diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index c22cae2..5b20280 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as smartlog from '../ts/index';
 let defaultLogger: smartlog.Smartlog;
 
 tap.test('should produce instance of Smartlog', async () => {
-  defaultLogger = smartlog.getDefaultLogger();
+  defaultLogger = smartlog.defaultLogger;
   expect(defaultLogger).to.be.instanceOf(smartlog.Smartlog);
 });
 
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index eecd1ff..f296cf0 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartlog.plugins';
 import { Smartlog } from './smartlog.classes.smartlog';
+const defaultLogger: Smartlog = new Smartlog();
 
-export { Smartlog };
+export { Smartlog, defaultLogger };
 
-let defaultLogger: Smartlog;
-
-export const getDefaultLogger = () => {
-  if (!defaultLogger) {
-    defaultLogger = new Smartlog();
-  }
-  return defaultLogger;
-};