diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 27e4732..4325372 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 login_manager.session_protection = 'strong'
 login_manager.login_view = 'account.login'
 
+logging.basicConfig(filename='./pyrrha_corpus_creation.log', level=logging.DEBUG,
+                        format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s %(message)s')
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def create_app(config_name="dev"):
     """ Create the application """
@@ -65,8 +70,7 @@ def _set_sqlite_case_insensitive_pragma(dbapi_con, connection_record):
     md = Markdown(app, safe_mode=True)
     babel.init_app(app, locale_selector=get_locale)
 
-    logging.basicConfig(filename='./pyrrha_corpus_creation.log', level=logging.DEBUG,
-                        format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s %(message)s')
+
 
     # Register Jinja template functions
     from .main import main as main_blueprint
diff --git a/app/main/views/corpus.py b/app/main/views/corpus.py
index 6181434..6c78bf6 100644
--- a/app/main/views/corpus.py
+++ b/app/main/views/corpus.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import sqlalchemy.exc
 from sqlalchemy import func, distinct, text
 from typing import List
-import logging
 
 
 from app import db
@@ -22,7 +21,8 @@
 from .utils import requires_corpus_admin_access, requires_corpus_access
 from ..forms import Delete
 from app.utils import PreferencesUpdateError, PersonalDictionaryError
-
+from app import logger
+import logging
 AUTOCOMPLETE_LIMIT = 20
 
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def _get_available():
 def corpus_new():
     """ Register a new corpus
     """
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
     lemmatizers = current_app.config.get("LEMMATIZERS", [])
 
     def normal_view():