diff --git a/avocado/core/output.py b/avocado/core/output.py
index cdbcf0825a972d384bbca251eac587b1a0d61aad..cb64471fbed2b043361e5ffc2c55a48f2527b663 100644
--- a/avocado/core/output.py
+++ b/avocado/core/output.py
@@ -608,19 +608,21 @@ class LoggingFile(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, prefix='', level=logging.DEBUG,
-                 logger=[logging.getLogger()]):
+                 loggers=None):
         """
-        Constructor. Sets prefixes and which logger is going to be used.
+        Constructor. Sets prefixes and which loggers are going to be used.
 
         :param prefix - The prefix for each line logged by this object.
+        :param level: Log level to be used when writing messages.
+        :param loggers: Loggers into which write should be issued. (list)
         """
 
         self._prefix = prefix
+        if not loggers:
+            loggers = [logging.getLogger()]
         self._level = level
         self._buffer = []
-        if not isinstance(logger, list):
-            logger = [logger]
-        self._logger = logger
+        self._loggers = loggers
 
     def write(self, data):
         """"
@@ -651,7 +653,7 @@ class LoggingFile(object):
         """
         Passes lines of output to the logging module.
         """
-        for lg in self._logger:
+        for lg in self._loggers:
             lg.log(self._level, self._prefix + line)
 
     def _flush_buffer(self):
@@ -666,10 +668,10 @@ class LoggingFile(object):
         return False
 
     def add_logger(self, logger):
-        self._logger.append(logger)
+        self._loggers.append(logger)
 
     def rm_logger(self, logger):
-        self._logger.remove(logger)
+        self._loggers.remove(logger)
 
 
 class Throbber(object):
diff --git a/avocado/core/runner.py b/avocado/core/runner.py
index 643bd7e5115792a33da5b6a3b1896d6d4935dd31..e34fceb99b013e2a7d9af49b27b078a573bd4cde 100644
--- a/avocado/core/runner.py
+++ b/avocado/core/runner.py
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ class TestRunner(object):
                               logging.getLogger('paramiko')]
         logger_list_stderr = [TEST_LOG,
                               logging.getLogger('paramiko')]
-        sys.stdout = output.LoggingFile(logger=logger_list_stdout)
-        sys.stderr = output.LoggingFile(logger=logger_list_stderr)
+        sys.stdout = output.LoggingFile(loggers=logger_list_stdout)
+        sys.stderr = output.LoggingFile(loggers=logger_list_stderr)
 
         def sigterm_handler(signum, frame):     # pylint: disable=W0613
             """ Produce traceback on SIGTERM """
diff --git a/optional_plugins/robot/avocado_robot/__init__.py b/optional_plugins/robot/avocado_robot/__init__.py
index eefaa2feae2b65daa4f971ac49de98a51651d5cc..446bc55f42e9c8c1bbcbc0ca9844af460dd10dfe 100644
--- a/optional_plugins/robot/avocado_robot/__init__.py
+++ b/optional_plugins/robot/avocado_robot/__init__.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class RobotTest(test.SimpleTest):
         Create the Robot command and execute it.
         """
         suite_name, test_name = self.name.name.split(':')[1].split('.')
-        log_stdout = output.LoggingFile(logger=[self.log], level=logging.INFO)
-        log_stderr = output.LoggingFile(logger=[self.log], level=logging.ERROR)
+        log_stdout = output.LoggingFile(loggers=[self.log], level=logging.INFO)
+        log_stderr = output.LoggingFile(loggers=[self.log], level=logging.ERROR)
         result = run(self.filename,
                      suite=suite_name,
                      test=test_name,
diff --git a/optional_plugins/runner_remote/avocado_runner_remote/__init__.py b/optional_plugins/runner_remote/avocado_runner_remote/__init__.py
index 9382cf7637e6d7186edeaa0987224cab71505b18..eae429b194d291c37a2a914da9cf1aa301d11b95 100644
--- a/optional_plugins/runner_remote/avocado_runner_remote/__init__.py
+++ b/optional_plugins/runner_remote/avocado_runner_remote/__init__.py
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ class RemoteTestRunner(TestRunner):
         if self.job.args.show_job_log:
             logger_list.append(app_logger)
             output.add_log_handler(paramiko_logger.name)
-        sys.stdout = output.LoggingFile(logger=logger_list)
-        sys.stderr = output.LoggingFile(logger=logger_list)
+        sys.stdout = output.LoggingFile(loggers=logger_list)
+        sys.stderr = output.LoggingFile(loggers=logger_list)
         try:
             try:
                 self.setup()