diff --git a/image_classifier/image_classifier.py b/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
index 95125ac..60306f1 100755
--- a/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
+++ b/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
@@ -384,18 +384,18 @@ removing it..."
         self._log.addHandler(sysloghandler)
 
         streamhandler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-        streamhandler.setLevel(logging.getLevelName(self.debug_level))
-        # formatter = '%(asctime)s | %(levelname)8s | %(message)s'
-        formatter = '[%(levelname)s] %(message)s'
-        streamhandler.setFormatter(CustomFormatter(formatter))
+        streamhandler.setLevel(
+            logging.getLevelName(self.debug_level)
+        )
         self._log.addHandler(streamhandler)
 
-        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(self.log_file)):
-            os.mkdir(os.path.dirname(self.log_file))
+        log_file = self.log_file
+
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(log_file)):
+            os.mkdir(os.path.dirname(log_file))
 
         filehandler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
-            self.log_file,
-            maxBytes=102400000
+            log_file, maxBytes=102400000
         )
         # create formatter
         formatter = logging.Formatter(