diff --git a/pkg/db/kvstore/client.go b/pkg/db/kvstore/client.go
index 97fbec9..088593a 100644
--- a/pkg/db/kvstore/client.go
+++ b/pkg/db/kvstore/client.go
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
  */
 package kvstore
 
-import (
-	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/log"
-)
-
 const (
 	// Default timeout in seconds when making a kvstore request
 	defaultKVGetTimeout = 5
@@ -43,10 +39,6 @@
 	Lease   int64
 }
 
-func init() {
-	log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.WarnLevel, nil)
-}
-
 // NewKVPair creates a new KVPair object
 func NewKVPair(key string, value interface{}, session string, lease int64, version int64) *KVPair {
 	kv := new(KVPair)
diff --git a/pkg/db/kvstore/common.go b/pkg/db/kvstore/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..212b1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/db/kvstore/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package kvstore
+
+import (
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/log"
+)
+
+const (
+	logLevel = log.ErrorLevel
+)
+
+var logger log.Logger
+
+func init() {
+	// Setup this package so that it's log level can be modified at run time
+	var err error
+	logger, err = log.AddPackage(log.JSON, logLevel, log.Fields{"pkg": "kvstore"})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/db/kvstore/consulclient.go b/pkg/db/kvstore/consulclient.go
index a94de4d..fd74d43 100644
--- a/pkg/db/kvstore/consulclient.go
+++ b/pkg/db/kvstore/consulclient.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	log "github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/log"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 	//log "ciena.com/coordinator/common"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	config.WaitTime = duration
 	consul, err := consulapi.NewClient(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 // IsConnectionUp returns whether the connection to the Consul KV store is up
 func (c *ConsulClient) IsConnectionUp(timeout int) bool {
-	log.Error("Unimplemented function")
+	logger.Error("Unimplemented function")
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	// For now we ignore meta data
 	kvps, _, err := kv.List(key, &queryOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	m := make(map[string]*KVPair)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	// For now we ignore meta data
 	kvp, _, err := kv.Get(key, &queryOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if kvp != nil {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 	var val []byte
 	var er error
 	if val, er = ToByte(value); er != nil {
-		log.Error(er)
+		logger.Error(er)
 		return er
 	}
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
 	_, err := kv.Put(&kvp, &writeOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
 	_, err := kv.Delete(key, &writeOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@
 
 func (c *ConsulClient) deleteSession() {
 	if c.sessionID != "" {
-		log.Debug("cleaning-up-session")
+		logger.Debug("cleaning-up-session")
 		session := c.consul.Session()
 		_, err := session.Destroy(c.sessionID, nil)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorw("error-cleaning-session", log.Fields{"session": c.sessionID, "error": err})
+			logger.Errorw("error-cleaning-session", log.Fields{"session": c.sessionID, "error": err})
 		}
 	}
 	c.sessionID = ""
@@ -177,17 +177,17 @@
 	for {
 		id, meta, err := session.Create(entry, nil)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorw("create-session-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			logger.Errorw("create-session-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
 			if retries == 0 {
 				return nil, "", err
 			}
 		} else if meta.RequestTime == 0 {
-			log.Errorw("create-session-bad-meta-data", log.Fields{"meta-data": meta})
+			logger.Errorw("create-session-bad-meta-data", log.Fields{"meta-data": meta})
 			if retries == 0 {
 				return nil, "", errors.New("bad-meta-data")
 			}
 		} else if id == "" {
-			log.Error("create-session-nil-id")
+			logger.Error("create-session-nil-id")
 			if retries == 0 {
 				return nil, "", errors.New("ID-nil")
 			}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 		if retries > 0 {
 			retries--
 		}
-		log.Debug("retrying-session-create-after-a-second-delay")
+		logger.Debug("retrying-session-create-after-a-second-delay")
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(1) * time.Second)
 	}
 }
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	var val []byte
 	var er error
 	if val, er = ToByte(value); er != nil {
-		log.Error(er)
+		logger.Error(er)
 		return nil, er
 	}
 
@@ -238,17 +238,17 @@
 	reservationSuccessful := false
 	defer func() {
 		if !reservationSuccessful {
-			log.Debug("deleting-session")
+			logger.Debug("deleting-session")
 			c.deleteSession()
 		}
 	}()
 
 	session, sessionID, err := c.createSession(ttl, -1)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("no-session-created", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		logger.Errorw("no-session-created", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		return "", errors.New("no-session-created")
 	}
-	log.Debugw("session-created", log.Fields{"session-id": sessionID})
+	logger.Debugw("session-created", log.Fields{"session-id": sessionID})
 	c.sessionID = sessionID
 	c.session = session
 
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@
 	kvp := consulapi.KVPair{Key: key, Value: val, Session: c.sessionID}
 	result, _, err := kv.Acquire(&kvp, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("error-acquiring-keys", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		logger.Errorw("error-acquiring-keys", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Debugw("key-acquired", log.Fields{"key": key, "status": result})
+	logger.Debugw("key-acquired", log.Fields{"key": key, "status": result})
 
