diff --git a/uasyncio.core/uasyncio/core.py b/uasyncio.core/uasyncio/core.py
index 580f8c8a..64907ff9 100644
--- a/uasyncio.core/uasyncio/core.py
+++ b/uasyncio.core/uasyncio/core.py
@@ -3,15 +3,21 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import time
 import utimeq
-import logging
 
 
-DEBUG = 0
-
-log = logging.getLogger("asyncio")
-
 type_gen = type((lambda: (yield))())
 
+DEBUG = 0
+log = None
+
+def set_debug(val):
+    global DEBUG, log
+    DEBUG = val
+    if val:
+        import logging
+        log = logging.getLogger("uasyncio")
+
+
 class EventLoop:
 
     def __init__(self, len=42):