diff --git a/chain/vm/runtime.go b/chain/vm/runtime.go
index cb7dd86d2..fdf3968ca 100644
--- a/chain/vm/runtime.go
+++ b/chain/vm/runtime.go
@@ -582,12 +582,12 @@ func (rt *Runtime) abortIfAlreadyValidated() {
 func (rt *Runtime) Log(level vmr.LogLevel, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	switch level {
 	case vmr.DEBUG:
-		log.Debugf(msg, args)
+		actorLog.Debugf(msg, args)
 	case vmr.INFO:
-		log.Infof(msg, args)
+		actorLog.Infof(msg, args)
 	case vmr.WARN:
-		log.Warnf(msg, args)
+		actorLog.Warnf(msg, args)
 	case vmr.ERROR:
-		log.Errorf(msg, args)
+		actorLog.Errorf(msg, args)
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/chain/vm/vm.go b/chain/vm/vm.go
index 2b22fbf10..b5d4bef04 100644
--- a/chain/vm/vm.go
+++ b/chain/vm/vm.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var log = logging.Logger("vm")
+var actorLog = logging.Logger("actors")
 var gasOnActorExec = newGasCharge("OnActorExec", 0, 0)
 
 // ResolveToKeyAddr returns the public key type of address (`BLS`/`SECP256K1`) of an account actor identified by `addr`.