diff --git a/opensmtpd/Cargo.toml b/opensmtpd/Cargo.toml
index d16eba1..3e38ded 100644
--- a/opensmtpd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/opensmtpd/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ license = "CECILL-B"
 include = ["src/**/*", "Cargo.toml", "Licence_*.txt"]
 
 [dependencies]
-log = "0.4"
+log = {version = "0.4", features = ["std"]}
 nom = "4.1"
-opensmtpd_derive = { path = "../opensmtpd-derive", version="0.1" }
+opensmtpd_derive = { path = "../opensmtpd-derive", version = "0.1" }
 
 [[example]]
 name = "dummy"
@@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ path = "examples/dummy.rs"
 [[example]]
 name = "counter"
 path = "examples/session_event_counter.rs"
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-env_logger = "0.6"
diff --git a/opensmtpd/examples/dummy.rs b/opensmtpd/examples/dummy.rs
index de1c079..673dab1 100644
--- a/opensmtpd/examples/dummy.rs
+++ b/opensmtpd/examples/dummy.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use env_logger::{Builder, Env};
-use log::{debug, info};
-use opensmtpd::{event, handlers, Entry, SmtpIn};
+use log::{debug, info, Level};
+use opensmtpd::{event, handlers, Entry, SmtpIn, SmtpdLogger};
 
 #[event(Any)]
 fn on_event(entry: &Entry) {
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ fn on_connect(entry: &Entry) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    Builder::from_env(Env::default().default_filter_or("debug")).init();
+    let _ = SmtpdLogger::new().set_level(Level::Debug).init();
     SmtpIn::new()
         .event_handlers(handlers!(on_event, on_connect))
         .run();
diff --git a/opensmtpd/examples/session_event_counter.rs b/opensmtpd/examples/session_event_counter.rs
index f143370..c899da8 100644
--- a/opensmtpd/examples/session_event_counter.rs
+++ b/opensmtpd/examples/session_event_counter.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use env_logger::{Builder, Env};
-use log::info;
-use opensmtpd::{event, handlers, Entry, SmtpIn};
+use log::{info, Level};
+use opensmtpd::{event, handlers, Entry, SmtpIn, SmtpdLogger};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 struct MyContext {
@@ -14,6 +13,6 @@ fn on_event(ctx: &mut MyContext, entry: &Entry) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    Builder::from_env(Env::default().default_filter_or("debug")).init();
+    let _ = SmtpdLogger::new().set_level(Level::Debug).init();
     SmtpIn::new().event_handlers(handlers!(on_event)).run();
 }
diff --git a/opensmtpd/src/errors.rs b/opensmtpd/src/errors.rs
index 26f707b..503cac4 100644
--- a/opensmtpd/src/errors.rs
+++ b/opensmtpd/src/errors.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<log::SetLoggerError> for Error {
+    fn from(error: log::SetLoggerError) -> Self {
+        Error::new(&format!("Logger error: {}", error))
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<nom::Err<&str>> for Error {
     fn from(error: nom::Err<&str>) -> Self {
         let msg = match error {
diff --git a/opensmtpd/src/lib.rs b/opensmtpd/src/lib.rs
index 487bc72..00c227a 100644
--- a/opensmtpd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/opensmtpd/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod entry;
 mod errors;
 mod event_handlers;
+mod logger;
 
 use log::{debug, error, warn};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ use std::thread;
 pub use crate::entry::{Entry, Event};
 pub use crate::errors::Error;
 pub use crate::event_handlers::{Callback, EventHandler, MatchEvent};
+pub use crate::logger::SmtpdLogger;
 pub use opensmtpd_derive::event;
 
 #[macro_export]
diff --git a/opensmtpd/src/logger.rs b/opensmtpd/src/logger.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c5a813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensmtpd/src/logger.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use crate::errors::Error;
+use log::{Level, Metadata, Record};
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SmtpdLogger {
+    level: Level,
+}
+
+impl SmtpdLogger {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        SmtpdLogger::default()
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_level(&mut self, level: Level) -> Self {
+        self.level = level;
+        self.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn init(self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let level = self.level.to_level_filter();
+        log::set_boxed_logger(Box::new(self))?;
+        log::set_max_level(level);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for SmtpdLogger {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        SmtpdLogger { level: Level::Warn }
+    }
+}
+
+impl log::Log for SmtpdLogger {
+    fn enabled(&self, metadata: &Metadata) -> bool {
+        metadata.level() <= self.level
+    }
+
+    fn log(&self, record: &Record) {
+        if self.enabled(record.metadata()) {
+            let stderr = io::stderr();
+            let mut handle = stderr.lock();
+            writeln!(handle, "{}: {}", record.level(), record.args()).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&self) {}
+}