diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index 592db7b4..2fb04912 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/hashtag"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/pool"
 )
@@ -273,13 +274,13 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) reloadSlots() {
 
 	client, err := c.randomClient()
 	if err != nil {
-		Logger.Printf("randomClient failed: %s", err)
+		internal.Logf("randomClient failed: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	slots, err := client.ClusterSlots().Result()
 	if err != nil {
-		Logger.Printf("ClusterSlots failed: %s", err)
+		internal.Logf("ClusterSlots failed: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
 	c.setSlots(slots)
@@ -306,14 +307,14 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) reaper(frequency time.Duration) {
 		for _, client := range c.getClients() {
 			nn, err := client.connPool.(*pool.ConnPool).ReapStaleConns()
 			if err != nil {
-				Logger.Printf("ReapStaleConns failed: %s", err)
+				internal.Logf("ReapStaleConns failed: %s", err)
 			} else {
 				n += nn
 			}
 		}
 
 		s := c.PoolStats()
-		Logger.Printf(
+		internal.Logf(
 			"reaper: removed %d stale conns (TotalConns=%d FreeConns=%d Requests=%d Hits=%d Timeouts=%d)",
 			n, s.TotalConns, s.FreeConns, s.Requests, s.Hits, s.Timeouts,
 		)
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index ee2fe863..96bd1376 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
+
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
 )
 
 func formatInt(i int64) string {
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ func usePrecise(dur time.Duration) bool {
 
 func formatMs(dur time.Duration) string {
 	if dur > 0 && dur < time.Millisecond {
-		Logger.Printf(
+		internal.Logf(
 			"specified duration is %s, but minimal supported value is %s",
 			dur, time.Millisecond,
 		)
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ func formatMs(dur time.Duration) string {
 
 func formatSec(dur time.Duration) string {
 	if dur > 0 && dur < time.Second {
-		Logger.Printf(
+		internal.Logf(
 			"specified duration is %s, but minimal supported value is %s",
 			dur, time.Second,
 		)
diff --git a/export_test.go b/export_test.go
index 948cfb16..ff37e817 100644
--- a/export_test.go
+++ b/export_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ func (c *PubSub) Pool() pool.Pooler {
 	return c.base.connPool
 }
 
-func SetReceiveMessageTimeout(d time.Duration) {
-	receiveMessageTimeout = d
+func (c *PubSub) ReceiveMessageTimeout(timeout time.Duration) (*Message, error) {
+	return c.receiveMessage(timeout)
 }
diff --git a/internal/log.go b/internal/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1cdbf4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+)
+
+var Debug bool
+
+var Logger = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "redis: ", log.LstdFlags)
+
+func Debugf(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if !Debug {
+		return
+	}
+	Logger.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf(s, args...))
+}
+
+func Logf(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+	Logger.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf(s, args...))
+}
diff --git a/internal/pool/pool.go b/internal/pool/pool.go
index 302a2f8b..330767c9 100644
--- a/internal/pool/pool.go
+++ b/internal/pool/pool.go
@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@ package pool
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/bsm/ratelimit.v1"
-)
 
-var Logger = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "redis: ", log.LstdFlags)
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
+)
 
 var (
 	ErrClosed      = errors.New("redis: client is closed")
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Put(cn *Conn) error {
 	if cn.Rd.Buffered() != 0 {
 		b, _ := cn.Rd.Peek(cn.Rd.Buffered())
 		err := fmt.Errorf("connection has unread data: %q", b)
-		Logger.Print(err)
+		internal.Logf(err.Error())
 		return p.Remove(cn, err)
 	}
 	p.freeConnsMu.Lock()
@@ -342,11 +340,11 @@ func (p *ConnPool) reaper(frequency time.Duration) {
 		}
 		n, err := p.ReapStaleConns()
 		if err != nil {
-			Logger.Printf("ReapStaleConns failed: %s", err)
+			internal.Logf("ReapStaleConns failed: %s", err)
 			continue
 		}
 		s := p.Stats()
-		Logger.Printf(
+		internal.Logf(
 			"reaper: removed %d stale conns (TotalConns=%d FreeConns=%d Requests=%d Hits=%d Timeouts=%d)",
 			n, s.TotalConns, s.FreeConns, s.Requests, s.Hits, s.Timeouts,
 		)
diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index 595c9d1b..aef4a76b 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/pool"
 )
 
