diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index 2686629aaa..52b7900324 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ log_level = None
 def logger(module=None, with_more_info=True):
 	'''Returns a python logger that uses StreamHandler'''
 	from frappe.utils.logger import get_logger
-	return get_logger(module or __name__, with_more_info=with_more_info)
+	return get_logger(module or 'default', with_more_info=with_more_info)
 
 def get_desk_link(doctype, name):
 	return '<a href="#Form/{0}/{1}" style="font-weight: bold;">{2} {1}</a>'.format(doctype, name, _(doctype))
diff --git a/frappe/utils/logger.py b/frappe/utils/logger.py
index 1e85a332ee..0af8fdc327 100755
--- a/frappe/utils/logger.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/logger.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
 import logging
+from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
 
 default_log_level = logging.DEBUG
 LOG_FILENAME = '../logs/frappe.log'
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ def get_logger(module, with_more_info=True):
 	formatter = logging.Formatter('[%(levelname)s] %(asctime)s | %(pathname)s:\n%(message)s')
 	# handler = logging.StreamHandler()
 
-	handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
+	handler = RotatingFileHandler(
 		LOG_FILENAME, maxBytes=20000, backupCount=20)
 	handler.setFormatter(formatter)