diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_cmd/zmq_receiver.py b/oslo_messaging/_cmd/zmq_receiver.py
index cbcdfe88d..d65576ac4 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_cmd/zmq_receiver.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_cmd/zmq_receiver.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
 
 import contextlib
-import logging
 import sys
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_log import log
 
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import impl_zmq
 from oslo_messaging._executors import base  # FIXME(markmc)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CONF.register_opts(base._pool_opts)
 
 def main():
     CONF(sys.argv[1:], project='oslo')
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+    log.setup(CONF, 'oslo.messaging')
 
     with contextlib.closing(impl_zmq.ZmqProxy(CONF)) as reactor:
         reactor.consume_in_thread()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1b29f8a28..19651eea0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pbr<2.0,>=0.11
 
 oslo.config>=1.11.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.context>=0.2.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.log>=1.2.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=1.6.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.serialization>=1.4.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.service>=0.1.0 # Apache-2.0