diff --git a/util/eventlog/option.go b/util/eventlog/option.go
index 4fe3daa59..7ca68558f 100644
--- a/util/eventlog/option.go
+++ b/util/eventlog/option.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func Configure(options ...Option) {
 
 // LdJSONFormatter formats the event log as line-delimited JSON
 var LdJSONFormatter = func() {
-	logrus.SetFormatter(&logrus.PoliteJSONFormatter{})
+	logrus.SetFormatter(&PoliteJSONFormatter{})
 }
 
 var TextFormatter = func() {
diff --git a/util/eventlog/polite_json_formatter.go b/util/eventlog/polite_json_formatter.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..509f0871b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/eventlog/polite_json_formatter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package eventlog
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/maybebtc/logrus"
+)
+
+type PoliteJSONFormatter struct{}
+
+func (f *PoliteJSONFormatter) Format(entry *logrus.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
+	serialized, err := json.Marshal(entry.Data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to marshal fields to JSON, %v", err)
+	}
+	return append(serialized, '\n'), nil
+}