diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/__main__.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/__main__.py
index 7ebef75541..0b1dc5c4f0 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/__main__.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/__main__.py
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ def configure_environment():
 
 # configure logging
 try:
-    logging.config.fileConfig("%s/logging.cfg" % os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+    logging.config.fileConfig("/etc/airtime/pypo_logging.cfg")
     logger = logging.getLogger()
     LogWriter.override_std_err(logger)
 except Exception, e:
-    print "Couldn't configure logging"
+    print "Couldn't configure logging", e
     sys.exit(1)
 
 def configure_locale():
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofetch.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofetch.py
index d7c79b581e..4bf68eba60 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofetch.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofetch.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 # configure logging
-logging_cfg = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "logging.cfg")
+logging_cfg = "/etc/airtime/pypo_logging.cfg"
 logging.config.fileConfig(logging_cfg)
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 LogWriter.override_std_err(logger)
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofile.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofile.py
index 7540a25b58..f29811a250 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofile.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypofile.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 from std_err_override import LogWriter
 
 # configure logging
-logging.config.fileConfig("%s/logging.cfg" % os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+logging_cfg = "/etc/airtime/pypo_logging.cfg"
+logging.config.fileConfig(logging_cfg)
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 LogWriter.override_std_err(logger)
 
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py
index 62551b7d36..a906f3a1a9 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 from std_err_override import LogWriter
 
 # configure logging
-logging.config.fileConfig("%s/logging.cfg" % os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+logging_cfg = "/etc/airtime/pypo_logging.cfg"
+logging.config.fileConfig(logging_cfg)
 logger = logging.getLogger('message_h')
 LogWriter.override_std_err(logger)
 
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypopush.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypopush.py
index 75079ca1fb..ac33fcec89 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypopush.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypopush.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 
 # configure logging
-logging_cfg = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "logging.cfg")
+logging_cfg = "/etc/airtime/pypo_logging.cfg"
 logging.config.fileConfig(logging_cfg)
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 LogWriter.override_std_err(logger)