diff --git a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
index 582693868d5..f5a104d98a5 100644
--- a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
+++ b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+require 'manageiq'
 require 'util/vmdb-logger'
 
-Dir.glob(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "loggers", "*")).each { |f| require f }
-
 module Vmdb
   def self.logger
     $log
@@ -38,10 +37,10 @@ def self.apply_config(config)
     private
 
     def self.create_loggers
-      path_dir = Rails.root.join("log")
+      path_dir = ManageIQ.root.join("log")
 
       $log               = VMDBLogger.new(path_dir.join("evm.log"))
-      $rails_log         = VMDBLogger.new(path_dir.join("#{Rails.env}.log"))
+      $rails_log         = VMDBLogger.new(path_dir.join("#{ManageIQ.env}.log"))
       $audit_log         = AuditLogger.new(path_dir.join("audit.log"))
       $fog_log           = FogLogger.new(path_dir.join("fog.log"))
       $policy_log        = VMDBLogger.new(path_dir.join("policy.log"))
@@ -80,3 +79,5 @@ def self.apply_config_value(config, logger, key)
     end
   end
 end
+
+Dir.glob(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "loggers", "*")).each { |f| require f }
diff --git a/lib/vmdb/logging.rb b/lib/vmdb/logging.rb
index 8a8326be594..483f4074333 100644
--- a/lib/vmdb/logging.rb
+++ b/lib/vmdb/logging.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@ module Vmdb
   class LogProxy < Struct.new(:klass, :separator)
     LEVELS = [:debug, :info, :warn, :error]
 
-    delegate *LEVELS.map { |level| :"#{level}?" },
-             :log_backtrace, :level, :to => :logger
+    # def debug?
+    # def info?
+    # def warn?
+    # def error?
+    # def log_backtrace
+    # def level
+    (LEVELS.map { |l| :"#{l}?" } + [:log_backtrace, :level]).each do |method|
+      define_method(method) { |*args| logger.send(method, *args) }
+    end
 
     LEVELS.each do |level|
       define_method(level) do |msg = nil, &blk|