diff --git a/lib/git/base.rb b/lib/git/base.rb
index 4e472abe..4eda49d4 100644
--- a/lib/git/base.rb
+++ b/lib/git/base.rb
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ def self.bare(git_dir, opts = {})
     #    :index_file
     #
     def self.clone(repository, name, opts = {})
-      # run git-clone 
-      self.new(Git::Lib.new.clone(repository, name, opts))
+      # run git-clone
+      log = opts[:log]
+      new(Git::Lib.new(nil, log).clone(repository, name, opts).merge(log: log))
     end
-    
+
     # Returns (and initialize if needed) a Git::Config instance
     #
     # @return [Git::Config] the current config instance.
diff --git a/tests/units/test_base.rb b/tests/units/test_base.rb
index 08f651a4..ba1b9307 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_base.rb
+++ b/tests/units/test_base.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
+require 'stringio'
+
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'
 
 class TestBase < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -8,6 +10,18 @@ def setup
     set_file_paths
   end
 
+  def test_clone
+    in_temp_dir do |_path|
+      # Tests that the given logger object is used during the cloning phase as
+      # well as passed to the Base class's initialize method.
+
+      buffer = StringIO.new
+      Git.clone(@wdir, 'test_add', log: Logger.new(buffer))
+      assert_match(/Cloning into 'test_add'/, buffer.string) # Comes from the Cloning Process
+      assert_match(/Starting Git/, buffer.string) # Comes from the Base's initialize method
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_add
     in_temp_dir do |path|
       git = Git.clone(@wdir, 'test_add')