diff --git a/larigira/audiogen.py b/larigira/audiogen.py
index 95d5894..fb7a21e 100644
--- a/larigira/audiogen.py
+++ b/larigira/audiogen.py
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
 import argparse
-from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points
+from entrypoints_utils import get_one_entrypoint
 import json
-import logging
+from logging import getLogger
+log = getLogger('audiogen')
 
 
 def get_audiogenerator(kind):
     '''Messes with entrypoints to return an audiogenerator function'''
-    points = tuple(iter_entry_points(group='larigira.audiogenerators',
-                                     name=kind))
-    if not points:
-        raise ValueError('cant find a generator for ', kind)
-    if len(points) > 1:
-        logging.warning("Found more than one audiogenerator for '%s'" % kind)
-    gen = points[0]
-    return gen.load()
+    return get_one_entrypoint('larigira.audiogenerators', kind)
 
 
 def get_parser():
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ def main():
     spec = read_spec(args.audiospec[0])
     errors = tuple(check_spec(spec))
     if errors:
-        logging.error("Errors in audiospec")
+        log.error("Errors in audiospec")
         for err in errors:
             print(err)  # TODO: to stderr
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/larigira/entrypoints_utils.py b/larigira/entrypoints_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f556cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/larigira/entrypoints_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from logging import getLogger
+log = getLogger('entrypoints_utils')
+from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points
+
+
+def get_one_entrypoint(group, kind):
+    '''Messes with entrypoints to return an entrypoint of a given group/kind'''
+    points = tuple(iter_entry_points(group=group, name=kind))
+    if not points:
+        raise ValueError('cant find an entrypoint %s:%s' % (group, kind))
+    if len(points) > 1:
+        log.warning("Found more than one timeform for %s:%s" % (group, kind))
+    return points[0].load()
diff --git a/larigira/timegen.py b/larigira/timegen.py
index 8c500f1..2846ddd 100644
--- a/larigira/timegen.py
+++ b/larigira/timegen.py
@@ -4,22 +4,16 @@ main module to read and get informations about alarms
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
 import argparse
-from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points
+from entrypoints_utils import get_one_entrypoint
 import json
-import logging
+from logging import getLogger
+log = getLogger('timegen')
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
 def get_timegenerator(kind):
     '''Messes with entrypoints to return an timegenerator function'''
-    points = tuple(iter_entry_points(group='larigira.timegenerators',
-                                     name=kind))
-    if not points:
-        raise ValueError('cant find a generator for ', kind)
-    if len(points) > 1:
-        logging.warning("Found more than one timegenerator for '%s'" % kind)
-    gen = points[0]
-    return gen.load()
+    return get_one_entrypoint('larigira.timegenerators', kind)
 
 
 def get_parser():
@@ -65,7 +59,7 @@ def main():
     spec = read_spec(args.timespec[0])
     errors = tuple(check_spec(spec))
     if errors:
-        logging.error("Errors in timespec")
+        log.error("Errors in timespec")
         for err in errors:
             print(err)  # TODO: to stderr
         sys.exit(1)