diff --git a/satori/common/logging.py b/satori/common/logging.py
index 6bed54a..7600290 100644
--- a/satori/common/logging.py
+++ b/satori/common/logging.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def init_logging(config, default_config=None):
     :param config: object with configuration namespace (ex. argparse parser)
     :keyword default_config: path to a python logging configuration file
     """
-    if config.logconfig and os.path.isfile(config.logconfig):
-        logging.config.fileConfig(config.logconfig,
+    if config.get('logconfig') and os.path.isfile(config.get('logconfig')):
+        logging.config.fileConfig(config['logconfig'],
                                   disable_existing_loggers=False)
     elif default_config and os.path.isfile(default_config):
         logging.config.fileConfig(default_config,
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ def log_level(config):
 
     :param config: object with configuration namespace (ex. argparse parser)
     """
-    if config.debug is True:
+    if config.get('debug') is True:
         return logging.DEBUG
-    elif config.verbose is True:
+    elif config.get('verbose') is True:
         return logging.DEBUG
-    elif config.quiet is True:
+    elif config.get('quiet') is True:
         return logging.WARNING
     else:
         return logging.INFO
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ def get_debug_formatter(config):
 
     :param config: object with configuration namespace (ex. argparse parser)
     """
-    if config.debug is True:
+    if config.get('debug') is True:
         return DebugFormatter('%(pathname)s:%(lineno)d: %(levelname)-8s '
                               '%(message)s')
-    elif config.verbose is True:
+    elif config.get('verbose') is True:
         return logging.Formatter(
             '%(name)-30s: %(levelname)-8s %(message)s')
-    elif config.quiet is True:
+    elif config.get('quiet') is True:
         return logging.Formatter('%(message)s')
     else:
         return logging.Formatter('%(message)s')
diff --git a/satori/tests/test_common_logging.py b/satori/tests/test_common_logging.py
index 12f7691..2aececf 100644
--- a/satori/tests/test_common_logging.py
+++ b/satori/tests/test_common_logging.py
@@ -26,28 +26,32 @@ class TestLoggingSetup(utils.TestCase):
     """Logging Setup tests."""
 
     def test_logging_default_info(self):
-        config = mock.MagicMock(logconfig=None)
-        logging.init_logging(config)
-        self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
-                         stdlib_logging.INFO)
+        config = {}
+        with mock.patch.dict(config, {'logconfig': None}):
+            logging.init_logging(config)
+            self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
+                            stdlib_logging.INFO)
 
     def test_logging_debug_flag(self):
-        config = mock.MagicMock(logconfig=None, debug=True)
-        logging.init_logging(config)
-        self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
-                         stdlib_logging.DEBUG)
+        config = {}
+        with mock.patch.dict(config, {'logconfig': None, 'debug': True}):
+            logging.init_logging(config)
+            self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
+                            stdlib_logging.DEBUG)
 
     def test_logging_verbose_flag(self):
-        config = mock.MagicMock(logconfig=None, verbose=True)
-        logging.init_logging(config)
-        self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
-                         stdlib_logging.DEBUG)
+        config = {}
+        with mock.patch.dict(config, {'logconfig': None, 'verbose': True}):
+            logging.init_logging(config)
+            self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
+                            stdlib_logging.DEBUG)
 
     def test_logging_quiet_flag(self):
-        config = mock.MagicMock(logconfig=None, quiet=True)
-        logging.init_logging(config)
-        self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
-                         stdlib_logging.WARN)
+        config = {}
+        with mock.patch.dict(config, {'logconfig': None, 'quiet': True}):
+            logging.init_logging(config)
+            self.assertEqual(stdlib_logging.getLogger().level,
+                            stdlib_logging.WARN)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":