diff --git a/lms/envs/logsettings.py b/lms/envs/logsettings.py
index abfdf04b8e..916cd77748 100644
--- a/lms/envs/logsettings.py
+++ b/lms/envs/logsettings.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def get_logger_config(log_dir,
                 'level' : 'DEBUG',
                 'propagate' : False,
             },
-            'root' : {
+            '' : {
                 'handlers' : handlers,
                 'level' : 'DEBUG',
                 'propagate' : False