diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cf2ece04..87fe8a41 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ development will happen here as 2.3.x under the git master branch.
 
 Bugs:
 
-    * None
+    * :issue:`211` - LoggingLogHandler namespace causes issues (regression)
 
 Features:
 
diff --git a/cement/ext/ext_logging.py b/cement/ext/ext_logging.py
index 1fa143db..c45bc7f3 100644
--- a/cement/ext/ext_logging.py
+++ b/cement/ext/ext_logging.py
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ class LoggingLogHandler(log.CementLogHandler):
     def _setup(self, app_obj):
         super(LoggingLogHandler, self)._setup(app_obj)
         if self._meta.namespace is None:
-            self._meta.namespace = "%s:%s" % (self.app._meta.label,
-                                              self._meta.namespace)
+            self._meta.namespace = "%s" % self.app._meta.label
 
-        self.backend = logging.getLogger(self._meta.namespace)
+        self.backend = logging.getLogger("cement:app:%s" % \
+                                         self._meta.namespace)
 
         # hack for application debugging
         if is_true(self.app._meta.debug):
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ class LoggingLogHandler(log.CementLogHandler):
     def clear_loggers(self, namespace):
         """Clear any previously configured loggers for `namespace`."""
 
-        for i in logging.getLogger(namespace).handlers:
-            logging.getLogger(namespace).removeHandler(i)
-            self.backend = logging.getLogger(namespace)
+        for i in logging.getLogger("cement:app:%s" % namespace).handlers:
+            logging.getLogger("cement:app:%s" % namespace).removeHandler(i)
+            self.backend = logging.getLogger("cement:app:%s" % namespace)
 
     def _setup_console_log(self):
         """Add a console log handler."""
diff --git a/cement/utils/test.py b/cement/utils/test.py
index 368fa974..1495892a 100644
--- a/cement/utils/test.py
+++ b/cement/utils/test.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class TestApp(foundation.CementApp):
 
 
 class CementTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     """
     A sub-class of unittest.TestCase.
 
     """
+
     app_class = TestApp
     """The test class that is used by self.make_app to create an app."""
 
diff --git a/tests/ext/logging_tests.py b/tests/ext/logging_tests.py
index 4aee8d4a..833916de 100644
--- a/tests/ext/logging_tests.py
+++ b/tests/ext/logging_tests.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class LoggingExtTestCase(test.CementExtTestCase):
     def test_bad_level(self):
         defaults = init_defaults()
         defaults['log'] = dict(
-            level='BOGUS'
+            level='BOGUS',
+            to_console=False,
             )
         app = self.make_app(config_defaults=defaults)
         app.setup()