diff --git a/neuroml/__init__.py b/neuroml/__init__.py
index 84d1cfb..b4e140b 100644
--- a/neuroml/__init__.py
+++ b/neuroml/__init__.py
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 from .__version__ import current_neuroml_version as current_neuroml_version
 from .nml.nml import *  # allows importation of all neuroml classes
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-logger.basicConfig(
+logging.basicConfig(
     format="libNeuroML >>> %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
     level=logging.WARN,
 )
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)