diff --git a/pkg/kafka/common.go b/pkg/kafka/common.go
index cb6acb2..149c150 100644
--- a/pkg/kafka/common.go
+++ b/pkg/kafka/common.go
@@ -19,16 +19,12 @@
 	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v3/pkg/log"
 )
 
-const (
-	logLevel = log.ErrorLevel
-)
-
 var logger log.Logger
 
 func init() {
 	// Setup this package so that it's log level can be modified at run time
 	var err error
-	logger, err = log.AddPackage(log.JSON, logLevel, log.Fields{"pkg": "kafka"})
+	logger, err = log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.ErrorLevel, log.Fields{"pkg": "kafka"})
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go b/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
index 5dbde9c..fc2334d 100644
--- a/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
+++ b/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@
 	kp.kafkaClient.Stop()
 	err := kp.deleteAllTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("failed-delete-all-topic-request-handler-channel-map", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		logger.Errorw("failed-delete-all-topic-request-handler-channel-map", log.Fields{"error": err})
 	}
 	err = kp.deleteAllTopicResponseChannelMap()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("failed-delete-all-topic-response-channel-map", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		logger.Errorw("failed-delete-all-topic-response-channel-map", log.Fields{"error": err})
 	}
 	kp.deleteAllTransactionIdToChannelMap()
 }