diff --git a/rq/logutils.py b/rq/logutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05cfc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rq/logutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import logging.config
+
+
+def setup_loghandlers(verbose=False):
+    if not logging._handlers:
+        logging.config.dictConfig({
+            "version": 1,
+            "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+
+            "formatters": {
+                "console": {
+                    "format": "%(asctime)s %(message)s",
+                    "datefmt": "%H:%M:%S",
+                },
+            },
+
+            "handlers": {
+                "console": {
+                    "level": "DEBUG",
+                    #"class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+                    "class": "rq.utils.ColorizingStreamHandler",
+                    "formatter": "console",
+                    "exclude": ["%(asctime)s"],
+                },
+            },
+
+            "root": {
+                "handlers": ["console"],
+                "level": "DEBUG" if verbose else "INFO"
+            }
+        })
diff --git a/rq/scripts/rqworker.py b/rq/scripts/rqworker.py
index b088dde..6ffe4e5 100755
--- a/rq/scripts/rqworker.py
+++ b/rq/scripts/rqworker.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import logging
 import logging.config
 
 from rq import Queue, Worker
+from rq.logutils import setup_loghandlers
 from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError
 from rq.scripts import add_standard_arguments
 from rq.scripts import setup_redis
@@ -14,36 +15,6 @@ from rq.scripts import setup_default_arguments
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def setup_loghandlers(args):
-    if not logging._handlers:
-        logging.config.dictConfig({
-            "version": 1,
-            "disable_existing_loggers": False,
-
-            "formatters": {
-                "console": {
-                    "format": "%(asctime)s %(message)s",
-                    "datefmt": "%H:%M:%S",
-                },
-            },
-
-            "handlers": {
-                "console": {
-                    "level": "DEBUG",
-                    #"class": "logging.StreamHandler",
-                    "class": "rq.utils.ColorizingStreamHandler",
-                    "formatter": "console",
-                    "exclude": ["%(asctime)s"],
-                },
-            },
-
-            "root": {
-                "handlers": ["console"],
-                "level": "DEBUG" if args.verbose else "INFO"
-            }
-        })
-
-
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Starts an RQ worker.')
     add_standard_arguments(parser)
@@ -74,7 +45,7 @@ def main():
     if args.sentry_dsn is None:
         args.sentry_dsn = settings.get('SENTRY_DSN', None)
 
-    setup_loghandlers(args)
+    setup_loghandlers(args.verbose)
     setup_redis(args)
 
     try:
diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index 4d5c0b4..c2133ea 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from .queue import Queue, get_failed_queue
 from .connections import get_current_connection
 from .job import Status
 from .utils import make_colorizer
+from .logutils import setup_loghandlers
 from .exceptions import NoQueueError, UnpickleError
 from .timeouts import death_penalty_after
 from .version import VERSION
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ class Worker(object):
 
         The return value indicates whether any jobs were processed.
         """
+        setup_loghandlers()
         self._install_signal_handlers()
 
         did_perform_work = False