diff --git a/examples/matrices.py b/examples/matrices.py
index d162a9d..1abc791 100644
--- a/examples/matrices.py
+++ b/examples/matrices.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import urx
 import logging
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    rob = urx.Robot("192.168.1.6", logLevel=logging.WARNING)
+    rob = urx.Robot("192.168.1.6")
     rob.set_tcp((0,0,0,0,0,0))
     rob.set_payload(0.5, (0,0,0))
     try:
diff --git a/examples/simple.py b/examples/simple.py
index 94129bc..12d1e7f 100644
--- a/examples/simple.py
+++ b/examples/simple.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import urx
 import logging
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    rob = urx.Robot("192.168.1.6", logLevel=logging.INFO)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARN)
+
+    rob = urx.Robot("192.168.1.6")
     rob.set_tcp((0,0,0,0,0,0))
     rob.set_payload(0.5, (0,0,0))
     try:
diff --git a/examples/test_movep.py b/examples/test_movep.py
index d0aee51..f60ab82 100644
--- a/examples/test_movep.py
+++ b/examples/test_movep.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    rob = urx.Robot("192.168.1.6", logLevel=logging.INFO)
+    rob = urx.Robot("192.168.1.6")
     try:
         l = 0.1
         v = 0.07
diff --git a/urx/robot.py b/urx/robot.py
index cb90cc6..a16dbf9 100644
--- a/urx/robot.py
+++ b/urx/robot.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ http://support.universal-robots.com/URRobot/RemoteAccess
 from __future__ import absolute_import # necessary for import tricks to work with python2
 
 __author__ = "Olivier Roulet-Dubonnet"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2011-2013, Sintef Raufoss Manufacturing"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2011-2015, Sintef Raufoss Manufacturing"
 __license__ = "GPLv3"
 
 import logging
@@ -37,16 +37,13 @@ class URRobot(object):
     The RT interfaces is only used for the get_force related methods
     Rmq: A program sent to the robot i executed immendiatly and any running program is stopped
     """
-    def __init__(self, host, useRTInterface=False, logLevel=logging.WARN, parserLogLevel=logging.WARN):
+    def __init__(self, host, useRTInterface=False):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
-        if len(logging.root.handlers) == 0: #dirty hack
-            logging.basicConfig()
-        self.logger.setLevel(logLevel)
         self.host = host
         self.csys = None 
         
         self.logger.info("Opening secondary monitor socket")
-        self.secmon = ursecmon.SecondaryMonitor(self.host, logLevel=logLevel, parserLogLevel=parserLogLevel) #data from robot at 10Hz
+        self.secmon = ursecmon.SecondaryMonitor(self.host) #data from robot at 10Hz
        
         self.rtmon = None
         if useRTInterface:
@@ -424,8 +421,8 @@ class Robot(URRobot):
     Compared to the URRobot class, this class adds the possibilty to work directly with matrices
     and includes support for calibrating the robot coordinate system
     """
-    def __init__(self, host, useRTInterface=False, logLevel = logging.WARN, parserLogLevel=logging.WARN):
-        URRobot.__init__(self, host, useRTInterface, logLevel=logLevel, parserLogLevel=parserLogLevel)
+    def __init__(self, host, useRTInterface=False):
+        URRobot.__init__(self, host, useRTInterface)
         self.default_linear_acceleration = 0.01
         self.default_linear_velocity = 0.01
         self.csys_dict = {}
diff --git a/urx/ursecmon.py b/urx/ursecmon.py
index 5ff5b47..020b0ca 100644
--- a/urx/ursecmon.py
+++ b/urx/ursecmon.py
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ class TimeoutException(Exception):
 
 
 class ParserUtils(object):
-    def __init__(self, logLevel=logging.WARN):
+    def __init__(self):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        self.logger.setLevel(logLevel)
 
     def parse(self, data):
         """
@@ -194,11 +193,10 @@ class SecondaryMonitor(Thread):
     """
     Monitor data from secondary port and send programs to robot
     """
-    def __init__(self, host, logLevel=logging.WARN, parserLogLevel=logging.WARN):
+    def __init__(self, host):
         Thread.__init__(self)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
-        self.logger.setLevel(logLevel)
-        self._parser = ParserUtils(parserLogLevel)
+        self._parser = ParserUtils()
         self._dict = {}
         self._dictLock = Lock()
         self.host = host