diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index f6237b21..8a8c0af9 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ if ( SITE_CONFIG['authentication_schemes'].include? 'ldap')
   SimpleLdapAuthenticator.use_ssl = ldap['ssl']
   SimpleLdapAuthenticator.login_format = ldap['login_format']
 end
+
 if ( SITE_CONFIG['authentication_schemes'].include? 'open_id')
   #requires ruby-openid gem to be installed
+  OpenID::Util.logger = RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER
 end
-
+    
 TRACKS_VERSION='1.7.1dev'