diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index e7df318d..aa1ebe1c 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package gobot
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"log"
 )
 
 type connection struct {
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ func NewConnection(adaptor AdaptorInterface, r *Robot) *connection {
 }
 
 func (c *connection) Connect() bool {
-	fmt.Println("Connecting to " + c.Name + " on port " + c.Port + "...")
+	log.Println("Connecting to " + c.Name + " on port " + c.Port + "...")
 	return c.Adaptor.Connect()
 }
 
 func (c *connection) Disconnect() bool {
-	fmt.Println("Disconnecting " + c.Name + "...")
+	log.Println("Disconnecting " + c.Name + "...")
 	return c.Adaptor.Disconnect()
 }
 
 func (c *connection) Finalize() bool {
-	fmt.Println("Finalizing " + c.Name + "...")
+	log.Println("Finalizing " + c.Name + "...")
 	return c.Adaptor.Finalize()
 }
 
 func (c *connection) Reconnect() bool {
-	fmt.Println("Reconnecting to " + c.Name + " on port " + c.Port + "...")
+	log.Println("Reconnecting to " + c.Name + " on port " + c.Port + "...")
 	return c.Adaptor.Reconnect()
 }
 
diff --git a/device.go b/device.go
index 806041e5..e955e915 100644
--- a/device.go
+++ b/device.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package gobot
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"log"
 )
 
 type device struct {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func NewDevice(driver DriverInterface, r *Robot) *device {
 }
 
 func (d *device) Start() bool {
-	fmt.Println("Device " + d.Name + " started")
+	log.Println("Device " + d.Name + " started")
 	return d.Driver.Start()
 }
 
diff --git a/gobot_suite_test.go b/gobot_suite_test.go
index 66d00240..33736246 100644
--- a/gobot_suite_test.go
+++ b/gobot_suite_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@ package gobot
 import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+type null struct{}
+
+func (null) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
 func TestGobot(t *testing.T) {
+	log.SetOutput(new(null))
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "Gobot Suite")
 }
diff --git a/robot.go b/robot.go
index 8cb4d05b..c7d53a41 100644
--- a/robot.go
+++ b/robot.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gobot
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -55,27 +56,27 @@ func (r *Robot) initCommands() {
 
 func (r *Robot) initConnections() {
 	r.connections = make([]*connection, len(r.Connections))
-	fmt.Println("Initializing connections...")
+	log.Println("Initializing connections...")
 	for i := range r.Connections {
-		fmt.Sprintln("Initializing connection %v...", FieldByNamePtr(r.Connections[i], "Name"))
+		log.Println("Initializing connection ", FieldByNamePtr(r.Connections[i], "Name"), "...")
 		r.connections[i] = NewConnection(r.Connections[i], r)
 	}
 }
 
 func (r *Robot) initDevices() {
 	r.devices = make([]*device, len(r.Devices))
-	fmt.Println("Initializing devices...")
+	log.Println("Initializing devices...")
 	for i := range r.Devices {
-		fmt.Sprintln("Initializing device %v...", FieldByNamePtr(r.Devices[i], "Name"))
+		log.Println("Initializing device ", FieldByNamePtr(r.Devices[i], "Name"), "...")
 		r.devices[i] = NewDevice(r.Devices[i], r)
 	}
 }
 
 func (r *Robot) startConnections() bool {
-	fmt.Println("Starting connections...")
+	log.Println("Starting connections...")
 	success := true
 	for i := range r.connections {
-		fmt.Println("Starting connection " + r.connections[i].Name + "...")
+		log.Println("Starting connection " + r.connections[i].Name + "...")
 		if r.connections[i].Connect() == false {
 			success = false
 			break
@@ -85,10 +86,10 @@ func (r *Robot) startConnections() bool {
 }
 
 func (r *Robot) startDevices() bool {
-	fmt.Println("Starting devices...")
+	log.Println("Starting devices...")
 	success := true
 	for i := range r.devices {
-		fmt.Println("Starting device " + r.devices[i].Name + "...")
+		log.Println("Starting device " + r.devices[i].Name + "...")
 		if r.devices[i].Start() == false {
 			success = false
 			break