diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index ad96ba4..1622872 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const logger = Object.create(require('abstract-logging'))
+const logger = require('abstract-logging')
 logger.child = function () { return logger }
 
 module.exports = logger