diff --git a/lakers-python/Cargo.toml b/lakers-python/Cargo.toml
index d60b0aa8..dd5d2e85 100644
--- a/lakers-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lakers-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lakers-ead-authz = { path = "../ead/lakers-ead-authz", features = [ "log" ] }
 lakers-shared = { path = "../shared", features = ["python-bindings", "quadruple_sizes"] }
 lakers-crypto = { path = "../crypto", default-features = false, features = ["rustcrypto"] }
 log = "0.4"
-env_logger = "0.9"
+pyo3-log = "0.11.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 # We don't need it to build, but it is listed in the manifest Cargo.toml, and
diff --git a/lakers-python/src/lib.rs b/lakers-python/src/lib.rs
index 89309ef2..d2c4e40f 100644
--- a/lakers-python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lakers-python/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 /// Note that this module is not restricted by no_std.
 use lakers::*;
 // use lakers_ead_authz::consts::*;
-use env_logger;
 use lakers_crypto::{default_crypto, CryptoTrait};
 use log::trace;
 use pyo3::wrap_pyfunction;
@@ -72,8 +71,10 @@ impl AutoCredential {
 #[pyo3(name = "lakers")]
 fn lakers_python(_py: Python, m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     // initialize the logger once when the module is imported
-    if env_logger::try_init().is_ok() {
-        trace!("lakers-python initialized from Rust side.");
+    if !pyo3_log::try_init().is_ok() {
+        // Not logging anything in the successful case as per pyo3_log recommendations: That would
+        // cache the current logging configuration, which likely changes soon after the imports.
+        log::error!("lakers-python failed to set up (different logger configured?)");
     }
 
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(p256_generate_key_pair, m)?)?;