diff --git a/lib/utils/new.js b/lib/utils/new.js
index 320eeca0db414..aaa0794b6ef07 100644
--- a/lib/utils/new.js
+++ b/lib/utils/new.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const loggy = require('loggy')
+const logger = require('tracer').colorConsole()
 
 const initStarter = require('./init-starter')
 
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ module.exports = (rootPath, starter='gh:gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-default') => {
     starter,
     {
       rootPath,
-      logger: loggy,
+      logger,
     }, (error) => {
       if (error) {
-        loggy.error(error)
+        logger.error(error)
       }
     }
   )
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5f3e76e0180b..6506285fafdc1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     "less-loader": "^2.2.0",
     "loader-utils": "^0.2.15",
     "lodash": "^4.13.1",
-    "loggy": "^0.3.5",
     "markdown-it": "^6.0.5",
     "moment": "^2.11.2",
     "negotiator": "^0.6.1",
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@
     "style-loader": "^0.13.0",
     "toml": "^2.2.2",
     "toml-loader": "^1.0.0",
+    "tracer": "^0.8.3",
     "typography": "^0.8.3",
     "url-loader": "^0.5.7",
     "webpack": "^1.13.1",