diff --git a/src/lib/http/auth_log.cc b/src/lib/http/auth_log.cc
index cc5f9f9a5f..d2c805c1ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/http/auth_log.cc
+++ b/src/lib/http/auth_log.cc
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ namespace isc {
 namespace http {
 
 /// @brief Defines the logger used by the HTTP authentication.
-isc::log::Logger auth_logger("http-auth");
+isc::log::Logger auth_logger("auth");
 
 } // namespace http
 } // namespace isc
-