diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/actor/UntypedActor.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/actor/UntypedActor.scala
index 1c51fa47f1..cce41a92a7 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/actor/UntypedActor.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/actor/UntypedActor.scala
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ import scala.reflect.BeanProperty
  */
 abstract class UntypedActor extends Actor {
 
+  def logger = log.logger //Give the Java guys a break
+
   def getContext(): ActorRef = self
 
   final protected def receive = {
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/util/Logging.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/util/Logging.scala
index 5891475483..02ef6f3136 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/util/Logging.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/util/Logging.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import java.net.UnknownHostException
  * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
  */
 trait Logging {
-  @transient lazy val log = Logger(this.getClass.getName)
+  @transient val log = Logger(this.getClass.getName)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/test/java/akka/camel/SampleUntypedActor.java b/akka-camel/src/test/java/akka/camel/SampleUntypedActor.java
index b899b01447..56614a6b80 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/test/java/akka/camel/SampleUntypedActor.java
+++ b/akka-camel/src/test/java/akka/camel/SampleUntypedActor.java
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ import akka.actor.UntypedActor;
  */
 public class SampleUntypedActor extends UntypedActor {
     public void onReceive(Object message) {
+        logger().debug("Yay! I haz a message!");
    }
 }