diff --git a/sloth/core/commands.py b/sloth/core/commands.py
index d3e1e60..09944ba 100644
--- a/sloth/core/commands.py
+++ b/sloth/core/commands.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from pprint import pprint
 from sloth.core.cli import BaseCommand, CommandError
 from sloth.annotations.container import *
 from optparse import make_option
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ConvertCommand(BaseCommand):
     """