diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 827b766..ce64266 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Client {
     allowDefaultWallet = false,
     headers = false,
     host = 'localhost',
-    logger = debugnyan('bitcoin-core'),
+    logger = debugnyan('bitgesell-core'),
     network = 'mainnet',
     password,
     port,
diff --git a/test/default_logger_test.js b/test/default_logger_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bf9c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/default_logger_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies.
+ */
+
+const should = require('should');
+
+/**
+ * Test default logger configuration.
+ */
+
+describe('Default logger', () => {
+  it('should use the bitgesell-core debug namespace', () => {
+    const clientPath = require.resolve('../src/index');
+    const debugnyanPath = require.resolve('debugnyan');
+    const originalDebugnyan = require(debugnyanPath);
+    let namespace;
+
+    delete require.cache[clientPath];
+    require.cache[debugnyanPath].exports = name => {
+      namespace = name;
+
+      return { debug() {} };
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const Client = require('../src/index'); // eslint-disable-line global-require
+
+      new Client(); // eslint-disable-line no-new
+
+      should(namespace).equal('bitgesell-core');
+    } finally {
+      require.cache[debugnyanPath].exports = originalDebugnyan;
+      delete require.cache[clientPath];
+    }
+  });
+});