diff --git a/queued_mailer/__init__.py b/queued_mailer/__init__.py
index e69de29..d287c55 100644
--- a/queued_mailer/__init__.py
+++ b/queued_mailer/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import logging
+import sys
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+hdlr = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+formatter = logging.Formatter('%(message)s')
+hdlr.setFormatter(formatter)
+logger.addHandler(hdlr)
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/queued_mailer/backend.py b/queued_mailer/backend.py
index 177c63f..8842ecc 100644
--- a/queued_mailer/backend.py
+++ b/queued_mailer/backend.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import logging
-
 from django.core.mail.backends.base import BaseEmailBackend
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 
+from . import logger
 from .settings import EMAIL_SEND_TASK
 
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ class EmailBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
     def send_messages(self, email_messages):
         num_sent = 0
         for email in email_messages:
-            logging.info(email)
-            logging.info(self.task)
+            logger.info(email)
+            logger.info(self.task)
             num_sent += 1
         return num_sent
diff --git a/queued_mailer/tasks.py b/queued_mailer/tasks.py
index de7d7b9..f3392a9 100644
--- a/queued_mailer/tasks.py
+++ b/queued_mailer/tasks.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import logging
-
+from . import logger
 from .settings import EMAIL_BACKEND
 
 
 def send_message():
-    logging.info(EMAIL_BACKEND)
-    logging.info('sent')
+    logger.info(EMAIL_BACKEND)
+    logger.info('sent')