diff --git a/src/log.py b/src/log.py
index 59203f0ce..c5cfdbbe3 100644
--- a/src/log.py
+++ b/src/log.py
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ class Logger(logging.Logger):
         # The traceback should be sufficient if we want it.
         # self.error('Exception string: %s', eStrId)
 
-    def _log(self, level, msg, args, exc_info=None):
+    def _log(self, level, msg, args, exc_info=None, extra=None):
         msg = format(msg, *args)
-        logging.Logger._log(self, level, msg, (), exc_info=exc_info)
+        logging.Logger._log(self, level, msg, (), exc_info=exc_info, 
+                            extra=extra)
 
 
 class StdoutStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):