diff --git a/addons/email/email_message.py b/addons/email/email_message.py
index 52e8a1f0af0..ee69bc1e9fd 100644
--- a/addons/email/email_message.py
+++ b/addons/email/email_message.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from osv import osv
 from osv import fields
 from tools.translate import _
 import tools
+import netsvc
 
 #import time
 #import binascii
@@ -34,8 +35,6 @@ import tools
 #import logging
 #import xmlrpclib
 
-#_logger = logging.getLogger('mailgate')
-
 #import re
 #import smtplib
 #import base64
@@ -58,6 +57,8 @@ import tools
 #    'text/html'
 #]
 
+LOGGER = netsvc.Logger()
+
 def format_date_tz(date, tz=None):
     if not date:
         return 'n/a'