diff --git a/gracedb/events/view_utils.py b/gracedb/events/view_utils.py
index 9e560d645c56ddb05253d88b2cfb6cac2f8f078d..ee8fcfd6d77804b39760fe356b10660f665293b5 100644
--- a/gracedb/events/view_utils.py
+++ b/gracedb/events/view_utils.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ from django.conf import settings
 
 from .templatetags.scientific import scientific
 
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 # XXX This should be configurable / moddable or something
 MAX_QUERY_RESULTS = 1000