diff --git a/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderBean.java b/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderBean.java
index 688ff61..8a8d452 100644
--- a/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderBean.java
+++ b/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderBean.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.yoko.osgi.locator;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
                         Register providerRegistry,
                         Integer priority) {
         bundleProviderLoader = new BundleProviderLoader(key, className, bundle, priority == null? -1: priority);
-        log.finer("ProviderBean: " + bundleProviderLoader);
+        if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINER))
+            log.finer("ProviderBean: " + bundleProviderLoader);
         this.providerRegistry = providerRegistry;
     }
 
diff --git a/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderRegistryImpl.java b/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderRegistryImpl.java
index 31dfa31..28fa885 100644
--- a/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ProviderRegistryImpl.java
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
      * @param provider The loader used to resolve the provider class.
      */
     public void registerProvider(BundleProviderLoader provider) {
-        log(Level.FINE, "registering provider " + provider);
+        if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
+            log.log(Level.FINE, "registering provider " + provider);
         providers.register(provider);
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@
      * @param provider The provider registration instance
      */
     public void unregisterProvider(BundleProviderLoader provider) {
-        log(Level.FINE, "unregistering provider " + provider);
+        if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
+            log.log(Level.FINE, "unregistering provider " + provider);
         providers.unregister(provider);
     }
 
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@
      * @param provider The loader used to resolve the provider class.
      */
     public void registerService(BundleProviderLoader provider) {
-        log(Level.FINE, "registering service " + provider);
+        if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
+            log.log(Level.FINE, "registering service " + provider);
         serviceProviders.register(provider);
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +89,8 @@
      * @param provider The provider registration instance
      */
     public void unregisterService(BundleProviderLoader provider) {
-        log(Level.FINE, "unregistering service " + provider);
+        if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
+            log.log(Level.FINE, "unregistering service " + provider);
         serviceProviders.unregister(provider);
     }
 
@@ -242,10 +246,6 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    private void log(Level level, String message) {
-        log.log(level, message);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Holder class for information about a given collection of
      * id to provider mappings.  Used for both the providers and
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@
         private synchronized BundleProviderLoader getLoader(String id) {
             // synchronize on the registry instance
             if (registry != null) {
-                log.fine("registry: " + registry);
+                if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
+                    log.fine("registry: " + registry);
                 // return the first match, if any
                 List<BundleProviderLoader> list = registry.get(id);
                 if (list != null && !list.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ServiceBean.java b/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ServiceBean.java
index 7876495..b42f3fe 100644
--- a/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ServiceBean.java
+++ b/yoko-osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/yoko/osgi/locator/ServiceBean.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.yoko.osgi.locator;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
                        Register providerRegistry,
                        Integer priority) {
         bundleProviderLoader = new BundleProviderLoader(key, className, bundle, priority == null? -1: priority);
-        log.finer("ServiceBean: " + bundleProviderLoader);
+        if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINER))
+            log.finer("ServiceBean: " + bundleProviderLoader);
         this.providerRegistry = providerRegistry;
     }