diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp
index 2b78faef1..53e5d3e3d 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Container::Container() :
 	iova_next(0),
 	hasIommu(false),
 	groups(),
-	log(logging.get("kernel:vfio::Container"))
+	log(logging.get("kernel:vfio:container"))
 {
 	for (const char* module : requiredKernelModules) {
 		if (kernel::loadModule(module) != 0) {
diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_device.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_device.cpp
index 9655ddec9..cdfb1f7ca 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_device.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_device.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Device::Device(const std::string &name, int groupFileDescriptor,
                const kernel::pci::Device *pci_device)
     : name(name), fd(-1), attachedToGroup(false), groupFd(groupFileDescriptor),
       info(), irqs(), regions(), mappings(), pci_device(pci_device),
-      log(logging.get("kernel:vfio::Device")) {
+      log(logging.get("kernel:vfio:device")) {
   if (groupFileDescriptor < 0)
     throw RuntimeError("Invalid group file descriptor");
 
diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_group.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_group.cpp
index c3f5dca5d..68fadad0d 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_group.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_group.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ using namespace villas::kernel::vfio;
 
 Group::Group(int index, bool iommuEnabled)
     : fd(-1), index(index), attachedToContainer(false), status(), devices(),
-      log(logging.get("kernel:vfio::Group")) {
+      log(logging.get("kernel:vfio:group")) {
   // Open group fd
   std::stringstream groupPath;
   groupPath << VFIO_PATH << (iommuEnabled ? "" : "noiommu-") << index;