diff --git a/src/taoensso/timbre/tools/logging.clj b/src/taoensso/timbre/tools/logging.clj
index ec630f5..c09b7d0 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/timbre/tools/logging.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/timbre/tools/logging.clj
@@ -6,31 +6,33 @@
   Timbre through tools.logging unless you absolutely must (e.g. you're
   working with a legacy codebase)."
 
-  (:require [clojure.tools.logging]
-            [taoensso.encore :as enc]
+  (:require clojure.tools.logging
             [taoensso.timbre :as timbre]))
 
-(deftype Logger [logger-ns]
+(deftype Logger [logger-ns config]
   clojure.tools.logging.impl/Logger
 
   (enabled? [_ level]
-    ;; No support for explicit config, nor ns filtering:
-    (timbre/log? level))
+    (timbre/log? level (str logger-ns) config))
 
   (write! [_ level throwable message]
     (timbre/log! level :p
       [message] ; No support for pre-msg raw args
-      {:config  timbre/*config* ; No support for explicit config
-       :?ns-str nil ; Not provided by tools.logging API
+      {:config  config
+       :?ns-str (str logger-ns)
        :?file   nil ; ''
        :?line   nil ; ''
        :?err    throwable})))
 
-(deftype LoggerFactory []
+(deftype LoggerFactory [cache]
   clojure.tools.logging.impl/LoggerFactory
   (name [_] "Timbre")
-  (get-logger [_ logger-ns] (Logger. logger-ns)))
+  (get-logger [_ logger-ns]
+    (or (get @cache logger-ns)
+        (let [logger (Logger. logger-ns timbre/*config*)]
+          (swap! cache assoc logger-ns logger)
+          logger))))
 
 (defn use-timbre []
   (alter-var-root (var clojure.tools.logging/*logger-factory*)
-    (constantly (LoggerFactory.))))
+    (constantly (LoggerFactory. (atom {})))))