diff --git a/liveMonitor.py b/liveMonitor.py
index 08a66bb..a59e9d7 100644
--- a/liveMonitor.py
+++ b/liveMonitor.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from ukmonPostProc import setupLogging
 
 
-log = logging.getLogger()
+log = logging.getLogger("ukmonlogger")
 
 timetowait = 30 # seconds to wait for a new line before deciding the log is stale
 
diff --git a/sendToLive.py b/sendToLive.py
index 4eb720e..72c0d8b 100644
--- a/sendToLive.py
+++ b/sendToLive.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from RMS.Formats.FieldIntensities import readFieldIntensitiesBin
 
 
-log = logging.getLogger("logger")
+log = logging.getLogger("ukmonlogger")
 
 
 def getBlockBrightness(dirpath, filename):
diff --git a/ukmonInstaller.py b/ukmonInstaller.py
index 19fe450..5fac352 100644
--- a/ukmonInstaller.py
+++ b/ukmonInstaller.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from RMS.Misc import isRaspberryPi
 from uploadToArchive import readIniFile
 
-log = logging.getLogger()
+log = logging.getLogger("ukmonlogger")
 log.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
 oldip = '3.9.65.98'
diff --git a/ukmonPostProc.py b/ukmonPostProc.py
index 6d67455..094d96f 100644
--- a/ukmonPostProc.py
+++ b/ukmonPostProc.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 from uploadToArchive import uploadToArchive, readIniFile
 
-log = logging.getLogger()
+log = logging.getLogger("ukmonlogger")
 log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
 
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ def setupLogging(logpath, prefix):
     print('about to initialise logger')
     logdir = os.path.expanduser(logpath)
     os.makedirs(logdir, exist_ok=True)
+    log.info('removing any existing log handlers')
+    for handler in log.handlers[:]:
+        log.removeHandler(handler)
 
     logfilename = os.path.join(logdir, prefix + datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S.%f') + '.log')
     handler = logging.handlers.TimedRotatingFileHandler(logfilename, when='D', interval=1) 
diff --git a/uploadToArchive.py b/uploadToArchive.py
index b26209b..8da3bda 100644
--- a/uploadToArchive.py
+++ b/uploadToArchive.py
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 import tempfile
 from RMS.Formats.FTPdetectinfo import readFTPdetectinfo
 
-log = logging.getLogger("logger")
+log = logging.getLogger("ukmonlogger")
 
 
 def readKeyFile(filename, inifvals):
     if not os.path.isfile(filename):
-        log.error('Config file missing, cannot continue')
+        log.error('Keyfile {} not downloaded. Check ssh key and station location with ukmon team.'.format(filename))
         return False
     with open(filename, 'r') as fin:
         lis = fin.readlines()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def getAWSKey(inifvals):
             handle, tmpfnam = tempfile.mkstemp()
             ftp_client.get(inifvals['LOCATION']+'.csv', tmpfnam)
         except Exception as e:
-            log.error('unable to find AWS key')
+            log.error('unable to find AWS key, check location in ukmon.ini')
             log.info(e, exc_info=True)
         ftp_client.close()
         try:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def getAWSKey(inifvals):
             os.remove(tmpfnam)
             key, sec = lis[1].split(',')
         except Exception as e:
-            log.error('malformed AWS key')
+            log.error('malformed AWS key, contact support')
             log.info(e, exc_info=True)
     except Exception as e:
         log.error('unable to retrieve AWS key')
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def getAWSKey(inifvals):
 
 def readIniFile(filename):
     if not os.path.isfile(filename):
-        log.error('ukmon.ini missing, cannot continue')
+        log.error('{} missing, cannot continue'.format(filename))
         return False
     with open(filename, 'r') as fin:
         lis = fin.readlines()