diff --git a/lavalink.go b/lavalink.go
index 8c5f8ad..576b06c 100644
--- a/lavalink.go
+++ b/lavalink.go
@@ -2,8 +2,17 @@ package gavalink
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"log"
+	"os"
 )
 
+// Log sets the log.Logger gavalink will write to
+var Log *log.Logger
+
+func init() {
+	Log = log.New(os.Stdout, "(gavalink)", 0)
+}
+
 // Lavalink manages a connection to Lavalink Nodes
 type Lavalink struct {
 	shards string
@@ -52,7 +61,7 @@ func (lavalink *Lavalink) AddNodes(nodeConfigs ...NodeConfig) error {
 }
 
 // RemoveNode removes a node from the manager
-func (lavalink *Lavalink) RemoveNode(node *Node) error {
+func (lavalink *Lavalink) removeNode(node *Node) error {
 	idx := -1
 	for i, n := range lavalink.nodes {
 		if n == *node {
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index f360d6d..1b5c8b1 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func (node *Node) open() error {
 	node.wsConn = ws
 	go node.listen()
 
-	log.Println("node", node.config.WebSocket, "opened")
+	Log.Println("node", node.config.WebSocket, "opened")
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -73,20 +72,20 @@ func (node *Node) listen() {
 	for {
 		msgType, msg, err := node.wsConn.ReadMessage()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println(err)
+			Log.Println(err)
 			// try to reconnect
 			oerr := node.open()
 			if oerr != nil {
-				log.Println("node", node.config.WebSocket, "failed and could not reconnect, destroying.", err, oerr)
-				node.manager.RemoveNode(node)
+				Log.Println("node", node.config.WebSocket, "failed and could not reconnect, destroying.", err, oerr)
+				node.manager.removeNode(node)
 				return
 			}
-			log.Println("node", node.config.WebSocket, "reconnected")
+			Log.Println("node", node.config.WebSocket, "reconnected")
 			return
 		}
 		err = node.onEvent(msgType, msg)
 		// TODO: better error handling
-		log.Println(err)
+		Log.Println(err)
 	}
 }