diff --git a/sanic/__main__.py b/sanic/__main__.py
index 594256f8..ebea4ce9 100644
--- a/sanic/__main__.py
+++ b/sanic/__main__.py
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                      "  Example Module: project.sanic_server.app"
                      .format(e.name))
     except ValueError as e:
-        logger.error("{}".format(e))
+        logger.exception("Failed to run app")
diff --git a/sanic/handlers.py b/sanic/handlers.py
index 81dd38d7..30923e27 100644
--- a/sanic/handlers.py
+++ b/sanic/handlers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import sys
-from traceback import format_exc, extract_tb
+from traceback import extract_tb, format_exc
 
 from sanic.exceptions import (
     ContentRangeError,
@@ -84,28 +84,35 @@ class ErrorHandler:
                 response = self.default(request, exception)
         except Exception:
             self.log(format_exc())
-            if self.debug:
-                url = getattr(request, 'url', 'unknown')
-                response_message = ('Exception raised in exception handler '
-                                    '"%s" for uri: "%s"\n%s')
-                logger.error(response_message,
-                             handler.__name__, url, format_exc())
+            try:
+                url = repr(request.url)
+            except AttributeError:
+                url = "unknown"
+            response_message = ('Exception raised in exception handler '
+                                '"%s" for uri: %s')
+            logger.exception(response_message, handler.__name__, url)
 
-                return text(response_message % (
-                    handler.__name__, url, format_exc()), 500)
+            if self.debug:
+                return text(response_message % (handler.__name__, url), 500)
             else:
                 return text('An error occurred while handling an error', 500)
         return response
 
     def log(self, message, level='error'):
         """
-        Override this method in an ErrorHandler subclass to prevent
-        logging exceptions.
+        Deprecated, do not use.
         """
-        getattr(logger, level)(message)
 
     def default(self, request, exception):
         self.log(format_exc())
+        try:
+            url = repr(request.url)
+        except AttributeError:
+            url = "unknown"
+
+        response_message = ('Exception occurred while handling uri: %s')
+        logger.exception(response_message, url)
+
         if issubclass(type(exception), SanicException):
             return text(
                 'Error: {}'.format(exception),
@@ -115,9 +122,6 @@ class ErrorHandler:
         elif self.debug:
             html_output = self._render_traceback_html(exception, request)
 
-            response_message = ('Exception occurred while handling uri: '
-                                '"%s"\n%s')
-            logger.error(response_message, request.url, format_exc())
             return html(html_output, status=500)
         else:
             return html(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_HTML, status=500)
diff --git a/sanic/log.py b/sanic/log.py
index 9c6d868d..67381ce6 100644
--- a/sanic/log.py
+++ b/sanic/log.py
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ LOGGING_CONFIG_DEFAULTS = dict(
 )
 
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('root')
+logger = logging.getLogger('sanic.root')
 error_logger = logging.getLogger('sanic.error')
 access_logger = logging.getLogger('sanic.access')
diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index 8a963203..e5069875 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
             logger.error("Transport closed @ %s and exception "
                          "experienced during error handling",
                          self.transport.get_extra_info('peername'))
-            logger.debug('Exception:\n%s', traceback.format_exc())
+            logger.debug('Exception:', exc_info=True)
         else:
             self.write_error(ServerError(message))
             logger.error(message)
diff --git a/sanic/testing.py b/sanic/testing.py
index 3a1d15c5..e9bf2b5d 100644
--- a/sanic/testing.py
+++ b/sanic/testing.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import traceback
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 from sanic.log import logger
 from sanic.exceptions import MethodNotSupported
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ class SanicTestClient:
                     **request_kwargs)
                 results[-1] = response
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(
-                    'Exception:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))
+                logger.exception('Exception')
                 exceptions.append(e)
             self.app.stop()