diff --git a/src/utility/boost-log.hpp b/src/utility/boost-log.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53743ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utility/boost-log.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 University of Memphis,
+ *                    Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NLSR_UTIL_BOOST_LOG_HPP
+#define NLSR_UTIL_BOOST_LOG_HPP
+
+// suppress boost::log warnings
+#pragma GCC system_header
+#pragma clang system_header
+
+#include <boost/log/common.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/attributes.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/sources/logger.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/sinks/sync_frontend.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/sinks/text_file_backend.hpp>
+
+#endif // NLSR_UTIL_BOOST_LOG_HPP
diff --git a/src/utility/nlsr_logger.hpp b/src/utility/nlsr_logger.hpp
index 129fe30..ca6be3e 100644
--- a/src/utility/nlsr_logger.hpp
+++ b/src/utility/nlsr_logger.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define NLSR_LOGGER_HPP
 
 #define BOOST_LOG_DYN_LINK 1
+#include "boost-log.hpp"
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
@@ -15,12 +16,9 @@
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
 #include <boost/date_time/local_time/local_time.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/common.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/attributes.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/sources/logger.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/sinks/sync_frontend.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/sinks/text_file_backend.hpp>
+
+
+
 
 namespace nlsr
 {