diff --git a/avocado/core/parameters.py b/avocado/core/parameters.py
index ca2f86903662fb98a48c1c195eaa1227fab6bb72..8f6093c90138ecb0c2701ca1c10b13da09ad1e93 100644
--- a/avocado/core/parameters.py
+++ b/avocado/core/parameters.py
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
 Module related to test parameters
 """
 
+import logging
 import re
 
 from six import iterkeys, iteritems
 from six.moves import xrange as range
 
-from . import output
-
 
 class NoMatchError(KeyError):
     pass
@@ -40,18 +39,16 @@ class AvocadoParams(object):
     You can also iterate through all keys, but this can generate quite a lot
     of duplicate entries inherited from ancestor nodes.  It shouldn't produce
     false values, though.
-
-    In this version each new "get()" call is logged into avocado.LOG_JOB.
-    This is subject of change (separate file, perhaps)
     """
 
-    # TODO: Use "test" to log params.get()
-
-    def __init__(self, leaves, test_id, mux_path):
+    def __init__(self, leaves, test_id, mux_path, logger_name=None):
         """
         :param leaves: List of TreeNode leaves defining current variant
         :param test_id: test id
         :param mux_path: list of entry points
+        :param logger_name: the name of a logger to use to record attempts
+                            to get parameters
+        :type logger_name: str
         """
         self._rel_paths = []
         leaves = list(leaves)
@@ -64,6 +61,7 @@ class AvocadoParams(object):
         self._abs_path = AvocadoParam(path_leaves, '*: *')
         self.id = test_id
         self._cache = {}     # TODO: Implement something more efficient
+        self._logger_name = logger_name
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if set(iterkeys(self.__dict__)) != set(iterkeys(other.__dict__)):
@@ -76,15 +74,6 @@ class AvocadoParams(object):
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return not (self == other)
 
-    def __getstate__(self):
-        """ log can't be pickled """
-        copy = self.__dict__.copy()
-        return copy
-
-    def __setstate__(self, orig):
-        """ refresh log """
-        self.__dict__.update(orig)
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<AvocadoParams %s>" % self._str()
 
@@ -98,11 +87,6 @@ class AvocadoParams(object):
         else:
             return self._abs_path.str_leaves_variant
 
-    def log(self, key, path, default, value):
-        """ Predefined format for displaying params query """
-        output.LOG_JOB.debug("PARAMS (key=%s, path=%s, default=%s) => %r", key,
-                             path, default, value)
-
     def _get_matching_leaves(self, path, leaves):
         """
         Pops and returns list of matching nodes
@@ -160,7 +144,10 @@ class AvocadoParams(object):
             # KeyError - first query
             # TypeError - unable to hash
             value = self._get(key, path, default)
-            self.log(key, path, default, value)
+            if self._logger_name is not None:
+                logger = logging.getLogger(self._logger_name)
+                logger.debug("PARAMS (key=%s, path=%s, default=%s) => %r",
+                             key, path, default, value)
             try:
                 self._cache[(key, path, default)] = value
             except TypeError:
diff --git a/avocado/core/test.py b/avocado/core/test.py
index 0251ce88165d57a88e26bd778756657704171e82..4b0fd31fd52e5ece11fe6e9bfadc5a5cab05ed3f 100644
--- a/avocado/core/test.py
+++ b/avocado/core/test.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
         elif isinstance(params, tuple):
             params, mux_path = params[0], params[1]
         self.__params = parameters.AvocadoParams(params, self.name,
-                                                 mux_path)
+                                                 mux_path, self.__log.name)
         default_timeout = getattr(self, "timeout", None)
         self.timeout = self.params.get("timeout", default=default_timeout)
 
diff --git a/optional_plugins/loader_yaml/avocado_loader_yaml/__init__.py b/optional_plugins/loader_yaml/avocado_loader_yaml/__init__.py
index 52f8ea3cd38f8d38ccbbaaa38b8567c381a9480b..ea6308bc9f77efd33bc7546c15ca0745a3242306 100644
--- a/optional_plugins/loader_yaml/avocado_loader_yaml/__init__.py
+++ b/optional_plugins/loader_yaml/avocado_loader_yaml/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from six import iteritems
 
 from avocado.core import loader
 from avocado.core import parameters
+from avocado.core import output
 from avocado.core.plugin_interfaces import CLI
 from avocado_varianter_yaml_to_mux import create_from_yaml
 from avocado_varianter_yaml_to_mux import mux
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class YamlTestsuiteLoader(loader.TestLoader):
         mux_tree = mux.MuxTree(root)
         for variant in mux_tree:
             params = parameters.AvocadoParams(variant, "YamlTestsuiteLoader",
-                                              ["/run/*"])
+                                              ["/run/*"], output.LOG_UI.name)
             reference = params.get("test_reference")
             test_loader = self._get_loader(params)
             if not test_loader: