diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/logging.cfg b/python_apps/pypo/logging.cfg
index f0a4b4bee..4c1ddd172 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/logging.cfg
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/logging.cfg
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [loggers]
-keys=root,fetch,push,recorder,message_h,notify
+keys=root,fetch,push,recorder,message_h
 
 [handlers]
-keys=pypo,recorder,message_h,notify
+keys=pypo,recorder,message_h
 
 [formatters]
 keys=simpleFormatter
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@ handlers=message_h
 qualname=message_h
 propagate=0
 
-[logger_notify]
-level=DEBUG
-handlers=notify
-qualname=notify
-propagate=0
-
-[handler_notify]
-class=logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
-level=DEBUG
-formatter=simpleFormatter
-args=("/var/log/airtime/pypo/notify.log", 'a', 1000000, 5,)
-
 [handler_pypo]
 class=logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
 level=DEBUG
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/notify_logging.cfg b/python_apps/pypo/notify_logging.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bf4a9160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/notify_logging.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[loggers]
+keys=root,notify
+
+[handlers]
+keys=notify
+
+[formatters]
+keys=simpleFormatter
+
+[logger_root]
+level=DEBUG
+handlers=pypo
+
+[logger_notify]
+level=DEBUG
+handlers=notify
+qualname=notify
+propagate=0
+
+[handler_notify]
+class=logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
+level=DEBUG
+formatter=simpleFormatter
+args=("/var/log/airtime/pypo/notify.log", 'a', 1000000, 5,)
+
+[formatter_simpleFormatter]
+format=%(asctime)s %(levelname)s - [%(filename)s : %(funcName)s() : line %(lineno)d] - %(message)s
+datefmt=
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pyponotify.py b/python_apps/pypo/pyponotify.py
index 63bb9aa63..6d85b76f9 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pyponotify.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pyponotify.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ parser.add_option("-y", "--source-status", help="source connection stauts", meta
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
 # configure logging
-logging.config.fileConfig("logging.cfg")
+logging.config.fileConfig("notify_logging.cfg")
 logger = logging.getLogger('notify')
 LogWriter.override_std_err(logger)