diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/python/EmuStepProcessingConfig.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/python/EmuStepProcessingConfig.py
index 399ffa16d4c67f3383d3a024636318d027fdec5e..9c8fda770ba2f9cd87baeedef8f047e5f1e649f0 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/python/EmuStepProcessingConfig.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/python/EmuStepProcessingConfig.py
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 # Configure the scheduler
 from AthenaCommon.AlgScheduler import AlgScheduler
-from AthenaCommon.Constants import DEBUG
+from AthenaCommon.Constants import DEBUG, VERBOSE
 from AthenaCommon.CFElements import parOR
+from AthenaCommon.Logging import logging
 from L1Decoder.L1DecoderConf import CTPUnpackingEmulationTool, RoIsUnpackingEmulationTool, L1Decoder
 
+log = logging.getLogger('EmuStepProcessingConfig')
+log.setLevel(VERBOSE)
+
+
 def generateL1DecoderAndChains():
     AlgScheduler.ShowControlFlow( True )
     AlgScheduler.ShowDataFlow( True )
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ def generateL1DecoderAndChains():
                 if "MU" in s: EnabledMuComboChains.append(s +" : "+ c.name)
                 if "EM" in s: EnabledElComboChains.append(s +" : "+ c.name)
 
-        print "enabled Combo chains: ", EnabledMuComboChains,EnabledElComboChains
+        log.debug("enabled Combo chains: %s, %s", EnabledMuComboChains, EnabledElComboChains)
 
 
     # this is a temporary hack to include new test chains
@@ -166,20 +171,20 @@ def generateL1DecoderAndChains():
     emUnpacker = RoIsUnpackingEmulationTool("EMRoIsUnpackingTool", OutputLevel=DEBUG, InputFilename="l1emroi.dat", OutputTrigRoIs="L1EMRoIs", Decisions="L1EM" )
     emUnpacker.ThresholdToChainMapping = EnabledElChains + EnabledElComboChains
     emUnpacker.Decisions="L1EM"
-    print "EMRoIsUnpackingTool enables chians:"
-    print emUnpacker.ThresholdToChainMapping
+    log.debug("EMRoIsUnpackingTool enables chians:")
+    log.debug(emUnpacker.ThresholdToChainMapping)
 
     muUnpacker = RoIsUnpackingEmulationTool("MURoIsUnpackingTool", OutputLevel=DEBUG, InputFilename="l1muroi.dat",  OutputTrigRoIs="L1MURoIs", Decisions="L1MU" )
     muUnpacker.ThresholdToChainMapping = EnabledMuChains + EnabledMuComboChains
     muUnpacker.Decisions="L1MU"
-    print "MURoIsUnpackingTool enables chians:"
-    print muUnpacker.ThresholdToChainMapping
+    log.debug("MURoIsUnpackingTool enables chians:")
+    log.debug(muUnpacker.ThresholdToChainMapping)
 
     l1Decoder.roiUnpackers = [emUnpacker, muUnpacker]
 
     #print l1Decoder
     L1UnpackingSeq += l1Decoder
-    print L1UnpackingSeq
+    log.debug(L1UnpackingSeq)
 
     ########################## L1 #################################################
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/EmuNewJOTest.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/EmuNewJOTest.py
index cf2528a41e586bf3a72e1d3698fc6a48c936377c..c63ee0bf86c63c993d472480acdfe7a9d1b7b44f 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/EmuNewJOTest.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/EmuNewJOTest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Configurable.configurableRun3Behavior=1
 
 from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentAccumulator import ComponentAccumulator
 from AthenaConfiguration.AllConfigFlags import ConfigFlags as flags
-from AthenaCommon.Constants import INFO, DEBUG
+from AthenaCommon.Constants import INFO, DEBUG, VERBOSE
+from AthenaCommon.Logging import logging
 from ByteStreamCnvSvc.ByteStreamConfig import TrigBSReadCfg
 from TrigUpgradeTest.TriggerHistSvcConfig import TriggerHistSvcConfig
 from MuonConfig.MuonCablingConfig import RPCCablingConfigCfg, TGCCablingConfigCfg
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ from RegionSelector.RegSelConfig import regSelCfg
 from TrigUpgradeTest.InDetConfig import TrigInDetCondConfig
 from TrigUpgradeTest.EmuStepProcessingConfig import generateL1DecoderAndChains
 
+log = logging.getLogger('EmuNewJOTest')
+log.setLevel(VERBOSE)
 
 flags.needFlagsCategory("Trigger")
 flags.Input.isMC = False
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ acc.getEventAlgo( "TrigSignatureMoniMT").OutputLevel=DEBUG
 acc.printConfig()
 
 fname = "EmuNewJOTest.pkl"
-print("Storing config in the config", fname)
+log.debug("Storing config in the config %s", fname)
 with file(fname, "w") as p:
     acc.store( p, nEvents=4, useBootStrapFile=False, threaded=True )
     p.close()