diff --git a/pkg/api/api_router.go b/pkg/api/api_router.go
index 8624d2c6a..65ccd500c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_router.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_router.go
@@ -20,16 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
 	router "github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/api/config"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/api/logging"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/api/quota"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/iodine"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/storage/drivers"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // private use
@@ -102,69 +98,6 @@ func HTTPHandler(domain string, driver drivers.Driver) http.Handler {
 	//	h = quota.RequestLimit(h, 100, time.Duration(30*time.Minute))
 	//	h = quota.RequestLimit(h, 1000, time.Duration(24*time.Hour))
 	h = quota.ConnectionLimit(h, 5)
-	h = LogHandler(h)
+	h = logging.LogHandler(h)
 	return h
 }
-
-type logHandler struct {
-	http.Handler
-	Logger chan<- string
-}
-
-// LogMessage is a serializable json log message
-type LogMessage struct {
-	Request         *http.Request
-	StartTime       time.Time
-	Duration        time.Duration
-	Status          int
-	ResponseHeaders http.Header
-}
-
-// LogWriter is used to capture status for log messages
-type LogWriter struct {
-	http.ResponseWriter
-	LogMessage *LogMessage
-}
-
-// WriteHeader writes headers and stores status in LogMessage
-func (w *LogWriter) WriteHeader(status int) {
-	w.LogMessage.Status = status
-	w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(status)
-	w.ResponseWriter.Header()
-}
-
-func (h *logHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	logMessage := &LogMessage{
-		StartTime: time.Now(),
-	}
-	logWriter := &LogWriter{ResponseWriter: w, LogMessage: logMessage}
-	h.Handler.ServeHTTP(logWriter, req)
-	logMessage.ResponseHeaders = w.Header()
-	logMessage.Request = req
-	logMessage.Duration = time.Now().Sub(logMessage.StartTime)
-	js, _ := json.Marshal(logMessage)
-	h.Logger <- string(js)
-}
-
-// LogHandler logs requests
-func LogHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	logger, _ := FileLogger("access.log")
-	return &logHandler{Handler: h, Logger: logger}
-}
-
-// FileLogger returns a channel that is used to write to the logger
-func FileLogger(filename string) (chan<- string, error) {
-	ch := make(chan string)
-	file, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"logfile": filename})
-	}
-	go func() {
-		for message := range ch {
-			if _, err := io.Copy(file, bytes.NewBufferString(message+"\n")); err != nil {
-				log.Println(iodine.New(err, nil))
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	return ch, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/api/logging/logging.go b/pkg/api/logging/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0c73b9cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/logging/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Minimalist Object Storage, (C) 2015 Minio, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/iodine"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/log"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type logHandler struct {
+	http.Handler
+	Logger chan<- string
+}
+
+// LogMessage is a serializable json log message
+type LogMessage struct {
+	Request         *http.Request
+	StartTime       time.Time
+	Duration        time.Duration
+	Status          int
+	ResponseHeaders http.Header
+}
+
+// LogWriter is used to capture status for log messages
+type LogWriter struct {
+	http.ResponseWriter
+	LogMessage *LogMessage
+}
+
+// WriteHeader writes headers and stores status in LogMessage
+func (w *LogWriter) WriteHeader(status int) {
+	w.LogMessage.Status = status
+	w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(status)
+	w.ResponseWriter.Header()
+}
+
+func (h *logHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	logMessage := &LogMessage{
+		StartTime: time.Now(),
+	}
+	logWriter := &LogWriter{ResponseWriter: w, LogMessage: logMessage}
+	h.Handler.ServeHTTP(logWriter, req)
+	logMessage.ResponseHeaders = w.Header()
+	logMessage.Request = req
+	logMessage.Duration = time.Now().Sub(logMessage.StartTime)
+	js, _ := json.Marshal(logMessage)
+	h.Logger <- string(js)
+}
+
+// LogHandler logs requests
+func LogHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	logger, _ := FileLogger("access.log")
+	return &logHandler{Handler: h, Logger: logger}
+}
+
+// FileLogger returns a channel that is used to write to the logger
+func FileLogger(filename string) (chan<- string, error) {
+	ch := make(chan string)
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"logfile": filename})
+	}
+	go func() {
+		for message := range ch {
+			if _, err := io.Copy(file, bytes.NewBufferString(message+"\n")); err != nil {
+				log.Println(iodine.New(err, nil))
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	return ch, nil
+}