diff --git a/tcp_tests/logger.py b/tcp_tests/logger.py
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+#    Copyright 2016 Mirantis, Inc.
+#
+#    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.
+import functools
+import logging
+import os
+import traceback
+
+from tcp_tests import settings
+
+if not os.path.exists(settings.LOGS_DIR):
+    os.makedirs(settings.LOGS_DIR)
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
+                    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s %(filename)s:'
+                    '%(lineno)d -- %(message)s',
+                    filename=os.path.join(settings.LOGS_DIR, 'tests.log'),
+                    filemode='w')
+
+console = logging.StreamHandler()
+console.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s %(filename)s:'
+                              '%(lineno)d -- %(message)s')
+console.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.addHandler(console)
+
+
+# suppress iso8601 and paramiko debug logging
+class NoDebugMessageFilter(logging.Filter):
+    def filter(self, record):
+        return not record.levelno <= logging.DEBUG
+
+logging.getLogger('paramiko.transport').addFilter(NoDebugMessageFilter())
+logging.getLogger('paramiko.hostkeys').addFilter(NoDebugMessageFilter())
+logging.getLogger('iso8601.iso8601').addFilter(NoDebugMessageFilter())
+
+
+def debug(logger):
+    def wrapper(func):
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+            logger.debug(
+                "Calling: {} with args: {} {}".format(
+                    func.__name__, args, kwargs
+                )
+            )
+            try:
+                result = func(*args, **kwargs)
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Done: {} with result: {}".format(func.__name__, result))
+            except BaseException as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    '{func} raised: {exc!r}\n'
+                    'Traceback: {tb!s}'.format(
+                        func=func.__name__, exc=e, tb=traceback.format_exc()))
+                raise
+            return result
+        return wrapped
+    return wrapper
+
+logwrap = debug(logger)