diff --git a/control/utils.py b/control/utils.py
index 1971bde3..bf2e6294 100644
--- a/control/utils.py
+++ b/control/utils.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ def __init__(self, config=None):
             if self.handler:
                 return
 
+        logging.raiseExceptions = False
         format_string = "[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s %(filename)s:%(lineno)d: %(message)s"
         date_fmt_string = "%d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S"
         frmtr = logging.Formatter(fmt=format_string, datefmt=date_fmt_string)