger(project_name)
+    logger.addHandler(log_handler)
+    logger.setLevel(loglevel)
     conf = load_conf(args.config)
     if args.fuel_ip:
         conf['fuel_ip'] = args.fuel_ip
diff --git a/timmy/env.py b/timmy/env.py
index 8dbaef5..a152f29 100644
--- a/timmy/env.py
+++ b/timmy/env.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 project_name = 'timmy'
-version = '1.20.4'
+version = '1.20.5'
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys
diff --git a/timmy/nodes.py b/timmy/nodes.py
index 280992f..11ba328 100644
--- a/timmy/nodes.py
+++ b/timmy/nodes.py
@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@
 main module
 """
 
-import json
-import os
-import shutil
-import logging
-import sys
-import re
-from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
-import urllib2
-import tools
-from tools import w_list, run_with_lock
 from copy import deepcopy
+from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
+from timmy.env import project_name
+from tools import w_list, run_with_lock
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tools
+import urllib2
 
 try:
     import fuelclient
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ class Node(object):
     def __init__(self, ip, conf, id=None, name=None, fqdn=None, mac=None,
                  cluster=None, roles=None, os_platform=None,
                  online=True, status="ready", logger=None):
-        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(project_name)
         self.id = int(id) if id is not None else None
         self.mac = mac
         self.cluster = int(cluster) if cluster is not None else None
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ class NodeManager(object):
 
     def __init__(self, conf, extended=False, nodes_json=None, logger=None):
         self.conf = conf
-        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(project_name)
         if conf['outputs_timestamp'] or conf['dir_timestamp']:
             timestamp_str = datetime.now().strftime('_%F_%H-%M-%S')
             if conf['outputs_timestamp']:
diff --git a/timmy/tools.py b/timmy/tools.py
index 71f1e1a..48ba5cb 100644
--- a/timmy/tools.py
+++ b/timmy/tools.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from flock import FLock
 from multiprocessing import Process, Queue, BoundedSemaphore
 from pipes import quote
 from tempfile import gettempdir
+from timmy.env import project_name
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ import threading
 import traceback
 import yaml
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger = logging.getLogger(project_name)
 slowpipe = '''
 import sys
 import time
@@ -84,13 +85,13 @@ class RunItem():
         self.key = key
         self.process = None
         self.queue = None
-        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(project_name)
 
 
 class SemaphoreProcess(Process):
     def __init__(self, semaphore, target, args=None, queue=None, logger=None):
         Process.__init__(self)
-        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(project_name)
         self.semaphore = semaphore
         self.target = target
         if not args: