diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
index 60c6923f..c5a0d239 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ import com.muwire.core.search.SearchEvent
 import com.muwire.core.search.SearchManager
 import com.muwire.core.trust.TrustEvent
 import com.muwire.core.trust.TrustService
+import com.muwire.core.util.MuWireLogManager
 
 import groovy.util.logging.Log
+import net.i2p.I2PAppContext
 import net.i2p.client.I2PClientFactory
 import net.i2p.client.I2PSession
 import net.i2p.client.streaming.I2PSocketManager
@@ -71,6 +73,10 @@ class Core {
             }
 		}
 		
+        log.info "Initializing I2P context"
+        I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().logManager()
+        I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext()._logManager = new MuWireLogManager()
+        
 		log.info("initializing I2P socket manager")
 		def i2pClient = new I2PClientFactory().createClient()
 		File keyDat = new File(home, "key.dat")
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/util/JULLog.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/util/JULLog.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81764603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/util/JULLog.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.muwire.core.util
+
+import java.util.logging.Level
+import java.util.logging.LogManager
+import java.util.logging.Logger
+
+import net.i2p.util.Log
+
+class JULLog extends Log {
+
+    private static final Map<Integer, Level> I2P_TO_JUL = new HashMap<>()
+    static {
+        I2P_TO_JUL.put(Log.DEBUG, Level.FINE)
+        I2P_TO_JUL.put(Log.INFO, Level.INFO)
+        I2P_TO_JUL.put(Log.WARN, Level.WARNING)
+        I2P_TO_JUL.put(Log.ERROR, Level.SEVERE)
+        I2P_TO_JUL.put(Log.CRIT, Level.SEVERE)
+    }
+    
+    private final Logger delegate
+    private final Level level
+    
+    public JULLog(Class<?> cls) {
+        super(cls)
+        delegate = Logger.getLogger(cls.getName())
+        level = findLevel(delegate)
+    }
+
+    public JULLog(String name) {
+        super(name);
+        delegate = Logger.getLogger(name)
+        level = findLevel(delegate)
+    }
+    
+    private static Level findLevel(Logger log) {
+        while (log.getLevel() == null)
+            log = log.getParent()
+        log.getLevel()
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(int priority, String msg) {
+        delegate.log(I2P_TO_JUL.get(priority), msg)
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(int priority, String msg, Throwable t) {
+        delegate.log(I2P_TO_JUL.get(priority), msg, t)
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldLog(int priority) {
+        delegate.isLoggable(I2P_TO_JUL.get(priority))
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldDebug() {
+        level.intValue().intValue() <= Level.FINE.intValue()
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldInfo() {
+        level.intValue().intValue() <= Level.INFO.intValue()
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldWarn() {
+        level.intValue().intValue() <= Level.WARNING.intValue()
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldError() {
+        level.intValue().intValue() <= Level.SEVERE.intValue()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/util/MuWireLogManager.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/util/MuWireLogManager.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f087c8f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/util/MuWireLogManager.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.muwire.core.util
+
+import net.i2p.I2PAppContext
+import net.i2p.util.Log
+import net.i2p.util.LogManager
+
+class MuWireLogManager extends LogManager {
+    
+    MuWireLogManager() {
+        super(I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext())
+    }
+    
+
+    @Override
+    public Log getLog(Class<?> cls, String name) {
+        if (cls != null)
+            return new JULLog(cls)
+        new JULLog(name)
+    }
+    
+}