diff --git a/py-i2phosts-fetcher b/py-i2phosts-fetcher
index 36efdb4..8e412dc 100755
--- a/py-i2phosts-fetcher
+++ b/py-i2phosts-fetcher
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ else:
 sys.path.insert(1, DJANGO_PROJECT_PATH)
 os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
 from web.lib.utils import get_logger
-from web.lib.utils import check_logger_options
 from web.extsources.models import ExternalSource
 
 # configure logger
@@ -43,7 +42,8 @@ if args.debug == True:
 	log_level = 'debug'
 	log_file = None
 else:
-	log_file, log_level = check_logger_options(config)
+	log_level = config['log_level']
+	log_file = config['log_file']
 log = get_logger(filename=log_file, log_level=log_level)
 
 # we want open urls through proxy