diff --git a/lib/appenders/console.js b/lib/appenders/console.js
index 32b7156..a5a14c7 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/console.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/console.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-var layouts = require('../layouts');
+var layouts = require('../layouts'),
+    consoleLog = console.log;
 
 function consoleAppender (layout) {
     layout = layout || layouts.colouredLayout;
     return function(loggingEvent) {
-	console._preLog4js_log(layout(loggingEvent));
+	consoleLog(layout(loggingEvent));
     };
 }