diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 0be2ab8..b005624 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
                  [reagent                    "0.6.0-rc"]]
 
   :profiles {:debug {:debug true}
-             :dev   {:dependencies [[karma-reporter     "0.3.0"]
-                                    [binaryage/devtools "0.7.2"]]
-                     :plugins      [[lein-cljsbuild     "1.1.3"]
-                                    [lein-npm           "0.6.2"]
-                                    [lein-figwheel      "0.5.4-7"]
-                                    [lein-shell         "0.5.0"]]}}
+             :dev   {:dependencies [[karma-reporter            "0.3.0"]
+                                    [binaryage/devtools        "0.7.2"]
+                                    [org.clojure/tools.logging "0.3.1"]]
+                     :plugins      [[lein-cljsbuild            "1.1.3"]
+                                    [lein-npm                  "0.6.2"]
+                                    [lein-figwheel             "0.5.4-7"]
+                                    [lein-shell                "0.5.0"]]}}
 
   :clean-targets  [:target-path "run/compiled"]
 
diff --git a/src/re_frame/loggers.cljc b/src/re_frame/loggers.cljc
index 6e48539..15a01f9 100644
--- a/src/re_frame/loggers.cljc
+++ b/src/re_frame/loggers.cljc
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 (ns re-frame.loggers
   (:require
-    [clojure.set :refer [difference]]))
+   [clojure.set :refer [difference]]
+   #?@(:clj [[clojure.string :as str]
+             [clojure.tools.logging :as log]])))
+
+(defn log [level & args]
+  (log/log level (if (= 1 (count args))
+                   (first args)
+                   (str/join " " (map pr-str args)))))
 
 ;; "loggers" holds the current set of logging functions.
 ;; By default, re-frame uses the functions provided by js/console.
@@ -8,15 +15,15 @@
 
 (def ^:private loggers
   (atom {:log       #?(:cljs (js/console.log.bind   js/console)
-                       :clj  println)
+                       :clj  (partial log :info))
          :warn      #?(:cljs (js/console.warn.bind  js/console)
-                       :clj  (partial println "WARN: "))
+                       :clj  (partial log :warn))
          :error     #?(:cljs (js/console.error.bind js/console)
-                       :clj  (partial println "ERROR: "))
+                       :clj  (partial log :error))
          :group     #?(:cljs (if (.-group js/console) ;; console.group does not exist  < IE 11
                                (js/console.group.bind js/console)
                                (js/console.log.bind   js/console))
-                       :clj  println)
+                       :clj  (partial log :info))
          :groupEnd  #?(:cljs (if (.-groupEnd js/console) ;; console.groupEnd does not exist  < IE 11
                                (js/console.groupEnd.bind js/console)
                                #())