-var receiveMessageTimeout = 5 * time.Second
-
 // Posts a message to the given channel.
 func (c *Client) Publish(channel, message string) *IntCmd {
 	req := NewIntCmd("PUBLISH", channel, message)
@@ -241,9 +240,13 @@ func (c *PubSub) Receive() (interface{}, error) {
 // messages. It automatically reconnects to Redis Server and resubscribes
 // to channels in case of network errors.
 func (c *PubSub) ReceiveMessage() (*Message, error) {
+	return c.receiveMessage(5 * time.Second)
+}
+
+func (c *PubSub) receiveMessage(timeout time.Duration) (*Message, error) {
 	var errNum uint
 	for {
-		msgi, err := c.ReceiveTimeout(receiveMessageTimeout)
+		msgi, err := c.ReceiveTimeout(timeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !isNetworkError(err) {
 				return nil, err
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ func (c *PubSub) ReceiveMessage() (*Message, error) {
 				if netErr, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && netErr.Timeout() {
 					err := c.Ping("")
 					if err != nil {
-						Logger.Printf("PubSub.Ping failed: %s", err)
+						internal.Logf("PubSub.Ping failed: %s", err)
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -294,12 +297,12 @@ func (c *PubSub) resubscribe() {
 	}
 	if len(c.channels) > 0 {
 		if err := c.Subscribe(c.channels...); err != nil {
-			Logger.Printf("Subscribe failed: %s", err)
+			internal.Logf("Subscribe failed: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
 	if len(c.patterns) > 0 {
 		if err := c.PSubscribe(c.patterns...); err != nil {
-			Logger.Printf("PSubscribe failed: %s", err)
+			internal.Logf("PSubscribe failed: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pubsub_test.go b/pubsub_test.go
index 11b14b48..116099b5 100644
--- a/pubsub_test.go
+++ b/pubsub_test.go
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PubSub", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("should ReceiveMessage after timeout", func() {
-		timeout := time.Second
-		redis.SetReceiveMessageTimeout(timeout)
+		timeout := 100 * time.Millisecond
 
 		pubsub, err := client.Subscribe("mychannel")
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PubSub", func() {
 			Expect(n).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 		}()
 
-		msg, err := pubsub.ReceiveMessage()
+		msg, err := pubsub.ReceiveMessageTimeout(timeout)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(msg.Channel).To(Equal("mychannel"))
 		Expect(msg.Payload).To(Equal("hello"))
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index 3e37a00e..be3aa027 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@ package redis // import "gopkg.in/redis.v4"
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/pool"
 )
 
-// Deprecated. Use SetLogger instead.
-var Logger = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "redis: ", log.LstdFlags)
+var Logger *log.Logger
 
 func SetLogger(logger *log.Logger) {
-	Logger = logger
-	pool.Logger = logger
+	internal.Logger = logger
 }
 
 type baseClient struct {
diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index 0cd31214..cac25d4e 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/consistenthash"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/hashtag"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/pool"
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ func (ring *Ring) heartbeat() {
 		for _, shard := range ring.shards {
 			err := shard.Client.Ping().Err()
 			if shard.Vote(err == nil || err == pool.ErrPoolTimeout) {
-				Logger.Printf("ring shard state changed: %s", shard)
+				internal.Logf("ring shard state changed: %s", shard)
 				rebalance = true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/sentinel.go b/sentinel.go
index cf8e838c..53c40a9a 100644
--- a/sentinel.go
+++ b/sentinel.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/pool"
 )
 
