diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e568c0..0ddd4ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@uci-utils/logger": "^0.0.15",
-    "@uci/base": "^0.1.27",
+    "@uci/base": "^0.1.30",
     "better-try-catch": "^0.6.2",
     "p-queue": "^6.1.1",
     "pify": "^4.0.1"
diff --git a/src/bus.js b/src/bus.js
index b54bfa7..8a38036 100644
--- a/src/bus.js
+++ b/src/bus.js
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ let log = {}
 
 class I2CBus extends Base {
   constructor(opts) {
-    log = logger({
-      name: 'i2c-bus',
-      id: opts.id,
-      file: 'src/bus.js',
-      class: 'Bus'
-    })
     if (opts.path) opts.ns = { path: opts.path }
     if (!opts.ns) opts.ns = { path: 'i2c-bus' }
     opts.sockets = (opts.sockets ? opts.sockets + ',' : '') + 'ns#s>n'
@@ -26,6 +20,13 @@ class I2CBus extends Base {
       opts.sockets = (opts.sockets ? opts.sockets + ',' : '') + 'ts#s>t'
     }
     super(opts)
+    this.id = opts.id || 'i2c-bus'
+    log = logger({
+      name: 'i2c-bus',
+      id: this.id,
+      file: 'src/bus.js',
+      class: 'Bus'
+    })
     log.debug({ opts: opts }, 'created bus with these opts')
     this.busnum = opts.busnum || 1
     this.i2cbus = i2c.open(this.busnum, () => {})