diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index be4f663..0692333 100755
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ NUMPROCS = multiprocessing.cpu_count() - 1
 if os.environ.get('BUILD_ID'):
     NUMPROCS = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def setup_parser():
     """ Set up the command line arguments supported and return the arguments