diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f8c327d..ce90288b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* Fixed modifying severity of the global Kermit logger
+* Added `PowerSync` tag for the logs
+* Removed `generateLogger()` global public method meant to be used internally
+
 ## 1.4.0
 
 * Added the ability to log PowerSync service HTTP request information via specifying a
diff --git a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabaseFactory.kt b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabaseFactory.kt
index bd6fc453..51b28ffd 100644
--- a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabaseFactory.kt
+++ b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabaseFactory.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package com.powersync
 
+import BuildConfig
 import co.touchlab.kermit.Logger
+import co.touchlab.kermit.Severity
+import co.touchlab.kermit.StaticConfig
+import co.touchlab.kermit.platformLogWriter
 import co.touchlab.skie.configuration.annotations.DefaultArgumentInterop
 import com.powersync.db.PowerSyncDatabaseImpl
 import com.powersync.db.schema.Schema
-import com.powersync.utils.generateLogger
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.DelicateCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
@@ -27,18 +30,28 @@ public fun PowerSyncDatabase(
      * This parameter is ignored for iOS.
      */
     dbDirectory: String? = null,
-): PowerSyncDatabase {
-    val generatedLogger: Logger = generateLogger(logger)
-
-    return createPowerSyncDatabaseImpl(
+): PowerSyncDatabase =
+    createPowerSyncDatabaseImpl(
         schema = schema,
         factory = factory,
         dbFilename = dbFilename,
         scope = scope,
-        logger = generatedLogger,
+        logger =
+        logger
+            ?: Logger(
+                config = StaticConfig(
+                    logWriterList =
+                    listOf(platformLogWriter()),
+                    minSeverity =
+                    if (BuildConfig.isDebug)
+                        Severity.Verbose
+                    else
+                        Severity.Warn,
+                ),
+                tag = "PowerSync",
+            ),
         dbDirectory = dbDirectory,
     )
-}
 
 internal fun createPowerSyncDatabaseImpl(
     factory: DatabaseDriverFactory,
diff --git a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/utils/Log.kt b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/utils/Log.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 53a1eb4e..00000000
--- a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/utils/Log.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package com.powersync.utils
-
-import co.touchlab.kermit.Logger
-import co.touchlab.kermit.Severity
-
-/*
- * Generates a logger with the appropriate severity level based on the build type
- * if no Logger is provided.
-*/
-public fun generateLogger(logger: Logger?): Logger {
-    if (logger != null) {
-        return logger
-    }
-
-    val defaultLogger: Logger = Logger
-
-    if (BuildConfig.isDebug) {
-        Logger.setMinSeverity(Severity.Verbose)
-    } else {
-        Logger.setMinSeverity(Severity.Warn)
-    }
-
-    return defaultLogger
-}