diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index bbcb1e5..dd28937 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
 console_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 logger.addHandler(console_handler)
+# Some dependency calls logging.basicConfig(), adding a root handler; without
+# this the 'discord' logger's records get printed twice (our format + root's).
+logger.propagate = False
 
 # *=========================================== Initializations
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
@@ -238,7 +241,10 @@ async def _run_bot(token: str, shutdown_event: asyncio.Event) -> None:
     docker). Now every death is diagnosed on the console first.
     """
     try:
-        await client.start(token, log_handler=None)
+        # NOTE: log_handler is a Client.run()-only kwarg (run() configures
+        # logging, then calls start()); start() takes just the token. We set
+        # up our own handlers above, so nothing is lost.
+        await client.start(token)
     except discord.LoginFailure:
         logger.critical(
             "FATAL: Discord REJECTED the token (Improper token). Fix the "