diff --git a/twoot.py b/twoot.py
index 5a3272e..ced0933 100755
--- a/twoot.py
+++ b/twoot.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def main(argv):
     logging.basicConfig(
         filename=twit_account + '.log',
         level=logging.INFO,
-        fmt='%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
+        format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
         datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
     )