@@ -165,11 +166,11 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) MasterAddr() (string, error) {
 	if d.sentinel != nil {
 		addr, err := d.sentinel.GetMasterAddrByName(d.masterName).Result()
 		if err != nil {
-			Logger.Printf("sentinel: GetMasterAddrByName %q failed: %s", d.masterName, err)
+			internal.Logf("sentinel: GetMasterAddrByName %q failed: %s", d.masterName, err)
 			d._resetSentinel()
 		} else {
 			addr := net.JoinHostPort(addr[0], addr[1])
-			Logger.Printf("sentinel: %q addr is %s", d.masterName, addr)
+			internal.Logf("sentinel: %q addr is %s", d.masterName, addr)
 			return addr, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) MasterAddr() (string, error) {
 		})
 		masterAddr, err := sentinel.GetMasterAddrByName(d.masterName).Result()
 		if err != nil {
-			Logger.Printf("sentinel: GetMasterAddrByName %q failed: %s", d.masterName, err)
+			internal.Logf("sentinel: GetMasterAddrByName %q failed: %s", d.masterName, err)
 			sentinel.Close()
 			continue
 		}
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) MasterAddr() (string, error) {
 
 		d.setSentinel(sentinel)
 		addr := net.JoinHostPort(masterAddr[0], masterAddr[1])
-		Logger.Printf("sentinel: %q addr is %s", d.masterName, addr)
+		internal.Logf("sentinel: %q addr is %s", d.masterName, addr)
 		return addr, nil
 	}
 
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) _resetSentinel() error {
 func (d *sentinelFailover) discoverSentinels(sentinel *sentinelClient) {
 	sentinels, err := sentinel.Sentinels(d.masterName).Result()
 	if err != nil {
-		Logger.Printf("sentinel: Sentinels %q failed: %s", d.masterName, err)
+		internal.Logf("sentinel: Sentinels %q failed: %s", d.masterName, err)
 		return
 	}
 	for _, sentinel := range sentinels {
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) discoverSentinels(sentinel *sentinelClient) {
 			if key == "name" {
 				sentinelAddr := vals[i+1].(string)
 				if !contains(d.sentinelAddrs, sentinelAddr) {
-					Logger.Printf(
+					internal.Logf(
 						"sentinel: discovered new %q sentinel: %s",
 						d.masterName, sentinelAddr,
 					)
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) closeOldConns(newMaster string) {
 				"sentinel: closing connection to the old master %s",
 				cn.RemoteAddr(),
 			)
-			Logger.Print(err)
+			internal.Logf(err.Error())
 			d.pool.Remove(cn, err)
 		} else {
 			cnsToPut = append(cnsToPut, cn)
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) listen(sentinel *sentinelClient) {
 		if pubsub == nil {
 			pubsub = sentinel.PubSub()
 			if err := pubsub.Subscribe("+switch-master"); err != nil {
-				Logger.Printf("sentinel: Subscribe failed: %s", err)
+				internal.Logf("sentinel: Subscribe failed: %s", err)
 				d.resetSentinel()
 				return
 			}
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) listen(sentinel *sentinelClient) {
 
 		msg, err := pubsub.ReceiveMessage()
 		if err != nil {
-			Logger.Printf("sentinel: ReceiveMessage failed: %s", err)
+			internal.Logf("sentinel: ReceiveMessage failed: %s", err)
 			pubsub.Close()
 			d.resetSentinel()
 			return
@@ -304,12 +305,12 @@ func (d *sentinelFailover) listen(sentinel *sentinelClient) {
 		case "+switch-master":
 			parts := strings.Split(msg.Payload, " ")
 			if parts[0] != d.masterName {
-				Logger.Printf("sentinel: ignore new %s addr", parts[0])
+				internal.Logf("sentinel: ignore new %s addr", parts[0])
 				continue
 			}
 
 			addr := net.JoinHostPort(parts[3], parts[4])
-			Logger.Printf(
+			internal.Logf(
 				"sentinel: new %q addr is %s",
 				d.masterName, addr,
 			)
diff --git a/tx.go b/tx.go
index 3273e2ca..5274af4e 100644
--- a/tx.go
+++ b/tx.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal"
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v4/internal/pool"
 )
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func (tx *Tx) process(cmd Cmder) {
 func (tx *Tx) Close() error {
 	tx.closed = true
 	if err := tx.Unwatch().Err(); err != nil {
-		Logger.Printf("Unwatch failed: %s", err)
+		internal.Logf("Unwatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
 	return tx.base.Close()
 }