 	// Irrespective whether we were successful in acquiring the key, let's read it back and see if it's us.
 	m, err := c.Get(key, defaultKVGetTimeout)
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if m != nil {
-		log.Debugw("response-received", log.Fields{"key": m.Key, "m.value": string(m.Value.([]byte)), "value": value})
+		logger.Debugw("response-received", log.Fields{"key": m.Key, "m.value": string(m.Value.([]byte)), "value": value})
 		if m.Key == key && isEqual(m.Value, value) {
 			// My reservation is successful - register it.  For now, support is only for 1 reservation per key
 			// per session.
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@
 		kvp = consulapi.KVPair{Key: key, Value: value.([]byte), Session: c.sessionID}
 		result, _, err = kv.Release(&kvp, nil)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+			logger.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
 			return err
 		}
 		if !result {
-			log.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key})
+			logger.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key})
 		}
 		delete(c.keyReservations, key)
 	}
@@ -390,14 +390,14 @@
 	c.writeLock.Lock()
 	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
 	if watchedChannelsContexts, ok = c.watchedChannelsContext[key]; !ok {
-		log.Errorw("key-has-no-watched-context-or-channel", log.Fields{"key": key})
+		logger.Errorw("key-has-no-watched-context-or-channel", log.Fields{"key": key})
 		return
 	}
 	// Look for the channels
 	var pos = -1
 	for i, chCtxMap := range watchedChannelsContexts {
 		if chCtxMap.channel == ch {
-			log.Debug("channel-found")
+			logger.Debug("channel-found")
 			chCtxMap.cancel()
 			//close the channel
 			close(ch)
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 	if pos >= 0 {
 		c.watchedChannelsContext[key] = append(c.watchedChannelsContext[key][:pos], c.watchedChannelsContext[key][pos+1:]...)
 	}
-	log.Debugw("watched-channel-exiting", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": c.watchedChannelsContext[key]})
+	logger.Debugw("watched-channel-exiting", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": c.watchedChannelsContext[key]})
 }
 
 func (c *ConsulClient) isKVEqual(kv1 *consulapi.KVPair, kv2 *consulapi.KVPair) bool {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 }
 
 func (c *ConsulClient) listenForKeyChange(watchContext context.Context, key string, ch chan *Event) {
-	log.Debugw("start-watching-channel", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": ch})
+	logger.Debugw("start-watching-channel", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": ch})
 
 	defer c.CloseWatch(key, ch)
 	duration := GetDuration(defaultKVGetTimeout)
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 	// Get the existing value, if any
 	previousKVPair, meta, err := kv.Get(key, &queryOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Debug(err)
+		logger.Debug(err)
 	}
 	lastIndex := meta.LastIndex
 
@@ -456,30 +456,30 @@
 		pair, meta, err = kv.Get(key, waitOptions)
 		select {
 		case <-watchContext.Done():
-			log.Debug("done-event-received-exiting")
+			logger.Debug("done-event-received-exiting")
 			return
 		default:
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warnw("error-from-watch", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				logger.Warnw("error-from-watch", log.Fields{"error": err})
 				ch <- NewEvent(CONNECTIONDOWN, key, []byte(""), -1)
 			} else {
-				log.Debugw("index-state", log.Fields{"lastindex": lastIndex, "newindex": meta.LastIndex, "key": key})
+				logger.Debugw("index-state", log.Fields{"lastindex": lastIndex, "newindex": meta.LastIndex, "key": key})
 			}
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Debug(err)
+			logger.Debug(err)
 			// On error, block for 10 milliseconds to prevent endless loop
 			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 		} else if meta.LastIndex <= lastIndex {
-			log.Info("no-index-change-or-negative")
+			logger.Info("no-index-change-or-negative")
 		} else {
-			log.Debugw("update-received", log.Fields{"pair": pair})
+			logger.Debugw("update-received", log.Fields{"pair": pair})
 			if pair == nil {
 				ch <- NewEvent(DELETE, key, []byte(""), -1)
 			} else if !c.isKVEqual(pair, previousKVPair) {
 				// Push the change onto the channel if the data has changed
 				// For now just assume it's a PUT change
-				log.Debugw("pair-details", log.Fields{"session": pair.Session, "key": pair.Key, "value": pair.Value})
+				logger.Debugw("pair-details", log.Fields{"session": pair.Session, "key": pair.Key, "value": pair.Value})
 				ch <- NewEvent(PUT, pair.Key, pair.Value, -1)
 			}
 			previousKVPair = pair
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 
 	// Clear the sessionID
 	if _, err := c.consul.Session().Destroy(c.sessionID, &writeOptions); err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("error-closing-client", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		logger.Errorw("error-closing-client", log.Fields{"error": err})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/db/kvstore/etcdclient.go b/pkg/db/kvstore/etcdclient.go
index 3ae767c..234bf05 100644
--- a/pkg/db/kvstore/etcdclient.go
+++ b/pkg/db/kvstore/etcdclient.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		DialTimeout: duration,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	resp, err := c.ectdAPI.Get(ctx, key, v3Client.WithPrefix())
 	cancel()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	m := make(map[string]*KVPair)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	resp, err := c.ectdAPI.Get(ctx, key)
 	cancel()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	for _, ev := range resp.Kvs {
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case context.Canceled:
-			log.Warnw("context-cancelled", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			logger.Warnw("context-cancelled", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		case context.DeadlineExceeded:
-			log.Warnw("context-deadline-exceeded", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			logger.Warnw("context-deadline-exceeded", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		case v3rpcTypes.ErrEmptyKey:
-			log.Warnw("etcd-client-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			logger.Warnw("etcd-client-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		default:
-			log.Warnw("bad-endpoints", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			logger.Warnw("bad-endpoints", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		}
 		return err
 	}
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@
 
