diff --git a/msgpi/presg.py b/msgpi/presg.py
index 34bd3b2..f238337 100644
--- a/msgpi/presg.py
+++ b/msgpi/presg.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import msgpi.io.iosc as miosc
 import msgpi.io.iovabs as miovabs
 import msgpi.utils as utl
+import msgpi.logger as mlog
 
 
 def readMaterialFromXMLElement(xem):
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ def preSG(
     # fn_head, fn_tail = os.path.split(xml_sg)
 
     if logger is None:
-        logger = utl.initLogger(__name__)
+        logger = mlog.initLogger(__name__)
 
     try:
         fn_base, fn_extn = os.path.splitext(sg_xml)