diff --git a/devices/devices/hardware_device.py b/devices/devices/hardware_device.py
index 8c348868d691111eedb700906b9c1a4242111591..4bdc63386076a53caa57d5fd639661ee949f7b8e 100644
--- a/devices/devices/hardware_device.py
+++ b/devices/devices/hardware_device.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ __all__ = ["hardware_device"]
 
 from devices.device_decorators import only_in_states, fault_on_error
 
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+
 #@log_exceptions()
 class hardware_device(Device):
     """