diff --git a/elastic_recheck/bot.py b/elastic_recheck/bot.py
index 5470fc1b..ca856cbd 100755
--- a/elastic_recheck/bot.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/bot.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ openstack-qa:
 import argparse
 import ConfigParser
 import daemon
-import logging
-import logging.config
 import os
 import textwrap
 import threading
@@ -51,6 +49,8 @@ import yaml
 import irc.bot
 from launchpadlib import launchpad
 
+from elastic_recheck import log as logging
+
 LPCACHEDIR = os.path.expanduser('~/.launchpadlib/cache')
 
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def get_options():
 
 
 def _main(args, config):
-    setup_logging(config)
+    logging.setup_logging(config)
 
     fp = config.get('ircbot', 'channel_config')
     if fp:
@@ -328,36 +328,5 @@ def main():
             _main(args, config)
 
 
-def setup_logging(config):
-    """Turn down dependent library log levels so they aren't noise."""
-    FORMAT = '%(asctime)s  %(levelname)-8s [%(name)-15s] %(message)s'
-    DATEFMT = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
-    # set 3rd party library logging levels to sanity points
-    loglevels = {
-        "irc.client": logging.INFO,
-        "gerrit.GerritWatcher": logging.INFO,
-        "paramiko.transport": logging.INFO,
-        "pyelasticsearch": logging.INFO,
-        "requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool": logging.WARN,
-        "urllib3.connectionpool": logging.WARN
-    }
-
-    if config.has_option('ircbot', 'log_config'):
-        log_config = config.get('ircbot', 'log_config')
-        fp = os.path.expanduser(log_config)
-        if not os.path.exists(fp):
-            raise Exception("Unable to read logging config file at %s" % fp)
-        logging.config.fileConfig(fp)
-    else:
-        logging.basicConfig(
-            level=logging.DEBUG,
-            format=FORMAT,
-            datefmt=DATEFMT
-        )
-        for module in loglevels:
-            log = logging.getLogger(module)
-            log.setLevel(loglevels[module])
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/log.py b/elastic_recheck/log.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1044c239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elastic_recheck/log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""Common logging for all ER efforts"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+
+CONFIGURED = False
+
+
+def setup_logging(config=None):
+    """Turn down dependent library log levels so they aren't noise."""
+    global CONFIGURED
+    FORMAT = '%(asctime)s  %(levelname)-8s [%(name)-15s] %(message)s'
+    DATEFMT = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+    # set 3rd party library logging levels to sanity points
+    loglevels = {
+        "irc.client": logging.INFO,
+        "gerrit.GerritWatcher": logging.INFO,
+        "paramiko.transport": logging.INFO,
+        "pyelasticsearch": logging.INFO,
+        "requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool": logging.WARN,
+        "urllib3.connectionpool": logging.WARN
+    }
+
+    if config is not None and config.has_option('ircbot', 'log_config'):
+        log_config = config.get('ircbot', 'log_config')
+        fp = os.path.expanduser(log_config)
+        if not os.path.exists(fp):
+            raise Exception("Unable to read logging config file at %s" % fp)
+        logging.config.fileConfig(fp)
+    else:
+        logging.basicConfig(
+            level=logging.DEBUG,
+            format=FORMAT,
+            datefmt=DATEFMT
+        )
+        for module in loglevels:
+            log = logging.getLogger(module)
+            log.setLevel(loglevels[module])
+    CONFIGURED = True
+
+
+def getLogger(name):
+    global CONFIGURED
+    if not CONFIGURED:
+        setup_logging()
+    return logging.getLogger(name)