diff --git a/log/hook/splitstream.go b/log/hook/splitstream.go
index 3ba12d8..2ec293a 100644
--- a/log/hook/splitstream.go
+++ b/log/hook/splitstream.go
@@ -2,41 +2,46 @@ package hook
 
 import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"os"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
-type SplitStdoutStreamHook struct{}
-
-func (soh *SplitStdoutStreamHook) Levels() []logrus.Level {
-	return []logrus.Level{
-		logrus.DebugLevel,
-		logrus.InfoLevel,
-	}
+type writerHook struct {
+	writer io.Writer
+	levels []logrus.Level
 }
-func (soh *SplitStdoutStreamHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
+
+func (h *writerHook) Levels() []logrus.Level {
+	return h.levels
+}
+
+func (h *writerHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
 	serialized, err := entry.Logger.Formatter.Format(entry)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err = os.Stdout.Write(serialized)
+	_, err = h.writer.Write(serialized)
 	return err
 }
 
-type SplitStderrStreamHook struct{}
+func RegisterSplitLogger(logger *logrus.Logger, outWriter io.Writer, errWriter io.Writer) {
+	logger.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 
-func (seh *SplitStderrStreamHook) Levels() []logrus.Level {
-	return []logrus.Level{
-		logrus.WarnLevel,
-		logrus.ErrorLevel,
-		logrus.FatalLevel,
-		logrus.PanicLevel,
-	}
-}
-func (seh *SplitStderrStreamHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
-	serialized, err := entry.Logger.Formatter.Format(entry)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	_, err = os.Stderr.Write(serialized)
-	return err
+	logger.AddHook(&writerHook{
+		writer: outWriter,
+		levels: []logrus.Level{
+			logrus.DebugLevel,
+			logrus.InfoLevel,
+		},
+	})
+
+	logger.AddHook(&writerHook{
+		writer: errWriter,
+		levels: []logrus.Level{
+			logrus.WarnLevel,
+			logrus.ErrorLevel,
+			logrus.FatalLevel,
+			logrus.PanicLevel,
+		},
+	})
 }
diff --git a/log/hook/splitstream_test.go b/log/hook/splitstream_test.go
index 2c53301..6ec6537 100644
--- a/log/hook/splitstream_test.go
+++ b/log/hook/splitstream_test.go
@@ -1,79 +1,69 @@
 package hook
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
+type testWriter struct {
+	c chan []byte
+}
+
+func (w testWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	w.c <- p
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
 func TestSplitStdoutStreamHook_Fire(t *testing.T) {
+	outWriter := testWriter{c: make(chan []byte, 2)}
+	errWriter := testWriter{c: make(chan []byte, 2)}
+	defaultWriter := testWriter{c: make(chan []byte, 2)}
 
-	logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
-	logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
-	logrus.AddHook(&SplitStdoutStreamHook{})
+	log := logrus.New()
+	log.SetOutput(defaultWriter)
+	log.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
 
-	oldStdout := os.Stdout
-	sr, sw, _ := os.Pipe()
-	os.Stdout = sw
+	RegisterSplitLogger(log, outWriter, errWriter)
 
-	outChan := make(chan string, 2)
-	go func() {
-		var stdoutBuff bytes.Buffer
-		io.Copy(&stdoutBuff, sr)
-		outChan <- stdoutBuff.String()
-		outChan <- stdoutBuff.String()
-	}()
+	log.Debug("out1")
+	log.Info("out2")
+	log.Warn("err1")
+	log.Error("err2")
 
-	logrus.Debug("out1")
-	logrus.Info("out2")
-
-	sw.Close()
-	os.Stdout = oldStdout
-
-	stdoutMsg := <-outChan
-	if !strings.Contains(stdoutMsg, "msg=out1") {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to split info level log into stdout")
+	select {
+	case log := <-outWriter.c:
+		assert.Contains(t, string(log), "out1")
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for out log")
 	}
 
-	stdoutMsg = <-outChan
-	if !strings.Contains(stdoutMsg, "msg=out2") {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to split info level log into stdout")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestSplitStderrStreamHook_Fire(t *testing.T) {
-	logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
-	logrus.AddHook(&SplitStderrStreamHook{})
-
-	oldStderr := os.Stderr
-	er, ew, _ := os.Pipe()
-	os.Stderr = ew
-
-	errChan := make(chan string, 2)
-	go func() {
-		var stderrOut bytes.Buffer
-		io.Copy(&stderrOut, er)
-		errChan <- stderrOut.String()
-		errChan <- stderrOut.String()
-	}()
-
-	logrus.Warn("err1")
-	logrus.Error("err2")
-
-	ew.Close()
-	os.Stderr = oldStderr
-
-	stderrMsg := <-errChan
-	if !strings.Contains(stderrMsg, "msg=err1") {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to split error level log into stderr")
-	}
-
-	stderrMsg = <-errChan
-	if !strings.Contains(stderrMsg, "msg=err2") {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to split error level log into stderr")
+	select {
+	case log := <-outWriter.c:
+		assert.Contains(t, string(log), "out2")
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for out log")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case log := <-errWriter.c:
+		assert.Contains(t, string(log), "err1")
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for err log")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case log := <-errWriter.c:
+		assert.Contains(t, string(log), "err2")
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for err log")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-defaultWriter.c:
+		t.Fatalf("got default log")
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		// Noop
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4586b9a..407a731 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aptible/supercronic/crontab"
 	"github.com/aptible/supercronic/log/hook"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"sync"
@@ -38,9 +37,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if *splitLogs {
-		logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
-		logrus.AddHook(&hook.SplitStderrStreamHook{})
-		logrus.AddHook(&hook.SplitStdoutStreamHook{})
+		hook.RegisterSplitLogger(
+			logrus.StandardLogger(),
+			os.Stdout,
+			os.Stderr,
+		)
 	}
 
 	if flag.NArg() != 1 {