diff --git a/lib/red_storm/dsl/bolt.rb b/lib/red_storm/dsl/bolt.rb
index 776cc44..73855c6 100644
--- a/lib/red_storm/dsl/bolt.rb
+++ b/lib/red_storm/dsl/bolt.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module RedStorm
       # DSL class methods
 
       def self.log
-        @log ||= Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.get_logger(self.name)
+        @log ||= Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.get_logger(self.name.gsub(/::/,'.'))
       end
 
       def self.output_fields(*fields)
diff --git a/lib/red_storm/dsl/spout.rb b/lib/red_storm/dsl/spout.rb
index 91a2506..e1aa9ea 100644
--- a/lib/red_storm/dsl/spout.rb
+++ b/lib/red_storm/dsl/spout.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module RedStorm
       end
 
       def self.log
-        @log ||= Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.get_logger(self.name)
+        @log ||= Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.get_logger(self.name.gsub(/::/,'.'))
       end
 
       def self.output_fields(*fields)
diff --git a/lib/red_storm/dsl/topology.rb b/lib/red_storm/dsl/topology.rb
index a7c6417..db4e02c 100644
--- a/lib/red_storm/dsl/topology.rb
+++ b/lib/red_storm/dsl/topology.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ module RedStorm
       end
 
       def self.log
-        @log ||= Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.get_logger(self.name)
+        @log ||= Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.get_logger(self.name.gsub(/::/,'.'))
       end
 
       # def self.spout(spout_class, contructor_args = [], options = {}, &spout_block)
diff --git a/spec/red_storm/dsl/bolt_spec.rb b/spec/red_storm/dsl/bolt_spec.rb
index 7ea12ca..77d22b6 100644
--- a/spec/red_storm/dsl/bolt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/red_storm/dsl/bolt_spec.rb
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe RedStorm::SimpleBolt do
       class Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory; end
 
        describe "in class" do
-        it "should proxy to storm log4j logger" do
+        it "should proxy to storm slf4j logger" do
           logger = mock(Java::OrgSlf4j::Logger)
           Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.should_receive("get_logger").with("Bolt1").and_return(logger)
           logger.should_receive(:info).with("test")
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ describe RedStorm::SimpleBolt do
       end
 
       describe "in instance" do
-        it "should proxy to storm log4j logger" do
+        it "should proxy to storm slf4j logger" do
           logger = mock(Java::OrgSlf4j::Logger)
           Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.should_receive("get_logger").with("Bolt1").and_return(logger)
 
@@ -397,6 +397,22 @@ describe RedStorm::SimpleBolt do
           bolt2 = Bolt2.new
           bolt2.prepare(nil, nil, nil)
         end
+
+        it "should conform to SLF4J Named Hierarchy when loading loggers" do
+          logger = mock(Java::OrgSlf4j::Logger)
+          Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.should_receive("get_logger").with("Named.Hierarchy.Bolt").and_return(logger)
+          module Named
+            module Hierarchy
+              class Bolt < RedStorm::SimpleBolt
+                on_init {log.info("test1")}
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          logger.should_receive(:info).with("test1")
+          bolt = Named::Hierarchy::Bolt.new
+          bolt.prepare(nil, nil, nil)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/red_storm/dsl/spout_spec.rb b/spec/red_storm/dsl/spout_spec.rb
index ee61b4d..d2fb764 100644
--- a/spec/red_storm/dsl/spout_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/red_storm/dsl/spout_spec.rb
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ describe RedStorm::SimpleSpout do
       class Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory; end
 
       describe "in class" do
-        it "should proxy to storm log4j logger" do
+        it "should proxy to storm slf4j logger" do
           logger = mock(Java::OrgSlf4j::Logger)
           Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.should_receive("get_logger").with("Spout1").and_return(logger)
           logger.should_receive(:info).with("test")
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe RedStorm::SimpleSpout do
       end
 
       describe "in instance" do
-        it "should proxy to storm log4j logger" do
+        it "should proxy to storm slf4j logger" do
           logger = mock(Java::OrgSlf4j::Logger)
           Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.should_receive("get_logger").with("Spout1").and_return(logger)
 
@@ -475,6 +475,22 @@ describe RedStorm::SimpleSpout do
           spout2 = Spout2.new
           spout2.open(nil, nil, nil)
         end
+
+        it "should conform to SLF4J Named Hierarchy when loading loggers" do
+          logger = mock(Java::OrgSlf4j::Logger)
+          Java::OrgSlf4j::LoggerFactory.should_receive("get_logger").with("Named.Hierarchy.Spout").and_return(logger)
+          module Named
+            module Hierarchy
+              class Spout < RedStorm::SimpleSpout
+                on_init {log.info("test1")}
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          logger.should_receive(:info).with("test1")
+          spout = Named::Hierarchy::Spout.new
+          spout.open(nil, nil, nil)
+        end
       end
     end
   end