diff --git a/pycromanager/logging.py b/pycromanager/logging.py
index 1b39755b..9304e018 100644
--- a/pycromanager/logging.py
+++ b/pycromanager/logging.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 main_logger = _base_logger = logging.getLogger("pycromanager")
 
 def set_logger_instance(logger_name: str) -> None:
@@ -14,4 +13,4 @@ def set_logger_instance(logger_name: str) -> None:
 
 def reset_logger_instance() -> None:
     """ Resets the logger to the default logger """
-    set_logger_instance(_base_logger.name)
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+    set_logger_instance(_base_logger.name)