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')