diff --git a/discord/client.py b/discord/client.py
index 7817c0c1e..644a96ab9 100644
--- a/discord/client.py
+++ b/discord/client.py
@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@ class Client(object):
             raise InvalidDestination('Destination must be Channel, PrivateChannel, User, or str')
 
     def on_error(self, event_method, *args, **kwargs):
-        msg = 'Caught exception in {} with args (*{}, **{})'
-        log.exception(msg.format(event_method, args, kwargs))
+        logging.exception('Ignoring exception in {}'.format(event_method))
 
     # Compatibility shim
     def __getattr__(self, name):
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index f60f2bea6..0a4fcec8a 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ API Reference
 
 The following section outlines the API of discord.py.
 
+.. note::
+
+    This module uses the Python logging module to log diagnostic and errors
+    in an output independent way.  If the logging module is not configured,
+    these logs will not be output anywhere.  See :ref:`logging_setup` for
+    more information on how to set up and use the logging module with
+    discord.py.
+
 
 Client
 -------
@@ -36,13 +44,6 @@ to handle it, which defaults to log a traceback and ignore the exception.
 .. versionadded:: 0.7.0
     Subclassing to listen to events.
 
-.. note::
-
-    If the Python logging module is not configured, the logs will not be
-    output anywhere. Meaning that exceptions in handlers will be
-    silently ignored. See :ref:`logging_setup` for more information on how to
-    set up and use the logging module with discord.py.
-
 
 .. function:: on_ready()
 
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ to handle it, which defaults to log a traceback and ignore the exception.
     this event can be overridden. Which, when done, will supress the
     default logging done.
 
+    .. note::
+
+        The default ``on_error`` handler logs exception to the root logger
+        instead of a logger under the discord namespace.  This is to ensure
+        that exceptions are output somewhere if logging is not configured.
+
     The information of the exception rasied and the exception itself can
     be retreived with a standard call to ``sys.exc_info()``.