diff --git a/asynq_test.go b/asynq_test.go
index 1b0e3eb..3f01066 100644
--- a/asynq_test.go
+++ b/asynq_test.go
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 package asynq
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v7"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	h "github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/asynqtest"
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/log"
 )
 
 // This file defines test helper functions used by
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ const (
 	redisDB   = 14
 )
 
+var testLogger = log.NewLogger(os.Stderr)
+
 func setup(tb testing.TB) *redis.Client {
 	tb.Helper()
 	r := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
diff --git a/background.go b/background.go
index 275fbaa..0ec07f0 100644
--- a/background.go
+++ b/background.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/log"
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/rdb"
 )
 
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ type Background struct {
 	// wait group to wait for all goroutines to finish.
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
 
+	logger *log.Logger
+
 	rdb         *rdb.RDB
 	scheduler   *scheduler
 	processor   *processor
@@ -158,16 +161,18 @@ func NewBackground(r RedisConnOpt, cfg *Config) *Background {
 	}
 	pid := os.Getpid()
 
+	logger := log.NewLogger(os.Stderr)
 	rdb := rdb.NewRDB(createRedisClient(r))
 	ps := base.NewProcessState(host, pid, n, queues, cfg.StrictPriority)
 	syncCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
 	cancels := base.NewCancelations()
-	syncer := newSyncer(syncCh, 5*time.Second)
-	heartbeater := newHeartbeater(rdb, ps, 5*time.Second)
-	scheduler := newScheduler(rdb, 5*time.Second, queues)
-	processor := newProcessor(rdb, ps, delayFunc, syncCh, cancels, cfg.ErrorHandler)
-	subscriber := newSubscriber(rdb, cancels)
+	syncer := newSyncer(logger, syncCh, 5*time.Second)
+	heartbeater := newHeartbeater(logger, rdb, ps, 5*time.Second)
+	scheduler := newScheduler(logger, rdb, 5*time.Second, queues)
+	processor := newProcessor(logger, rdb, ps, delayFunc, syncCh, cancels, cfg.ErrorHandler)
+	subscriber := newSubscriber(logger, rdb, cancels)
 	return &Background{
+		logger:      logger,
 		rdb:         rdb,
 		ps:          ps,
 		scheduler:   scheduler,
@@ -205,14 +210,14 @@ func (fn HandlerFunc) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *Task) error {
 // a signal, it gracefully shuts down all pending workers and other
 // goroutines to process the tasks.
 func (bg *Background) Run(handler Handler) {
-	logger.SetPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("asynq: pid=%d ", os.Getpid()))
-	logger.info("Starting processing")
+	bg.logger.SetPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("asynq: pid=%d ", os.Getpid()))
+	bg.logger.Info("Starting processing")
 
 	bg.start(handler)
 	defer bg.stop()
 
-	logger.info("Send signal TSTP to stop processing new tasks")
-	logger.info("Send signal TERM or INT to terminate the process")
+	bg.logger.Info("Send signal TSTP to stop processing new tasks")
+	bg.logger.Info("Send signal TERM or INT to terminate the process")
 
 	// Wait for a signal to terminate.
 	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ func (bg *Background) Run(handler Handler) {
 		break
 	}
 	fmt.Println()
-	logger.info("Starting graceful shutdown")
+	bg.logger.Info("Starting graceful shutdown")
 }
 
 // starts the background-task processing.
@@ -271,5 +276,5 @@ func (bg *Background) stop() {
 	bg.rdb.Close()
 	bg.running = false
 
-	logger.info("Bye!")
+	bg.logger.Info("Bye!")
 }
diff --git a/heartbeat.go b/heartbeat.go
index 556a219..97f7dd9 100644
--- a/heartbeat.go
+++ b/heartbeat.go
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/log"
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/rdb"
 )
 
 // heartbeater is responsible for writing process info to redis periodically to
 // indicate that the background worker process is up.
 type heartbeater struct {
-	rdb *rdb.RDB
+	logger *log.Logger
+	rdb    *rdb.RDB
 
 	ps *base.ProcessState
 
@@ -26,8 +28,9 @@ type heartbeater struct {
 	interval time.Duration
 }
 
-func newHeartbeater(rdb *rdb.RDB, ps *base.ProcessState, interval time.Duration) *heartbeater {
+func newHeartbeater(l *log.Logger, rdb *rdb.RDB, ps *base.ProcessState, interval time.Duration) *heartbeater {
 	return &heartbeater{
+		logger:   l,
 		rdb:      rdb,
 		ps:       ps,
 		done:     make(chan struct{}),
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ func newHeartbeater(rdb *rdb.RDB, ps *base.ProcessState, interval time.Duration)
 }
 
 func (h *heartbeater) terminate() {
-	logger.info("Heartbeater shutting down...")
+	h.logger.Info("Heartbeater shutting down...")
 	// Signal the heartbeater goroutine to stop.
 	h.done <- struct{}{}
 }
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ func (h *heartbeater) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			select {
 			case <-h.done:
 				h.rdb.ClearProcessState(h.ps)
-				logger.info("Heartbeater done")
+				h.logger.Info("Heartbeater done")
 				return
 			case <-time.After(h.interval):
 				h.beat()
@@ -66,6 +69,6 @@ func (h *heartbeater) beat() {
 	// and short enough to expire quickly once the process is shut down or killed.
 	err := h.rdb.WriteProcessState(h.ps, h.interval*2)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.error("could not write heartbeat data: %v", err)
+		h.logger.Error("could not write heartbeat data: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/heartbeat_test.go b/heartbeat_test.go
index c7b1089..e6deb88 100644
--- a/heartbeat_test.go
+++ b/heartbeat_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestHeartbeater(t *testing.T) {
 		h.FlushDB(t, r)
 
 		state := base.NewProcessState(tc.host, tc.pid, tc.concurrency, tc.queues, false)
-		hb := newHeartbeater(rdbClient, state, tc.interval)
+		hb := newHeartbeater(testLogger, rdbClient, state, tc.interval)
 
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		hb.start(&wg)
diff --git a/internal/log/log.go b/internal/log/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..619b9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/log/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Kentaro Hibino. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package log exports logging related types and functions.
+package log
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	stdlog "log"
+)
+
+func NewLogger(out io.Writer) *Logger {
+	return &Logger{
+		stdlog.New(out, "", stdlog.Ldate|stdlog.Ltime|stdlog.Lmicroseconds|stdlog.LUTC),
+	}
+}
+
+type Logger struct {
+	*stdlog.Logger
+}
+
+func (l *Logger) Info(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	format = "INFO: " + format
+	l.Printf(format, args...)
+}
+
+func (l *Logger) Warn(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	format = "WARN: " + format
+	l.Printf(format, args...)
+}
+
+func (l *Logger) Error(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	format = "ERROR: " + format
+	l.Printf(format, args...)
+}
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/internal/log/log_test.go
similarity index 89%
rename from logger_test.go
rename to internal/log/log_test.go
index 0d9b926..3442147 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/internal/log/log_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-package asynq
+// Copyright 2020 Kentaro Hibino. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package log
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -36,9 +40,9 @@ func TestLoggerInfo(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		logger := newLogger(&buf)
+		logger := NewLogger(&buf)
 
-		logger.info(tc.message)
+		logger.Info(tc.message)
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		matched, err := regexp.MatchString(tc.wantPattern, got)
@@ -68,9 +72,9 @@ func TestLoggerWarn(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		logger := newLogger(&buf)
+		logger := NewLogger(&buf)
 
-		logger.warn(tc.message)
+		logger.Warn(tc.message)
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		matched, err := regexp.MatchString(tc.wantPattern, got)
@@ -100,9 +104,9 @@ func TestLoggerError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		logger := newLogger(&buf)
+		logger := NewLogger(&buf)
 
-		logger.error(tc.message)
+		logger.Error(tc.message)
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		matched, err := regexp.MatchString(tc.wantPattern, got)
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 803e3a4..0000000
--- a/logger.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-package asynq
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-)
-
-// global logger used in asynq package.
-var logger = newLogger(os.Stderr)
-
-func newLogger(out io.Writer) *asynqLogger {
-	return &asynqLogger{
-		log.New(out, "", log.Ldate|log.Ltime|log.Lmicroseconds|log.LUTC),
-	}
-}
-
-type asynqLogger struct {
-	*log.Logger
-}
-
-func (l *asynqLogger) info(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	format = "INFO: " + format
-	l.Printf(format, args...)
-}
-
-func (l *asynqLogger) warn(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	format = "WARN: " + format
-	l.Printf(format, args...)
-}
-
-func (l *asynqLogger) error(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	format = "ERROR: " + format
-	l.Printf(format, args...)
-}
diff --git a/processor.go b/processor.go
index d2c460b..12cb25a 100644
--- a/processor.go
+++ b/processor.go
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/log"
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/rdb"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
 type processor struct {
-	rdb *rdb.RDB
+	logger *log.Logger
+	rdb    *rdb.RDB
 
 	ps *base.ProcessState
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ type processor struct {
 type retryDelayFunc func(n int, err error, task *Task) time.Duration
 
 // newProcessor constructs a new processor.
-func newProcessor(r *rdb.RDB, ps *base.ProcessState, fn retryDelayFunc,
+func newProcessor(l *log.Logger, r *rdb.RDB, ps *base.ProcessState, fn retryDelayFunc,
 	syncCh chan<- *syncRequest, c *base.Cancelations, errHandler ErrorHandler) *processor {
 	info := ps.Get()
 	qcfg := normalizeQueueCfg(info.Queues)
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ func newProcessor(r *rdb.RDB, ps *base.ProcessState, fn retryDelayFunc,
 		orderedQueues = sortByPriority(qcfg)
 	}
 	return &processor{
+		logger:         l,
 		rdb:            r,
 		ps:             ps,
 		queueConfig:    qcfg,
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ func newProcessor(r *rdb.RDB, ps *base.ProcessState, fn retryDelayFunc,
 // It's safe to call this method multiple times.
 func (p *processor) stop() {
 	p.once.Do(func() {
-		logger.info("Processor shutting down...")
+		p.logger.Info("Processor shutting down...")
 		// Unblock if processor is waiting for sema token.
 		close(p.abort)
 		// Signal the processor goroutine to stop processing tasks
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ func (p *processor) terminate() {
 	// IDEA: Allow user to customize this timeout value.
 	const timeout = 8 * time.Second
 	time.AfterFunc(timeout, func() { close(p.quit) })
-	logger.info("Waiting for all workers to finish...")
+	p.logger.Info("Waiting for all workers to finish...")
 
 	// send cancellation signal to all in-progress task handlers
 	for _, cancel := range p.cancelations.GetAll() {
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ func (p *processor) terminate() {
 	for i := 0; i < cap(p.sema); i++ {
 		p.sema <- struct{}{}
 	}
-	logger.info("All workers have finished")
+	p.logger.Info("All workers have finished")
 	p.restore() // move any unfinished tasks back to the queue.
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ func (p *processor) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-p.done:
-				logger.info("Processor done")
+				p.logger.Info("Processor done")
 				return
 			default:
 				p.exec()
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ func (p *processor) exec() {
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		if p.errLogLimiter.Allow() {
-			logger.error("Dequeue error: %v", err)
+			p.logger.Error("Dequeue error: %v", err)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ func (p *processor) exec() {
 			select {
 			case <-p.quit:
 				// time is up, quit this worker goroutine.
-				logger.warn("Quitting worker. task id=%s", msg.ID)
+				p.logger.Warn("Quitting worker. task id=%s", msg.ID)
 				return
 			case resErr := <-resCh:
 				// Note: One of three things should happen.
@@ -217,17 +220,17 @@ func (p *processor) exec() {
 func (p *processor) restore() {
 	n, err := p.rdb.RequeueAll()
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.error("Could not restore unfinished tasks: %v", err)
+		p.logger.Error("Could not restore unfinished tasks: %v", err)
 	}
 	if n > 0 {
-		logger.info("Restored %d unfinished tasks back to queue", n)
+		p.logger.Info("Restored %d unfinished tasks back to queue", n)
 	}
 }
 
 func (p *processor) requeue(msg *base.TaskMessage) {
 	err := p.rdb.Requeue(msg)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.error("Could not push task id=%s back to queue: %v", msg.ID, err)
+		p.logger.Error("Could not push task id=%s back to queue: %v", msg.ID, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ func (p *processor) markAsDone(msg *base.TaskMessage) {
 	err := p.rdb.Done(msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Could not remove task id=%s from %q", msg.ID, base.InProgressQueue)
-		logger.warn("%s; Will retry syncing", errMsg)
+		p.logger.Warn("%s; Will retry syncing", errMsg)
 		p.syncRequestCh <- &syncRequest{
 			fn: func() error {
 				return p.rdb.Done(msg)
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ func (p *processor) retry(msg *base.TaskMessage, e error) {
 	err := p.rdb.Retry(msg, retryAt, e.Error())
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Could not move task id=%s from %q to %q", msg.ID, base.InProgressQueue, base.RetryQueue)
-		logger.warn("%s; Will retry syncing", errMsg)
+		p.logger.Warn("%s; Will retry syncing", errMsg)
 		p.syncRequestCh <- &syncRequest{
 			fn: func() error {
 				return p.rdb.Retry(msg, retryAt, e.Error())
@@ -262,11 +265,11 @@ func (p *processor) retry(msg *base.TaskMessage, e error) {
 }
 
 func (p *processor) kill(msg *base.TaskMessage, e error) {
-	logger.warn("Retry exhausted for task id=%s", msg.ID)
+	p.logger.Warn("Retry exhausted for task id=%s", msg.ID)
 	err := p.rdb.Kill(msg, e.Error())
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Could not move task id=%s from %q to %q", msg.ID, base.InProgressQueue, base.DeadQueue)
-		logger.warn("%s; Will retry syncing", errMsg)
+		p.logger.Warn("%s; Will retry syncing", errMsg)
 		p.syncRequestCh <- &syncRequest{
 			fn: func() error {
 				return p.rdb.Kill(msg, e.Error())
diff --git a/processor_test.go b/processor_test.go
index d439341..3c79102 100644
--- a/processor_test.go
+++ b/processor_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestProcessorSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		ps := base.NewProcessState("localhost", 1234, 10, defaultQueueConfig, false)
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
-		p := newProcessor(rdbClient, ps, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
+		p := newProcessor(testLogger, rdbClient, ps, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
 		p.handler = HandlerFunc(handler)
 
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestProcessorRetry(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		ps := base.NewProcessState("localhost", 1234, 10, defaultQueueConfig, false)
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
-		p := newProcessor(rdbClient, ps, delayFunc, nil, cancelations, ErrorHandlerFunc(errHandler))
+		p := newProcessor(testLogger, rdbClient, ps, delayFunc, nil, cancelations, ErrorHandlerFunc(errHandler))
 		p.handler = tc.handler
 
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestProcessorQueues(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
 		ps := base.NewProcessState("localhost", 1234, 10, tc.queueCfg, false)
-		p := newProcessor(nil, ps, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
+		p := newProcessor(testLogger, nil, ps, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
 		got := p.queues()
 		if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got, sortOpt); diff != "" {
 			t.Errorf("with queue config: %v\n(*processor).queues() = %v, want %v\n(-want,+got):\n%s",
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestProcessorWithStrictPriority(t *testing.T) {
 		// Note: Set concurrency to 1 to make sure tasks are processed one at a time.
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
 		ps := base.NewProcessState("localhost", 1234, 1 /* concurrency */, queueCfg, true /*strict*/)
-		p := newProcessor(rdbClient, ps, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
+		p := newProcessor(testLogger, rdbClient, ps, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
 		p.handler = HandlerFunc(handler)
 
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index c5f28d2..67bb6e7 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/log"
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/rdb"
 )
 
 type scheduler struct {
-	rdb *rdb.RDB
+	logger *log.Logger
+	rdb    *rdb.RDB
 
 	// channel to communicate back to the long running "scheduler" goroutine.
 	done chan struct{}
@@ -24,12 +26,13 @@ type scheduler struct {
 	qnames []string
 }
 
-func newScheduler(r *rdb.RDB, avgInterval time.Duration, qcfg map[string]int) *scheduler {
+func newScheduler(l *log.Logger, r *rdb.RDB, avgInterval time.Duration, qcfg map[string]int) *scheduler {
 	var qnames []string
 	for q := range qcfg {
 		qnames = append(qnames, q)
 	}
 	return &scheduler{
+		logger:      l,
 		rdb:         r,
 		done:        make(chan struct{}),
 		avgInterval: avgInterval,
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ func newScheduler(r *rdb.RDB, avgInterval time.Duration, qcfg map[string]int) *s
 }
 
 func (s *scheduler) terminate() {
-	logger.info("Scheduler shutting down...")
+	s.logger.Info("Scheduler shutting down...")
 	// Signal the scheduler goroutine to stop polling.
 	s.done <- struct{}{}
 }
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-s.done:
-				logger.info("Scheduler done")
+				s.logger.Info("Scheduler done")
 				return
 			case <-time.After(s.avgInterval):
 				s.exec()
@@ -62,6 +65,6 @@ func (s *scheduler) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 
 func (s *scheduler) exec() {
 	if err := s.rdb.CheckAndEnqueue(s.qnames...); err != nil {
-		logger.error("Could not enqueue scheduled tasks: %v", err)
+		s.logger.Error("Could not enqueue scheduled tasks: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index 4f7575f..e63e13b 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 	r := setup(t)
 	rdbClient := rdb.NewRDB(r)
 	const pollInterval = time.Second
-	s := newScheduler(rdbClient, pollInterval, defaultQueueConfig)
+	s := newScheduler(testLogger, rdbClient, pollInterval, defaultQueueConfig)
 	t1 := h.NewTaskMessage("gen_thumbnail", nil)
 	t2 := h.NewTaskMessage("send_email", nil)
 	t3 := h.NewTaskMessage("reindex", nil)
diff --git a/subscriber.go b/subscriber.go
index e8d3731..fd420ac 100644
--- a/subscriber.go
+++ b/subscriber.go
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/log"
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/rdb"
 )
 
 type subscriber struct {
-	rdb *rdb.RDB
+	logger *log.Logger
+	rdb    *rdb.RDB
 
 	// channel to communicate back to the long running "subscriber" goroutine.
 	done chan struct{}
@@ -21,8 +23,9 @@ type subscriber struct {
 	cancelations *base.Cancelations
 }
 
-func newSubscriber(rdb *rdb.RDB, cancelations *base.Cancelations) *subscriber {
+func newSubscriber(l *log.Logger, rdb *rdb.RDB, cancelations *base.Cancelations) *subscriber {
 	return &subscriber{
+		logger:       l,
 		rdb:          rdb,
 		done:         make(chan struct{}),
 		cancelations: cancelations,
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ func newSubscriber(rdb *rdb.RDB, cancelations *base.Cancelations) *subscriber {
 }
 
 func (s *subscriber) terminate() {
-	logger.info("Subscriber shutting down...")
+	s.logger.Info("Subscriber shutting down...")
 	// Signal the subscriber goroutine to stop.
 	s.done <- struct{}{}
 }
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *subscriber) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	pubsub, err := s.rdb.CancelationPubSub()
 	cancelCh := pubsub.Channel()
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.error("cannot subscribe to cancelation channel: %v", err)
+		s.logger.Error("cannot subscribe to cancelation channel: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 	wg.Add(1)
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *subscriber) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			select {
 			case <-s.done:
 				pubsub.Close()
-				logger.info("Subscriber done")
+				s.logger.Info("Subscriber done")
 				return
 			case msg := <-cancelCh:
 				cancel, ok := s.cancelations.Get(msg.Payload)
diff --git a/subscriber_test.go b/subscriber_test.go
index 0bc9258..ba8cd5e 100644
--- a/subscriber_test.go
+++ b/subscriber_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestSubscriber(t *testing.T) {
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
 		cancelations.Add(tc.registeredID, fakeCancelFunc)
 
-		subscriber := newSubscriber(rdbClient, cancelations)
+		subscriber := newSubscriber(testLogger, rdbClient, cancelations)
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		subscriber.start(&wg)
 
diff --git a/syncer.go b/syncer.go
index 7494cbf..018196d 100644
--- a/syncer.go
+++ b/syncer.go
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ package asynq
 import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/log"
 )
 
 // syncer is responsible for queuing up failed requests to redis and retry
 // those requests to sync state between the background process and redis.
 type syncer struct {
+	logger *log.Logger
+
 	requestsCh <-chan *syncRequest
 
 	// channel to communicate back to the long running "syncer" goroutine.
@@ -26,8 +30,9 @@ type syncRequest struct {
 	errMsg string       // error message
 }
 
-func newSyncer(requestsCh <-chan *syncRequest, interval time.Duration) *syncer {
+func newSyncer(l *log.Logger, requestsCh <-chan *syncRequest, interval time.Duration) *syncer {
 	return &syncer{
+		logger:     l,
 		requestsCh: requestsCh,
 		done:       make(chan struct{}),
 		interval:   interval,
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ func newSyncer(requestsCh <-chan *syncRequest, interval time.Duration) *syncer {
 }
 
 func (s *syncer) terminate() {
-	logger.info("Syncer shutting down...")
+	s.logger.Info("Syncer shutting down...")
 	// Signal the syncer goroutine to stop.
 	s.done <- struct{}{}
 }
@@ -51,10 +56,10 @@ func (s *syncer) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 				// Try sync one last time before shutting down.
 				for _, req := range requests {
 					if err := req.fn(); err != nil {
-						logger.error(req.errMsg)
+						s.logger.Error(req.errMsg)
 					}
 				}
-				logger.info("Syncer done")
+				s.logger.Info("Syncer done")
 				return
 			case req := <-s.requestsCh:
 				requests = append(requests, req)
diff --git a/syncer_test.go b/syncer_test.go
index 37ce92b..e069074 100644
--- a/syncer_test.go
+++ b/syncer_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestSyncer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	const interval = time.Second
 	syncRequestCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
-	syncer := newSyncer(syncRequestCh, interval)
+	syncer := newSyncer(testLogger, syncRequestCh, interval)
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	syncer.start(&wg)
 	defer syncer.terminate()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestSyncer(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSyncerRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	const interval = time.Second
 	syncRequestCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
-	syncer := newSyncer(syncRequestCh, interval)
+	syncer := newSyncer(testLogger, syncRequestCh, interval)
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	syncer.start(&wg)