diff --git a/platypush/backend/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/__init__.py
index 1e07403306..f7dc225b75 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Backend(Thread):
         self.thread_id = None
         self._stop = False
         self._kwargs = kwargs
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
 
         # Internal-only, we set the request context on a backend if that
         # backend is intended to react for a response to a specific request
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/__init__.py
index f20d9eaca1..e5df9d73ab 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Plugin(object):
     """ Base plugin class """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
         if 'logging' in kwargs:
             self.logger.setLevel(getattr(logging, kwargs['logging'].upper()))