diff --git a/kazoo/client.py b/kazoo/client.py
index 27b7c384..d000688e 100644
--- a/kazoo/client.py
+++ b/kazoo/client.py
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.logger = logger or log
 
         # Record the handler strategy used
-        self.handler = handler if handler else SequentialThreadingHandler()
+        self.handler = handler
+        if not handler:
+            self.handler = SequentialThreadingHandler(logger=self.logger)
         if inspect.isclass(self.handler):
             raise ConfigurationError(
                 "Handler must be an instance of a class, "
diff --git a/kazoo/handlers/threading.py b/kazoo/handlers/threading.py
index b9acd875..83eebc51 100644
--- a/kazoo/handlers/threading.py
+++ b/kazoo/handlers/threading.py
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ class SequentialThreadingHandler(object):
     queue_impl = queue.Queue
     queue_empty = queue.Empty
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, logger=None):
         """Create a :class:`SequentialThreadingHandler` instance"""
+        self.logger = logger or log
         self.callback_queue = self.queue_impl()
         self.completion_queue = self.queue_impl()
         self._running = False
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ def running(self):
         return self._running
 
     def _create_thread_worker(self, work_queue):
+        log = self.logger
+
         def _thread_worker():  # pragma: nocover
             while True:
                 try: