diff --git a/carbontracker/loggerutil.py b/carbontracker/loggerutil.py
index 4b20624..00adfab 100644
--- a/carbontracker/loggerutil.py
+++ b/carbontracker/loggerutil.py
@@ -58,23 +58,23 @@ def filter(self, record):
 
 
 class Logger:
-    def __init__(self, log_dir=None, verbose=0, log_prefix=""):
+    def __init__(self, log_dir=None, verbose=0, log_prefix="", logger_id="root"):
         self.verbose = verbose
         self.logger, self.logger_output, self.logger_err = self._setup(
-            log_dir=log_dir, log_prefix=log_prefix
+            log_dir=log_dir, log_prefix=log_prefix, logger_id=logger_id
         )
         self._log_initial_info()
         self.msg_prepend = "CarbonTracker: "
 
-    def _setup(self, log_dir=None, log_prefix=""):
+    def _setup(self, log_dir=None, log_prefix="", logger_id="root"):
         if log_prefix:
             log_prefix += "_"
 
-        logger_name = f"{log_prefix}{os.getpid()}"
+        logger_name = f"{log_prefix}{os.getpid()}.{logger_id}"
         logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
 
-        logger_err = logging.getLogger("carbontracker.err")
-        logger_output = logging.getLogger("carbontracker.output")
+        logger_err = logging.getLogger(f"carbontracker.{logger_id}.err")
+        logger_output = logging.getLogger(f"carbontracker.{logger_id}.output")
         logger.propagate = False
         logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         logger_output.propagate = False
diff --git a/carbontracker/tracker.py b/carbontracker/tracker.py
index ac6bc0c..ad6887e 100644
--- a/carbontracker/tracker.py
+++ b/carbontracker/tracker.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from typing import List, Union
 
 import numpy as np
+from random import randint
 
 from carbontracker import constants
 from carbontracker import loggerutil
@@ -331,7 +332,10 @@ def __init__(
         try:
             pids = self._get_pids()
             self.logger = loggerutil.Logger(
-                log_dir=log_dir, verbose=verbose, log_prefix=log_file_prefix
+                log_dir=log_dir,
+                verbose=verbose,
+                log_prefix=log_file_prefix,
+                logger_id=str(randint(1, 999999)),
             )
             self.tracker = CarbonTrackerThread(
                 delete=self._delete,
diff --git a/tests/test_loggerutil.py b/tests/test_loggerutil.py
index cbee1a2..4a658ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_loggerutil.py
+++ b/tests/test_loggerutil.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from carbontracker import loggerutil
 from carbontracker.loggerutil import Logger, convert_to_timestring
 import unittest.mock
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 import tempfile
 import os
 import logging
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ def test_output(self, mock_info):
 
         mock_info.assert_called_once_with(f"CarbonTracker: {test_message}")
 
+    def test_multiple_loggers(self):
+        logger1 = loggerutil.Logger(logger_id="1")
+        logger2 = loggerutil.Logger(logger_id="2")
+        self.assertNotEqual(logger1.logger, logger2.logger)
+        self.assertNotEqual(logger1.logger_output, logger2.logger_output)
+        self.assertNotEqual(logger1.logger_err, logger2.logger_err)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_tracker.py b/tests/test_tracker.py
index 8f585cf..22bb005 100644
--- a/tests/test_tracker.py
+++ b/tests/test_tracker.py
@@ -778,6 +778,57 @@ def test_exception_handling(
             str(context.exception), "'CarbonTracker' object has no attribute 'logger'"
         )
 
+    # # Instantiating a second instance should not make this instance log twice
+    # @mock.patch("carbontracker.tracker.CarbonIntensityThread")
+    # def test_multiple_instances(self, mock_intensity_thread):
+    #     assert self.mock_logger is not None
+    #     assert self.tracker is not None
+
+    #     tracker2 = CarbonTracker(
+    #         epochs=5,
+    #         epochs_before_pred=1,
+    #         monitor_epochs=3,
+    #         update_interval=10,
+    #         interpretable=True,
+    #         stop_and_confirm=True,
+    #         ignore_errors=False,
+    #         components="all",
+    #         devices_by_pid=False,
+    #         log_dir=None,
+    #         log_file_prefix="",
+    #         verbose=1,
+    #         decimal_precision=6,
+    #     )
+
+    #     predictor = MagicMock()
+    #     predictor.predict_energy = MagicMock(return_value=100)
+    #     predictor.predict_time = MagicMock(return_value=1000)
+
+    #     self.tracker.epochs = 5
+    #     self.tracker.tracker.total_energy_per_epoch = MagicMock(
+    #         return_value=[10, 20, 30]
+    #     )
+    #     self.tracker.tracker.epoch_times = [100, 200, 300]
+    #     self.tracker._co2eq = MagicMock(return_value=150)
+    #     self.tracker.interpretable = True
+
+    #     self.tracker._output_pred()
+
+    #     expected_description = "Predicted consumption for 5 epoch(s):"
+
+    #     expected_output = (
+    #         f"\n{expected_description}\n"
+    #         "\tTime:\t0:16:40\n"
+    #         "\tEnergy:\t100.000000 kWh\n"
+    #         "\tCO2eq:\t150.000000 g"
+    #         "\n\tThis is equivalent to:\n"
+    #         "\t1.395349 km travelled by car"
+    #     )
+
+    #     self.mock_logger.output.assert_called_once_with(
+    #         expected_output, verbose_level=1
+    #     )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()