 	// delete the key
 	if _, err := c.ectdAPI.Delete(ctx, key); err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("failed-to-delete-key", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+		logger.Errorw("failed-to-delete-key", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Debugw("key(s)-deleted", log.Fields{"key": key})
+	logger.Debugw("key(s)-deleted", log.Fields{"key": key})
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 
 	resp, err := c.ectdAPI.Grant(ctx, ttl)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Register the lease id
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 	defer func() {
 		if !reservationSuccessful {
 			if err = c.ReleaseReservation(key); err != nil {
-				log.Error("cannot-release-lease")
+				logger.Error("cannot-release-lease")
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 	for key, leaseID := range c.keyReservations {
 		_, err := c.ectdAPI.Revoke(ctx, *leaseID)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+			logger.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
 			return err
 		}
 		delete(c.keyReservations, key)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 // ReleaseReservation releases reservation for a specific key.
 func (c *EtcdClient) ReleaseReservation(key string) error {
 	// Get the leaseid using the key
-	log.Debugw("Release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key})
+	logger.Debugw("Release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key})
 	var ok bool
 	var leaseID *v3Client.LeaseID
 	c.writeLock.Lock()
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	if leaseID != nil {
 		_, err := c.ectdAPI.Revoke(ctx, *leaseID)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(err)
+			logger.Error(err)
 			return err
 		}
 		delete(c.keyReservations, key)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 	if leaseID != nil {
 		_, err := c.ectdAPI.KeepAliveOnce(ctx, *leaseID)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorw("lease-may-have-expired", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			logger.Errorw("lease-may-have-expired", log.Fields{"error": err})
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 
 	// Changing the log field (from channelMaps) as the underlying logger cannot format the map of channels into a
 	// json format.
-	log.Debugw("watched-channels", log.Fields{"len": len(channelMaps)})
+	logger.Debugw("watched-channels", log.Fields{"len": len(channelMaps)})
 	// Launch a go routine to listen for updates
 	go c.listenForKeyChange(channel, ch, cancel)
 
@@ -406,17 +406,17 @@
 	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
 
 	if watchedChannels, ok = c.getChannelMaps(key); !ok {
-		log.Warnw("key-has-no-watched-channels", log.Fields{"key": key})
+		logger.Warnw("key-has-no-watched-channels", log.Fields{"key": key})
 		return
 	}
 	// Look for the channels
 	var pos = -1
 	for i, chMap := range watchedChannels {
 		if t, ok := chMap[ch]; ok {
-			log.Debug("channel-found")
+			logger.Debug("channel-found")
 			// Close the etcd watcher before the client channel.  This should close the etcd channel as well
 			if err := t.Close(); err != nil {
-				log.Errorw("watcher-cannot-be-closed", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+				logger.Errorw("watcher-cannot-be-closed", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
 			}
 			pos = i
 			break
@@ -428,11 +428,11 @@
 	if pos >= 0 {
 		channelMaps = c.removeChannelMap(key, pos)
 	}
-	log.Infow("watcher-channel-exiting", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": channelMaps})
+	logger.Infow("watcher-channel-exiting", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": channelMaps})
 }
 
 func (c *EtcdClient) listenForKeyChange(channel v3Client.WatchChan, ch chan<- *Event, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
-	log.Debug("start-listening-on-channel ...")
+	logger.Debug("start-listening-on-channel ...")
 	defer cancel()
 	defer close(ch)
 	for resp := range channel {
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 			ch <- NewEvent(getEventType(ev), ev.Kv.Key, ev.Kv.Value, ev.Kv.Version)
 		}
 	}
-	log.Debug("stop-listening-on-channel ...")
+	logger.Debug("stop-listening-on-channel ...")
 }
 
 func getEventType(event *v3Client.Event) int {
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 	c.writeLock.Lock()
 	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
 	if err := c.ectdAPI.Close(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("error-closing-client", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		logger.Errorw("error-closing-client", log.Fields{"error": err})
 	}
 }