diff --git a/lbry/lbry/extras/cli.py b/lbry/lbry/extras/cli.py
index 3d3e3f436..07b2298a0 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/extras/cli.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/extras/cli.py
@@ -220,46 +220,46 @@ def ensure_directory_exists(path: str):
         pathlib.Path(path).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 
-def setup_logging(args: argparse.Namespace, conf: Config, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
-                  root_logger: logging.Logger):
+LOG_MODULES = ('lbry', 'torba', 'aioupnp')
+
+
+def setup_logging(args: argparse.Namespace, conf: Config, logger: logging.Logger):
     default_formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(name)s:%(lineno)d: %(message)s")
     file_handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
         conf.log_file_path, maxBytes=2097152, backupCount=5
     )
     file_handler.setFormatter(default_formatter)
-    root_logger.getChild('lbry').addHandler(file_handler)
-    root_logger.getChild('lbry').addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
-    root_logger.getChild('torba').addHandler(file_handler)
-
+    for module_name in LOG_MODULES:
+        logger.getChild(module_name).addHandler(file_handler)
     if not args.quiet:
         handler = logging.StreamHandler()
         handler.setFormatter(default_formatter)
-        root_logger.getChild('lbry').addHandler(handler)
-        root_logger.getChild('torba').addHandler(handler)
-        root_logger.getChild('torba').setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        for module_name in LOG_MODULES:
+            logger.getChild(module_name).addHandler(handler)
 
-    root_logger.getChild('aioupnp').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-    root_logger.getChild('aiohttp').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+    logger.getChild('lbry').setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    logger.getChild('torba').setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    logger.getChild('aioupnp').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    logger.getChild('aiohttp').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
 
-    root_logger.getChild('lbry').setLevel(logging.INFO)
     if args.verbose is not None:
-        loop.set_debug(True)
         if len(args.verbose) > 0:
             for module in args.verbose:
-                root_logger.getChild(module).setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+                logger.getChild(module).setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         else:
-            root_logger.getChild('lbry').setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+            logger.getChild('lbry').setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     if conf.share_usage_data:
         loggly_handler = get_loggly_handler()
         loggly_handler.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
-        root_logger.getChild('lbry').addHandler(loggly_handler)
+        logger.getChild('lbry').addHandler(loggly_handler)
 
 
 def run_daemon(args: argparse.Namespace, conf: Config):
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    root_logger = logging.getLogger()
-    setup_logging(args, conf, loop, root_logger)
+    if args.verbose is not None:
+        loop.set_debug(True)
+    setup_logging(args, conf, logging.getLogger())
     daemon = Daemon(conf)
 
     def __exit():
diff --git a/lbry/tests/unit/test_cli.py b/lbry/tests/unit/test_cli.py
index e7e58111a..7a4cb54e8 100644
--- a/lbry/tests/unit/test_cli.py
+++ b/lbry/tests/unit/test_cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import contextlib
-import asyncio
-import importlib
 import logging
 from io import StringIO
 from unittest import TestCase
@@ -15,35 +13,35 @@ from lbry.conf import Config
 from lbry.extras import cli
 
 
-class CLILoggingTest(TestCase):
+class CLILoggingTest(AsyncioTestCase):
+
+    async def test_setup_logging(self):
+        # test needs to be async to avoid warnings from loggly
 
-    def test_setup_logging(self):
         def setup(argv):
             parser = cli.get_argument_parser()
             args, command_args = parser.parse_known_args(argv)
             conf = Config.create_from_arguments(args)
             conf.data_dir = '/tmp'
-            setup_logging(args, conf, test_loop, root_logger)
+            setup_logging(args, conf, logger)
 
-        test_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-        asyncio.set_event_loop(test_loop)
-        root_logger = logging.getLogger('test_logger')
+        logger = logging.getLogger('test_logger')
 
         setup(["start"])
-        self.assertTrue(root_logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.INFO))
-        self.assertFalse(root_logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertTrue(logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.INFO))
+        self.assertFalse(logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
 
         setup(["start", "--verbose"])
-        self.assertTrue(root_logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
-        self.assertTrue(root_logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.INFO))
-        self.assertFalse(root_logger.getChild("torba").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertTrue(logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertTrue(logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.INFO))
+        self.assertFalse(logger.getChild("torba").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
 
         setup(["start", "--verbose", "lbry.extras", "lbry.wallet", "torba.client"])
-        self.assertTrue(root_logger.getChild("lbry.extras").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
-        self.assertTrue(root_logger.getChild("lbry.wallet").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
-        self.assertTrue(root_logger.getChild("torba.client").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
-        self.assertFalse(root_logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
-        self.assertFalse(root_logger.getChild("torba").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertTrue(logger.getChild("lbry.extras").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertTrue(logger.getChild("lbry.wallet").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertTrue(logger.getChild("torba.client").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertFalse(logger.getChild("lbry").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
+        self.assertFalse(logger.getChild("torba").isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG))
 
 
 class CLITest(AsyncioTestCase):