diff --git a/kmip/pie/client.py b/kmip/pie/client.py
index 4295e43..f01f5fe 100644
--- a/kmip/pie/client.py
+++ b/kmip/pie/client.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ProxyKmipClient(object):
                 Optional, defaults to None.
 
         """
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger()
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
         self.attribute_factory = attributes.AttributeFactory()
         self.object_factory = factory.ObjectFactory()
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class ProxyKmipClient(object):
                 self.proxy.open()
                 self._is_open = True
             except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.exception("could not open client connection", e)
+                self.logger.error("could not open client connection: %s", e)
                 raise
 
     def close(self):
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class ProxyKmipClient(object):
                 self.proxy.close()
                 self._is_open = False
             except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.exception("could not close client connection", e)
+                self.logger.error("could not close client connection: %s", e)
                 raise
 
     @is_connected
diff --git a/kmip/services/kmip_client.py b/kmip/services/kmip_client.py
index 547190e..dd78727 100644
--- a/kmip/services/kmip_client.py
+++ b/kmip/services/kmip_client.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import os
 import six
 import socket
 import ssl
+import sys
 
 FILE_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 CONFIG_FILE = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(FILE_PATH, '../kmipconfig.ini'))
@@ -224,15 +225,15 @@ class KMIPProxy:
                 self.socket.connect((self.host, self.port))
             except Exception as e:
                 self.logger.error("An error occurred while connecting to "
-                                  "appliance " + self.host)
+                                  "appliance %s: %s", self.host, e)
                 self.socket.close()
-                last_error = e
+                last_error = sys.exc_info()
             else:
                 return
 
         self.socket = None
         if last_error:
-            raise last_error
+            six.reraise(*last_error)
 
     def _create_socket(self, sock):
         self.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(