diff --git a/cmd/bootnode/main.go b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
index cba0ecd2d..cf85613de 100644
--- a/cmd/bootnode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func main() {
 	log.Info("bootnode", "BN_MA", fmt.Sprintf("/ip4/%s/tcp/%s/p2p/%s", *ip, *port, host.GetID().Pretty()))
 
 	if *logConn {
-		host.GetP2PHost().Network().Notify(utils.ConnLogger)
+		host.GetP2PHost().Network().Notify(utils.RootConnLogger)
 	}
 
 	dataStore := dsync.MutexWrap(ds.NewMapDatastore())
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/main.go b/cmd/harmony/main.go
index 80877c3c0..b0955e49c 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/main.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/main.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func createGlobalConfig() *nodeconfig.ConfigType {
 
 	nodeConfig.Host, err = p2pimpl.NewHost(&nodeConfig.SelfPeer, nodeConfig.P2pPriKey)
 	if *logConn {
-		nodeConfig.Host.GetP2PHost().Network().Notify(utils.ConnLogger)
+		nodeConfig.Host.GetP2PHost().Network().Notify(utils.RootConnLogger)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("unable to new host in harmony")
diff --git a/internal/utils/connlogger.go b/internal/utils/connlogger.go
index d283867a3..21c99dc31 100644
--- a/internal/utils/connlogger.go
+++ b/internal/utils/connlogger.go
@@ -6,52 +6,62 @@ import (
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 )
 
-type connLogger struct{}
+// ConnLogger is a LibP2P connection logger that logs to an Ethereum logger.
+// It logs all listener/connection/stream open/close activities at debug level.
+// To use one, add it on a LibP2P host swarm as a notifier, ex:
+//
+//   connLogger := utils.NewConnLogger(
+//   host.Network().Notify(connLogger)
+type ConnLogger struct {
+	l log.Logger
+}
 
-func (connLogger) Listen(net net.Network, ma ma.Multiaddr) {
-	log.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Listener starting", "net", net, "addr", ma)
+func (cl ConnLogger) Listen(net net.Network, ma ma.Multiaddr) {
+	cl.l.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Listener starting", "net", net, "addr", ma)
 }
 
-func (connLogger) ListenClose(net net.Network, ma ma.Multiaddr) {
-	log.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Listener closing", "net", net, "addr", ma)
+func (cl ConnLogger) ListenClose(net net.Network, ma ma.Multiaddr) {
+	cl.l.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Listener closing", "net", net, "addr", ma)
 }
 
-func (connLogger) Connected(net net.Network, conn net.Conn) {
-	log.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Connected", "net", net,
+func (cl ConnLogger) Connected(net net.Network, conn net.Conn) {
+	cl.l.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Connected", "net", net,
 		"localPeer", conn.LocalPeer(), "localAddr", conn.LocalMultiaddr(),
 		"remotePeer", conn.RemotePeer(), "remoteAddr", conn.RemoteMultiaddr(),
 	)
 }
 
-func (connLogger) Disconnected(net net.Network, conn net.Conn) {
-	log.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Disconnected", "net", net,
+func (cl ConnLogger) Disconnected(net net.Network, conn net.Conn) {
+	cl.l.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Disconnected", "net", net,
 		"localPeer", conn.LocalPeer(), "localAddr", conn.LocalMultiaddr(),
 		"remotePeer", conn.RemotePeer(), "remoteAddr", conn.RemoteMultiaddr(),
 	)
 }
 
-func (connLogger) OpenedStream(net net.Network, stream net.Stream) {
+func (cl ConnLogger) OpenedStream(net net.Network, stream net.Stream) {
 	conn := stream.Conn()
-	log.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Stream opened", "net", net,
+	cl.l.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Stream opened", "net", net,
 		"localPeer", conn.LocalPeer(), "localAddr", conn.LocalMultiaddr(),
 		"remotePeer", conn.RemotePeer(), "remoteAddr", conn.RemoteMultiaddr(),
 		"protocol", stream.Protocol(),
 	)
 }
 
-func (connLogger) ClosedStream(net net.Network, stream net.Stream) {
+func (cl ConnLogger) ClosedStream(net net.Network, stream net.Stream) {
 	conn := stream.Conn()
-	log.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Stream closed", "net", net,
+	cl.l.Debug("[CONNECTIONS] Stream closed", "net", net,
 		"localPeer", conn.LocalPeer(), "localAddr", conn.LocalMultiaddr(),
 		"remotePeer", conn.RemotePeer(), "remoteAddr", conn.RemoteMultiaddr(),
 		"protocol", stream.Protocol(),
 	)
 }
 
-// ConnLogger is a LibP2P connection logger.
-// Add on a LibP2P host by calling:
-//
-//   host.Network().Notify(utils.ConnLogger)
-//
-// It logs all listener/connection/stream open/close activities at debug level.
-var ConnLogger connLogger
+// NewConnLogger returns a new connection logger that uses the given
+// Ethereum logger.  See ConnLogger for usage.
+func NewConnLogger(l log.Logger) *ConnLogger {
+	return &ConnLogger{l: l}
+}
+
+// RootConnLogger is a LibP2P connection logger that logs to Ethereum root
+// logger.  See ConnLogger for usage.
+var RootConnLogger = NewConnLogger(log.Root())