diff --git a/bidscoin/__init__.py b/bidscoin/__init__.py
index 437c79ed..8756efba 100644
--- a/bidscoin/__init__.py
+++ b/bidscoin/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from importlib import metadata
 from typing import Tuple, Union, List
-from logging import getLogger
+import logging
 from .due import due, Doi
 try:
     import tomllib
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
     with open(Path(__file__).parents[1]/'pyproject.toml', 'rb') as fid:
         __version__ = tomllib.load(fid)['project']['version']
 
-LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
-
 # Add license metadata
 __license__    = 'GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (GPLv3+)'
 __copyright__  = f"2018-{datetime.date.today().year}, Marcel Zwiers"
@@ -101,6 +99,40 @@
          path='bidscoin', version=__version__, cite_module=True, tags=['reference-implementation'])
 
 
+class CustomLogger(logging.Logger):
+    """Extend the Logger class to add custom methods for the new levels"""
+
+    # Define custom logging levels
+    BCDEBUG, BCDEBUG_LEVEL = 'BCDEBUG', 11      # NB: using the standard debug mode will generate may debug messages from imports
+    VERBOSE, VERBOSE_LEVEL = 'VERBOSE', 15
+    SUCCESS, SUCCESS_LEVEL = 'SUCCESS', 25
+
+    # Add custom log levels to logging
+    logging.addLevelName(BCDEBUG_LEVEL, BCDEBUG)
+    logging.addLevelName(VERBOSE_LEVEL, VERBOSE)
+    logging.addLevelName(SUCCESS_LEVEL, SUCCESS)
+
+    def bcdebug(self, message, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Custom BIDSCOIN DEBUG messages"""
+        if self.isEnabledFor(self.BCDEBUG_LEVEL):
+            self._log(self.BCDEBUG_LEVEL, message, args, **kwargs)
+
+    def verbose(self, message, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Custom BIDSCOIN VERBOSE messages"""
+        if self.isEnabledFor(self.VERBOSE_LEVEL):
+            self._log(self.VERBOSE_LEVEL, message, args, **kwargs)
+
+    def success(self, message, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Custom BIDSCOIN SUCCESS messages"""
+        if self.isEnabledFor(self.SUCCESS_LEVEL):
+            self._log(self.SUCCESS_LEVEL, message, args, **kwargs)
+
+
+# Get a logger from the custom logger class
+logging.setLoggerClass(CustomLogger)
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 def check_version() -> Tuple[str, Union[bool, None], str]:
     """
     Compares the BIDSCOIN version from the local metadata to the remote pypi repository
diff --git a/bidscoin/bcoin.py b/bidscoin/bcoin.py
index 26be81bc..f0d1ff84 100755
--- a/bidscoin/bcoin.py
+++ b/bidscoin/bcoin.py
@@ -113,13 +113,12 @@ def synchronize(pbatch, jobids: list, wait: int=15):
 def setup_logging(logfile: Path=Path()):
     """
     Set up the logging framework:
-    1) Add a 'bcdebug', 'verbose' and a 'success' logging level
-    2) Add a console streamhandler
-    3) If logfile then add a normal log and a warning/error filehandler
+    1) Add custom logging levels: 'bcdebug', 'verbose', and 'success'.
+    2) Add a console stream handler for generating terminal output.
+    3) Optionally add file handlers for normal log and warning/error log if logfile is provided.
 
-    :param logfile:     Name of the logfile
-    :return:
-     """
+    :param logfile: Path to the logfile. If none, logging is console-only
+    """
 
     # Set the default formats
     if DEBUG:
@@ -130,31 +129,7 @@ def setup_logging(logfile: Path=Path()):
         cfmt = '%(levelname)s | %(message)s'
     datefmt  = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
 
-    # Add a BIDScoin debug logging level = 11 (NB: using the standard debug mode will generate may debug messages from imports)
-    logging.BCDEBUG = 11
-    logging.addLevelName(logging.BCDEBUG, 'BCDEBUG')
-    logging.__all__ += ['BCDEBUG'] if 'BCDEBUG' not in logging.__all__ else []
-    def bcdebug(self, message, *args, **kws):
-        if self.isEnabledFor(logging.BCDEBUG): self._log(logging.BCDEBUG, message, args, **kws)
-    logging.Logger.bcdebug = bcdebug
-
-    # Add a verbose logging level = 15
-    logging.VERBOSE = 15
-    logging.addLevelName(logging.VERBOSE, 'VERBOSE')
-    logging.__all__ += ['VERBOSE'] if 'VERBOSE' not in logging.__all__ else []
-    def verbose(self, message, *args, **kws):
-        if self.isEnabledFor(logging.VERBOSE): self._log(logging.VERBOSE, message, args, **kws)
-    logging.Logger.verbose = verbose
-
-    # Add a success logging level = 25
-    logging.SUCCESS = 25
-    logging.addLevelName(logging.SUCCESS, 'SUCCESS')
-    logging.__all__ += ['SUCCESS'] if 'SUCCESS' not in logging.__all__ else []
-    def success(self, message, *args, **kws):
-        if self.isEnabledFor(logging.SUCCESS): self._log(logging.SUCCESS, message, args, **kws)
-    logging.Logger.success = success
-
-    # Set the root logging level
+    # Get the root logger and set the appropriate level
     logger = logging.getLogger()
     logger.setLevel('BCDEBUG' if DEBUG else 'VERBOSE')
 
@@ -194,7 +169,7 @@ def reporterrors() -> str:
 
     # Find the filehandlers and report the errors and warnings
     errors = ''
-    for handler in logging.getLogger().handlers:
+    for handler in LOGGER.handlers:
         if handler.name == 'errorhandler':
 
             errorfile = Path(handler.baseFilename)