diff --git a/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/capacity_tracking_db.py b/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/capacity_tracking_db.py
index 782c3cf..6120016 100644
--- a/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/capacity_tracking_db.py
+++ b/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/capacity_tracking_db.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import os
 import calendar
 from util import JsonStore, init_logging
 
-logger = init_logging()
-
 
 class CapacityTrackingDb:
     
@@ -12,6 +10,9 @@ class CapacityTrackingDb:
         self.cluster_name = cluster_name
         self.clock = clock
         self.limits_timeout = limits_timeout
+        # initialize in constructor so that cyclecloud_provider can initialize this
+        # with the proper log_level. In tests, this will use the default.
+        self.logger = init_logging()
 
         default_dir = os.getenv('HF_WORKDIR', '/var/tmp')
         self.db_dir = config.get('symphony.hostfactory.db_path', default_dir)
diff --git a/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/util.py b/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/util.py
index dd16e42..579be65 100644
--- a/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/util.py
+++ b/specs/master/cluster-init/files/host_provider/src/util.py
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ def init_logging(loglevel=logging.INFO, logfile=None):
     try:
         import jetpack
         jetpack.util.setup_logging()
+        root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+        filtered_handlers = []
+        for handler in root_logger.handlers:
+            if hasattr(handler, "baseFilename"):
+                bfn = getattr(handler, "baseFilename")
+                if bfn and bfn.endswith("jetpack.log"):
+                    continue
+            filtered_handlers.append(handler)
+            
+        root_logger.handlers = filtered_handlers
         for handler in logging.getLogger().handlers:
             handler.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
     except ImportError: