diff --git a/meta-operator.py b/meta-operator.py
index cd8cc5e..6372390 100755
--- a/meta-operator.py
+++ b/meta-operator.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import asyncio
+import ecs_logging
 import logging
 import os
 import random
@@ -8,16 +9,21 @@ import yaml
 from kubernetes_asyncio.client.api_client import ApiClient
 from kubernetes_asyncio import client, config, watch
 from time import time
-import useful.logs
 import argparse
 
+# Get the Logger
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+# Add an ECS formatter to the Handler
+handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+handler.setFormatter(ecs_logging.StdlibFormatter())
+logger.addHandler(handler)
+
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run handler for ClusterOperator CRD")
 parser.add_argument("--target", "-t", default="meta")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-useful.logs.setup(json_fields={"msg": "message", "level": "levelname", "traceback": "exc_text"})
-logger = logging.getLogger()
-
 MY_POD_NAMESPACE = os.environ["MY_POD_NAMESPACE"]
 LABEL_MANAGED_BY = "meta-operator"