diff --git a/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py b/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py
index 06d59dc4..f9509c71 100755
--- a/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py
+++ b/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import utils
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
 import yaml
@@ -228,22 +229,11 @@ def is_git_repo(path):
 
 
 class Parser():
-    level_relations = {
-        'debug': logging.DEBUG,
-        'info': logging.INFO,
-        'warning': logging.WARNING,
-        'error': logging.ERROR,
-        'crit': logging.CRITICAL
-    }
 
-    def __init__(self, basedir, output, loglevel='info', srcrepo=None, btype="std"):
+    def __init__(self, basedir, output, log_level='info', srcrepo=None, btype="std"):
 
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        self.logger.setLevel(self.level_relations.get(loglevel))
-        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
-        console = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-        console.setFormatter(formatter)
-        self.logger.addHandler(console)
+        utils.set_logger(self.logger, log_level=log_level)
 
         self.strategy = "cengn_first"
         if CENGN_STRATEGY is not None:
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/downloader b/build-tools/stx/downloader
index c263c2d9..72783c88 100755
--- a/build-tools/stx/downloader
+++ b/build-tools/stx/downloader
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class SrcDownloader(BaseDownloader):
         if not self.parser:
             try:
                 self.parser = debrepack.Parser(build_dir,
-                                               recipes_dir, 'debug')
+                                               recipes_dir, log_level='debug')
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(str(e))
                 logger.error("Failed to create debrepack parser")
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/utils.py b/build-tools/stx/utils.py
index 2b6c453a..3ea1a896 100755
--- a/build-tools/stx/utils.py
+++ b/build-tools/stx/utils.py
@@ -17,12 +17,19 @@
 import logging
 import os
 
+log_levels = {
+    'debug': logging.DEBUG,
+    'info': logging.INFO,
+    'warning': logging.WARNING,
+    'error': logging.ERROR,
+    'crit': logging.CRITICAL
+}
 
-def set_logger(logger):
-    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+def set_logger(logger, log_level='debug'):
+    logger.setLevel(log_levels[log_level])
 
     class ColorFormatter(logging.Formatter):
-        FORMAT = ("$BOLD%(name)-s$RESET - %(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+        FORMAT = ("%(asctime)s - $BOLD%(name)-s$RESET - %(levelname)s: %(message)s")
 
         BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE = list(range(8))
 
@@ -58,16 +65,17 @@ def set_logger(logger):
                 record.levelname = lncolor
             return logging.Formatter.format(self, record)
 
-    # create console handler and set level to debug
+    # create log and console handler and set level
+    fh = logging.FileHandler('/localdisk/builder.log')
+    fh.setLevel(log_levels[log_level])
+    fh.setFormatter(ColorFormatter(use_color=False))
+    logger.addHandler(fh)
+
     ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-    ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    ch.setLevel(log_levels[log_level])
     ch.setFormatter(ColorFormatter())
     logger.addHandler(ch)
 
-    fh = logging.FileHandler('/localdisk/builder.log')
-    fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-    fh.setFormatter(ColorFormatter())
-    logger.addHandler(fh)
     logger.propagate = 0