diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c461443..fdde0ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func newS3Pipeline(cfg Config) *connector.Pipeline {
 		Checkpoint:  c,
 		Emitter:     e,
 		Filter:      f,
-		Logger:      log.New(os.Stdout, "KINESIS: ", log.Ldate|log.Ltime|log.Lshortfile),
 		StreamName:  cfg.Kinesis.StreamName,
 		Transformer: t,
 	}
diff --git a/awsbackoff.go b/awsbackoff.go
index 31fe87b..e7283d7 100644
--- a/awsbackoff.go
+++ b/awsbackoff.go
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ezoic/go-kinesis"
-	l4g "github.com/ezoic/log4go"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
+	"github.com/sendgridlabs/go-kinesis"
 )
 
 type isRecoverableErrorFunc func(error) bool
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ func handleAwsWaitTimeExp(attempts int) {
 	// wait up to 5 minutes based on the aws exponential backoff algorithm
 	if attempts > 0 {
 		waitTime := time.Duration(math.Min(100*math.Pow(2, float64(attempts)), 300000)) * time.Millisecond
-		l4g.Finest("handleAwsWaitTimeExp:%s", waitTime.String())
+		logger.Printf("handleAwsWaitTimeExp:%s", waitTime.String())
 		time.Sleep(waitTime)
 	}
 
diff --git a/awsbackoff_test.go b/awsbackoff_test.go
index d2c7cbd..7925330 100644
--- a/awsbackoff_test.go
+++ b/awsbackoff_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/ezoic/go-kinesis"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
+	"github.com/sendgridlabs/go-kinesis"
 )
 
 func Test_isRecoverableError(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/kinesis.go b/kinesis.go
index c83d466..bbd8c00 100644
--- a/kinesis.go
+++ b/kinesis.go
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package connector
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ezoic/go-kinesis"
-	l4g "github.com/ezoic/log4go"
+	"github.com/sendgridlabs/go-kinesis"
 )
 
 // CreateStream creates a new Kinesis stream (uses existing stream if exists) and
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func CreateStream(k *kinesis.Kinesis, streamName string, shardCount int) {
 		err := k.CreateStream(streamName, shardCount)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			l4g.Error("CreateStream ERROR: %v", err)
+			logger.Printf("CreateStream ERROR: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func CreateStream(k *kinesis.Kinesis, streamName string, shardCount int) {
 		args.Add("StreamName", streamName)
 		resp, _ = k.DescribeStream(args)
 		streamStatus := resp.StreamDescription.StreamStatus
-		l4g.Info("Stream [%v] is %v", streamName, streamStatus)
+		logger.Printf("Stream [%v] is %v", streamName, streamStatus)
 
 		if streamStatus != "ACTIVE" {
 			time.Sleep(4 * time.Second)
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func StreamExists(k *kinesis.Kinesis, streamName string) bool {
 	args := kinesis.NewArgs()
 	resp, err := k.ListStreams(args)
 	if err != nil {
-		l4g.Error("ListStream ERROR: %v", err)
+		logger.Printf("ListStream ERROR: %v", err)
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, s := range resp.StreamNames {
diff --git a/mysql_checkpoint.go b/mysql_checkpoint.go
index 4bac5ba..36ded2c 100644
--- a/mysql_checkpoint.go
+++ b/mysql_checkpoint.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 
-	l4g "github.com/ezoic/log4go"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 )
 
@@ -24,13 +23,13 @@ type MysqlCheckpoint struct {
 // TRIM_HORIZON or AFTER_SEQUENCE_NUMBER (if checkpoint exists).
 func (c *MysqlCheckpoint) CheckpointExists(shardID string) bool {
 
-	l4g.Finest("SELECT sequence_number FROM " + c.TableName + " WHERE checkpoint_key = ?")
+	logger.Printf("SELECT sequence_number FROM " + c.TableName + " WHERE checkpoint_key = ?")
 
 	row := c.Db.QueryRow("SELECT sequence_number FROM "+c.TableName+" WHERE checkpoint_key = ?", c.key(shardID))
 	var val string
 	err := row.Scan(&val)
 	if err == nil {
-		l4g.Finest("sequence:%s", val)
+		logger.Printf("sequence:%s", val)
 		c.sequenceNumber = val
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/pipeline.go b/pipeline.go
index 4a64c87..241f224 100644
--- a/pipeline.go
+++ b/pipeline.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package connector
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ezoic/go-kinesis"
-	l4g "github.com/ezoic/log4go"
+	"github.com/sendgridlabs/go-kinesis"
 )
 
 // Pipeline is used as a record processor to configure a pipline.
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ func (p Pipeline) ProcessShard(ksis *kinesis.Kinesis, shardID string) {
 
 		if err != nil {
 			if isRecoverableError(err) {
-				p.Logger.Infof("recoverable error, %s", err)
+				logger.Printf("recoverable error, %s", err)
 				consecutiveErrorAttempts++
 				continue
 			} else {
-				p.Logger.Fatalf("GetRecords ERROR: %v\n", err)
+				logger.Fatalf("GetRecords ERROR: %v\n", err)
 			}
 		} else {
 			consecutiveErrorAttempts = 0
diff --git a/redshift_basic_emitter.go b/redshift_basic_emitter.go
index 215d2dc..f5a07c4 100644
--- a/redshift_basic_emitter.go
+++ b/redshift_basic_emitter.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	// Postgres package is used when sql.Open is called
-	l4g "github.com/ezoic/log4go"
+
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (e RedshiftBasicEmitter) Emit(b Buffer, t Transformer) {
 		}
 
 		// recoverable error, lets warn
-		l4g.Warn(err)
+		logger.Printf("%v", err)
 
 	}
 
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ func (e RedshiftBasicEmitter) copyStatement(s3File string) string {
 		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DELIMITER '%v'", e.Delimiter))
 	}
 	b.WriteString(";")
-	l4g.Debug(b.String())
+	logger.Printf(b.String())
 	return b.String()
 }
diff --git a/redshift_manifest_emitter.go b/redshift_manifest_emitter.go
index 309af15..07a6ef8 100644
--- a/redshift_manifest_emitter.go
+++ b/redshift_manifest_emitter.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/crowdmob/goamz/aws"
 	"github.com/crowdmob/goamz/s3"
-	l4g "github.com/ezoic/log4go"
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ func (e RedshiftManifestEmitter) writeManifestToS3(files []string, manifestFileN
 	content := e.generateManifestFile(files)
 	err := bucket.Put(manifestFileName, content, "text/plain", s3.Private, s3.Options{})
 	if err != nil {
-		l4g.Error("Error occured while uploding to S3: %v", err)
+		logger.Printf("Error occured while uploding to S3: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/s3_emitter.go b/s3_emitter.go
index 8ae99a6..4cf91fa 100644
--- a/s3_emitter.go
+++ b/s3_emitter.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/crowdmob/goamz/aws"
 	"github.com/crowdmob/goamz/s3"
-	l4g "github.com/ezoic/log4go"
 )
 
 // S3Emitter is an implementation of Emitter used to store files from a Kinesis stream in S3.
diff --git a/s3_manifest_emitter.go b/s3_manifest_emitter.go
index adf6815..88b3d06 100644
--- a/s3_manifest_emitter.go
+++ b/s3_manifest_emitter.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package connector
 
 import (
+	"github.com/sendgridlabs/go-kinesis"
 )
 
 // An implementation of Emitter that puts event data on S3 file, and then puts the