diff --git a/rrs/tools/rrs_maintainer_history.py b/rrs/tools/rrs_maintainer_history.py
index a286d91..83d8265 100755
--- a/rrs/tools/rrs_maintainer_history.py
+++ b/rrs/tools/rrs_maintainer_history.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import optparse
 import logging
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
-from common import common_setup, update_repo
+from common import common_setup, update_repo, get_logger
 common_setup()
 from layerindex import utils, recipeparse
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
             action="store_const", const=logging.DEBUG, dest="loglevel",
             default=logging.INFO)
     
-    logger = utils.logger_create("MaintainerUpdate")
+    logger = get_logger("MaintainerUpdate", settings)
     options, args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv)
     logger.setLevel(options.loglevel)
 
diff --git a/rrs/tools/rrs_upgrade_history.py b/rrs/tools/rrs_upgrade_history.py
index c2e76a7..fd27da3 100755
--- a/rrs/tools/rrs_upgrade_history.py
+++ b/rrs/tools/rrs_upgrade_history.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import optparse
 import logging
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
-from common import common_setup, update_repo, get_pv_type, load_recipes
+from common import common_setup, update_repo, get_pv_type, load_recipes, \
+        get_logger
 common_setup()
 from layerindex import utils, recipeparse
 from layerindex.update import split_recipe_fn
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ utils.setup_django()
 from django.db import transaction
 import settings
 
-logger = utils.logger_create("HistoryUpgrade")
+logger = get_logger("HistoryUpgrade", settings)
 fetchdir = settings.LAYER_FETCH_DIR
 if not fetchdir:
     logger.error("Please set LAYER_FETCH_DIR in settings.py")
diff --git a/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py b/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py
index a3a7f72..8cadd05 100755
--- a/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py
+++ b/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import logging
 from tabulate import tabulate
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
-from common import common_setup, update_repo, get_pv_type
+from common import common_setup, update_repo, get_pv_type, get_logger
 common_setup()
 from layerindex import utils
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from layerindex.models import LayerItem, LayerBranch, Recipe
 from rrs.models import Maintainer, RecipeMaintainerHistory, RecipeMaintainer, \
     RecipeUpstream, RecipeUpstreamHistory
 
-logger = utils.logger_create('RrsUpstreamEmail')
+logger = get_logger('UpstreamEmail', settings)
 
 LAYERBRANCH_NAME = "master"