diff --git a/src/smolnetd/logger.rs b/src/smolnetd/logger.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fd36d9b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/smolnetd/logger.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use log::{set_logger_raw, Log, LogLevelFilter, LogMetadata, LogRecord};
+
+struct Logger;
+
+impl Log for Logger {
+    fn enabled(&self, _: &LogMetadata) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn log(&self, record: &LogRecord) {
+        println!("{}: {}", record.level(), record.args());
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn init_logger() {
+    unsafe {
+        set_logger_raw(|max_log_level| {
+            max_log_level.set(LogLevelFilter::Trace);
+            &Logger
+        }).expect("Can't initialize logger");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/smolnetd/main.rs b/src/smolnetd/main.rs
index cdf6723b27..cfa84de487 100644
--- a/src/smolnetd/main.rs
+++ b/src/smolnetd/main.rs
@@ -17,30 +17,12 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 mod error;
 mod device;
 mod scheme;
-
-struct SimpleLogger;
-
-impl log::Log for SimpleLogger {
-    fn enabled(&self, _metadata: &log::LogMetadata) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-
-    fn log(&self, record: &log::LogRecord) {
-        if self.enabled(record.metadata()) {
-            println!("{} : {}", record.level(), record.args());
-        }
-    }
-}
+mod logger;
 
 fn run() -> Result<()> {
     use syscall::flag::*;
 
-    unsafe {
-        log::set_logger_raw(|max_log_level| {
-            max_log_level.set(log::LogLevelFilter::Trace);
-            &SimpleLogger
-        }).expect("Can't initialize logger");
-    }
+    logger::init_logger();
 
     // if unsafe { syscall::clone(0).unwrap() } != 0 {
     //     return Ok(());
@@ -73,6 +55,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
             File::from_raw_fd(udp_fd),
         )
     };
+
     let smolnetd = Rc::new(RefCell::new(
         Smolnetd::new(network_file, ip_file, udp_file, time_file),
     ));