diff --git a/bam/cli.py b/bam/cli.py
index f85a57e..66d45d8 100755
--- a/bam/cli.py
+++ b/bam/cli.py
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ del path
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger("bam_cli")
 
-# if we're a module, don't mess with logging level
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-
 
 def fatal(msg):
     if __name__ == "__main__":