diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index b20b20b6a..fac82a40d 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ from beets.dbcore import types
 import beets
 
 
+log = logging.getLogger('beets')
+
 
 # Library-specific query types.
 
-
 class PathQuery(dbcore.FieldQuery):
     """A query that matches all items under a given path."""
     def __init__(self, field, pattern, fast=True):
@@ -114,13 +115,6 @@ class PathType(types.Type):
 PF_KEY_DEFAULT = 'default'
 
 
-# Logger.
-log = logging.getLogger('beets')
-if not log.handlers:
-    log.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
-log.propagate = False  # Don't propagate to root handler.
-
-
 # A little SQL utility.
 def _orelse(exp1, exp2):
     """Generates an SQLite expression that evaluates to exp1 if exp1 is
diff --git a/beets/ui/__init__.py b/beets/ui/__init__.py
index ed1c1e398..95b5cadc5 100644
--- a/beets/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/ui/__init__.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ if sys.platform == 'win32':
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
+if not log.handlers:
+    log.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
+log.propagate = False  # Don't propagate to root handler.
+
 
 PF_KEY_QUERIES = {
     'comp': 'comp:true',