diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6af08424..03efab39 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 	* psycopg/cursor_type.c: executemany() propagates exceptions raised by the
 	iterable to the caller.
 
+	* lib/pool.py: dropped logging.basicConfig() call.  It messes up with
+	projects using logging but where no handler is installed on the root
+	logger.  Bug reported by Joe Abbate.
+
 2010-05-20  Daniele Varrazzo  <daniele.varrazzo@gmail.com>
 
 	* psycopg/typecast_datetime.c: Round seconds in historical timezones to
diff --git a/lib/pool.py b/lib/pool.py
index f9cdab68..ab517b6a 100644
--- a/lib/pool.py
+++ b/lib/pool.py
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ import psycopg2
 
 try:
     import logging
-    # do basic initialization if the module is not already initialized
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
-                        format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s')
     # create logger object for psycopg2 module and sub-modules
     _logger = logging.getLogger("psycopg2")
     def dbg(*args):