diff --git a/src/python/oftest/parse.py b/src/python/oftest/parse.py
index af1faed..018b70b 100644
--- a/src/python/oftest/parse.py
+++ b/src/python/oftest/parse.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     from scapy.all import *
 except:
     sys.exit("Need to install scapy for packet parsing")
-import oft_config
 
 """
 of_message.py
@@ -21,10 +20,8 @@
 function information into the of_message namespace
 """
 
-parse_debug_level = oft_config.DEBUG_VERBOSE
-
-def dbg(self, level, string):
-    debug_log("PARSE", parse_debug_level, level, string)
+parse_logger = logging.getLogger("parse")
+#parse_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 # These message types are subclassed
 msg_type_subclassed = [
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@
         sub_hdr.unpack(binary_string[OFP_HEADER_BYTES:])
         return error_to_class_map[sub_hdr.type]()
     else:
-        dbg(oft_config.DEBUG_ERROR, "Cannot parse pkt to message")
+        parse_logger.error("Cannot parse pkt to message")
         return None
 
 def of_message_parse(binary_string, raw=False):
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@
     """
 
     if raw:
-        dbg(oft_config.DEBUG_ERROR, "raw packet message parsing not supported")
+        parse_logger.error("raw packet message parsing not supported")
         return None
 
     obj = _of_message_to_object(binary_string)
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@
     """
 
     if raw:
-        dbg(oft_config.DEBUG_ERROR, "raw packet message parsing not supported")
+        parse_logger.error("raw packet message parsing not supported")
         return None
 
     hdr = ofp_header()
@@ -261,7 +258,7 @@
 
     #@todo check min length of packet
     if pkt_format.upper() != "L2":
-        dbg(oft_config.DEBUG_ERROR, "Only L2 supported for packet_to_flow")
+        parse_logger.error("Only L2 supported for packet_to_flow")
         return None
 
     ether = scapy.all.Ether(packet)