diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 04b518b..73fa657 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -5,19 +5,32 @@ ident = "$Id$"
 
 import WSDLTools
 import XMLname
-from ConfigParser import NoSectionError
+from logging import getLogger as _getLogger
+import logging.config as _config
+
 LOGGING = 'logging.txt'
+DEBUG = True
 
-from logging import getLogger
-import logging
-import logging.config
+#
+# If LOGGING configuration file is not found, turn off logging
+# and use _noLogger class because logging module's performance
+# is terrible.
+#
 
 try:
-    logging.config.fileConfig(LOGGING)
-except (NoSectionError,), ex:
-    logging.basicConfig()
+    _config.fileConfig(LOGGING)
+except:
+    DEBUG = False
+
 
 class Base:
     def __init__(self, module=__name__):
-        self.logger = getLogger('%s-%s(%x)' %(module, self.__class__, id(self)))
+        self.logger = _noLogger()
+        if DEBUG is True:
+            self.logger = _getLogger('%s-%s(%x)' %(module, self.__class__, id(self)))
 
+class _noLogger:
+    def __init__(self, *args): pass
+    def warning(self, *args): pass
+    def debug(self, *args): pass
+    def error(self, *args): pass