diff --git a/src/geophires_x_client/common.py b/src/geophires_x_client/common.py
index 5460cfe8..dbb076ad 100644
--- a/src/geophires_x_client/common.py
+++ b/src/geophires_x_client/common.py
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 _geophires_x_client_logger = None
 
 
-def _get_logger(logger_name='root'):
+def _get_logger(logger_name=None):
     global _geophires_x_client_logger
     if _geophires_x_client_logger is None:
         sh = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
         sh.setLevel(logging.INFO)
         sh.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(fmt='[%(asctime)s][%(levelname)s] %(message)s', datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'))
 
+        if logger_name is None:
+            logger_name = __name__
+
         _geophires_x_client_logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
         _geophires_x_client_logger.addHandler(sh)
 
diff --git a/src/geophires_x_client/geophires_x_result.py b/src/geophires_x_client/geophires_x_result.py
index 26e9b03a..523f6892 100644
--- a/src/geophires_x_client/geophires_x_result.py
+++ b/src/geophires_x_client/geophires_x_result.py
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ class GeophiresXResult:
         'Reservoir Model',
     )
 
-    def __init__(self, output_file_path, logger_name='root'):
+    def __init__(self, output_file_path, logger_name=None):
+        if logger_name is None:
+            logger_name = __name__
         self._logger = _get_logger(logger_name)
         self.output_file_path = output_file_path