diff --git a/resources/lib/loghandler.py b/resources/lib/loghandler.py
index c4e34188..9aebb3e9 100644
--- a/resources/lib/loghandler.py
+++ b/resources/lib/loghandler.py
@@ -1,74 +1,33 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-##################################################################################################
-
+###############################################################################
 import logging
 import xbmc
 
-from utils import window, tryEncode
-
-##################################################################################################
+from utils import tryEncode
+###############################################################################
+LEVELS = {
+    logging.ERROR: xbmc.LOGERROR,
+    logging.WARNING: xbmc.LOGWARNING,
+    logging.INFO: xbmc.LOGNOTICE,
+    logging.DEBUG: xbmc.LOGDEBUG
+}
+###############################################################################
 
 
 def config():
-
     logger = logging.getLogger('PLEX')
     logger.addHandler(LogHandler())
     logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 
 class LogHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
-
     def __init__(self):
-
         logging.StreamHandler.__init__(self)
-        self.setFormatter(MyFormatter())
+        self.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(fmt="%(name)s: %(message)s"))
 
     def emit(self, record):
-
-        if self._get_log_level(record.levelno):
-            try:
-                xbmc.log(self.format(record), level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
-            except UnicodeEncodeError:
-                xbmc.log(tryEncode(self.format(record)), level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _get_log_level(cls, level):
-
-        levels = {
-            logging.ERROR: 0,
-            logging.WARNING: 0,
-            logging.INFO: 1,
-            logging.DEBUG: 2
-        }
         try:
-            log_level = int(window('plex_logLevel'))
-        except ValueError:
-            log_level = 0
-
-        return log_level >= levels[level]
-
-
-class MyFormatter(logging.Formatter):
-
-    def __init__(self, fmt="%(name)s -> %(message)s"):
-
-        logging.Formatter.__init__(self, fmt)
-
-    def format(self, record):
-
-        # Save the original format configured by the user
-        # when the logger formatter was instantiated
-        format_orig = self._fmt
-
-        # Replace the original format with one customized by logging level
-        if record.levelno in (logging.DEBUG, logging.ERROR):
-            self._fmt = '%(name)s -> %(levelname)s: %(message)s'
-
-        # Call the original formatter class to do the grunt work
-        result = logging.Formatter.format(self, record)
-
-        # Restore the original format configured by the user
-        self._fmt = format_orig
-
-        return result
+            xbmc.log(self.format(record), level=LEVELS[record.levelno])
+        except UnicodeEncodeError:
+            xbmc.log(tryEncode(self.format(record)),
+                     level=LEVELS[record.levelno])