diff --git a/lib/log_overrider.rb b/lib/log_overrider.rb
index ea6198b90..913ec6d79 100644
--- a/lib/log_overrider.rb
+++ b/lib/log_overrider.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class ActionView::LogSubscriber
     message << "template=#{from_rails_root(event.payload[:identifier])} "
     message << "layout=#{from_rails_root(event.payload[:layout])} " if event.payload[:layout]
     message << "time=#{("%.1fms" % event.duration)}"
-    info(message)
+    Rails.logger.info(message)
   end
   alias :render_partial :render_template
   alias :render_collection :render_template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ActionController::LogSubscriber
     params  = payload[:params].except(*INTERNAL_PARAMS)
     log_string = "event=request_routed controller=#{payload[:controller]} action=#{payload[:action]} format=#{payload[:formats].first.to_s.upcase} "
     log_string << "params='#{params.inspect}'" unless params.empty?
-    info(log_string)
+    Rails.logger.info(log_string)
   end
 
   def process_action(event)
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class ActionController::LogSubscriber
     log_string << "hstatus=#{Rack::Utils::HTTP_STATUS_CODES[payload[:status]]} time=#{"%.0fms" % event.duration} "
     log_string << " (#{additions.join(" | ")})" unless additions.blank?
 
-    info(log_string)
+    Rails.logger.info(log_string)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/home_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/home_controller_spec.rb
index 2c4e4cddf..8cbf2c472 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/home_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/home_controller_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,30 @@ describe HomeController do
       get :show 
       response.should redirect_to aspects_path
     end
+  end
 
+  #This describe should apply to any controller class.  HomeController is just the simplest.
+  describe 'logging' do
+    before do
+      logger = FakeLogger.new
+      Rails.stub(:logger).and_return(FakeLogger.new)
+      get :show
+    end
+
+    it 'logs the routing of a request' do
+      Rails.logger.infos.first.include?('event=request_routed').should be_true
+    end
+    it 'logs the completion of a request' do
+      Rails.logger.infos.last.include?('event=request_completed').should be_true
+    end
+  end
+  class FakeLogger
+    attr_accessor :infos
+    def initialize
+      self.infos = []
+    end
+    def info line
+      self.infos << line
+    end
   end
 end