diff --git a/bin/mn b/bin/mn
index 14d1b59..b0d2ec4 100755
--- a/bin/mn
+++ b/bin/mn
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     USE_RIPCORD = False
 
-from mininet.logging_mod import lg, LEVELS
+from mininet.log import lg, LEVELS
 from mininet.net import Mininet, init
 from mininet.node import KernelSwitch, Host, Controller, ControllerParams, NOX
 from mininet.node import RemoteController, UserSwitch, OVSKernelSwitch
diff --git a/mininet/logging_mod.py b/mininet/log.py
similarity index 98%
rename from mininet/logging_mod.py
rename to mininet/log.py
index 85a059c..0c79479 100644
--- a/mininet/logging_mod.py
+++ b/mininet/log.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class MininetLogger(Logger, object):
 
     Enable each mininet .py file to with one import:
 
-       from mininet.logging_mod import lg
+       from mininet.log import lg
 
     ...get a default logger that doesn't require one newline per logging call.
 
diff --git a/mininet/net.py b/mininet/net.py
index ec1e9ea..91c7be5 100755
--- a/mininet/net.py
+++ b/mininet/net.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from subprocess import call
 import sys
 from time import sleep
 
-from mininet.logging_mod import lg
+from mininet.log import lg
 from mininet.node import KernelSwitch, OVSKernelSwitch
 from mininet.util import quietRun, fixLimits
 from mininet.util import make_veth_pair, move_intf, retry, MOVEINTF_DELAY
diff --git a/mininet/node.py b/mininet/node.py
index 8281bef..5edda82 100644
--- a/mininet/node.py
+++ b/mininet/node.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import select
 
 flush = sys.stdout.flush
 
-from mininet.logging_mod import lg
+from mininet.log import lg
 from mininet.util import quietRun, macColonHex, ipStr
 
 
diff --git a/mininet/util.py b/mininet/util.py
index d919755..2e30c3b 100644
--- a/mininet/util.py
+++ b/mininet/util.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from resource import setrlimit, RLIMIT_NPROC, RLIMIT_NOFILE
 import select
 from subprocess import call, check_call, Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
 
-from mininet.logging_mod import lg
+from mininet.log import lg
 
 
 def run(cmd):