--- handlers.py.orig	2015-11-20 13:54:39.000000000 -0500
+++ handlers.py	2015-11-20 13:56:07.000000000 -0500
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@
         d['msg'] = record.getMessage()
         d['args'] = None
         d['exc_info'] = None
+        # delete message attribute if present, redundant with 'msg'
+        d.pop('message',None)  
         s = pickle.dumps(d, 1)
         slen = struct.pack(">L", len(s))
         return slen + s