diff --git a/bigchaindb/__init__.py b/bigchaindb/__init__.py
index 00085314..c0e4fd56 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/__init__.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ config = {
         'bind': os.environ.get('BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_BIND') or 'localhost:9984',
         'workers': None,  # if none, the value will be cpu_count * 2 + 1
         'threads': None,  # if none, the value will be cpu_count * 2 + 1
-        'logger_class': 'bigchaindb.log.loggers.HttpServerLogger',
     },
     'database': _database_map[
         os.environ.get('BIGCHAINDB_DATABASE_BACKEND', 'rethinkdb')
diff --git a/bigchaindb/web/server.py b/bigchaindb/web/server.py
index bcd44d11..b1525f9f 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/web/server.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/web/server.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def create_server(settings):
     if not settings.get('threads'):
         settings['threads'] = (multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2) + 1
 
+    settings['logger_class'] = 'bigchaindb.log.loggers.HttpServerLogger'
     app = create_app(debug=settings.get('debug', False),
                      threads=settings['threads'])
     standalone = StandaloneApplication(app, settings)
diff --git a/tests/test_config_utils.py b/tests/test_config_utils.py
index 2e843914..4234e242 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_utils.py
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ def test_autoconfigure_read_both_from_file_and_env(monkeypatch, request):
             'bind': SERVER_BIND,
             'workers': None,
             'threads': None,
-            'logger_class': 'bigchaindb.log.loggers.HttpServerLogger',
         },
         'database': database,
         'keypair': {