diff --git a/core/src/http/TypedHttpClient.kt b/core/src/http/TypedHttpClient.kt
index 96b90109..6eabe5b0 100644
--- a/core/src/http/TypedHttpClient.kt
+++ b/core/src/http/TypedHttpClient.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package klite.http
 
 import klite.error
 import klite.info
-import klite.logger
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.future.await
 import java.io.IOException
@@ -32,9 +31,7 @@ open class TypedHttpClient(
   val contentType: String
 ) {
   protected var trimToLog: String.() -> String = { if (length <= maxLoggedLen) this else substring(0, maxLoggedLen) + "…" }
-  var logger = logger(Exception().stackTrace.first { it.className != TypedHttpClient::class.java.name && it.className !== javaClass.name }.className).apply {
-    if (urlPrefix.isNotEmpty()) info("Using $urlPrefix")
-  }
+  var logger = System.getLogger(this::class.java.name).apply { if (urlPrefix.isNotEmpty()) info("Using $urlPrefix") }
 
   private fun buildReq(urlSuffix: String) = HttpRequest.newBuilder().uri(URI("$urlPrefix$urlSuffix"))
     .setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8").setHeader("Accept", "application/json")
diff --git a/core/test/TypedHttpClientTest.kt b/core/test/TypedHttpClientTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdd43a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/TypedHttpClientTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package klite
+
+
+import ch.tutteli.atrium.api.fluent.en_GB.toEqual
+import ch.tutteli.atrium.api.verbs.expect
+import klite.http.TypedHttpClient
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import java.net.http.HttpClient
+
+class TypedHttpClientLoggerNameTest {
+  @Test fun loggerNameShouldReferToClassName() {
+    expect(
+      TypedHttpClient(
+        urlPrefix = "",
+        http = HttpClient.newHttpClient(),
+        contentType = ""
+      ).logger.name
+    ).toEqual("klite.http.TypedHttpClient")
+  }
+
+  @Test fun loggerNameShouldReferToDerivedClassName() {
+    expect(DerivedTypedHttpClient().logger.name).toEqual("klite.DerivedTypedHttpClient")
+  }
+}
+
+private class DerivedTypedHttpClient: TypedHttpClient(
+  urlPrefix = "",
+  http = HttpClient.newHttpClient(),
+  contentType = "",
+)
diff --git a/jackson/test/JsonHttpClientTest.kt b/jackson/test/JsonHttpClientTest.kt
index 506e04ce..5a9d3267 100644
--- a/jackson/test/JsonHttpClientTest.kt
+++ b/jackson/test/JsonHttpClientTest.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class JsonHttpClientTest {
     retryCount = 2, retryAfter = ZERO, http = httpClient, json = kliteJsonMapper())
 
   @Test fun `logger name from stack trace`() {
-    expect(http.logger.name).toEqual(javaClass.name)
+    expect(http.logger.name).toEqual(http.javaClass.name)
   }
 
   @Test fun get() {