diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index ebb1d410130374a26f2f14aec74c380d81bc48de..a1e7954b98653a5a225dc8ce496a9400e126a30b 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ set ( SRC_FILES
 	src/SobolSequence.cpp
 	src/StartsWithValidator.cpp
 	src/Statistics.cpp
-  src/StdChannel.cpp
+	src/StdoutChannel.cpp
 	src/Strings.cpp
 	src/TestChannel.cpp
 	src/ThreadPool.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ set ( INC_FILES
 	inc/MantidKernel/SobolSequence.h
 	inc/MantidKernel/StartsWithValidator.h
 	inc/MantidKernel/Statistics.h
-  inc/MantidKernel/StdChannel.h
+	inc/MantidKernel/StdoutChannel.h
 	inc/MantidKernel/Strings.h
 	inc/MantidKernel/System.h
 	inc/MantidKernel/Task.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ set ( TEST_FILES
 	DateValidatorTest.h
 	DeltaEModeTest.h
 	DirectoryValidatorTest.h
-	DiskBufferISaveableTest.h    
+	DiskBufferISaveableTest.h
 	DiskBufferTest.h
 	DynamicFactoryTest.h
 	EnabledWhenPropertyTest.h
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ set ( TEST_FILES
 	SobolSequenceTest.h
 	StartsWithValidatorTest.h
 	StatisticsTest.h
-  StdChannelTest.h
+	StdoutChannelTest.h
 	StringsTest.h
 	TaskTest.h
 	ThreadPoolRunnableTest.h
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/StdChannel.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/StdChannel.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 92950ae740f3bb01f9804f9ab5ff1b0902dfc5f8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/StdChannel.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef STDCHANNEL_H
-#define STDCHANNEL_H
-
-#include <MantidKernel/DllConfig.h>
-#include <Poco/ConsoleChannel.h>
-namespace Poco{
-class MANTID_KERNEL_DLL StdChannel : public ConsoleChannel
-{
-    public:
-    /// Constructor for StdChannel
-    StdChannel();
-    /// destructor
-    ~StdChannel();
-};
-}
-#endif // STDCHANNEL_H
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/StdoutChannel.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/StdoutChannel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa5417103993a631dfb126d53f4a50d06745f74d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/StdoutChannel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef STDOUTCHANNEL_H
+#define STDOUTCHANNEL_H
+
+#include <MantidKernel/DllConfig.h>
+#include <Poco/ConsoleChannel.h>
+namespace Poco{
+class MANTID_KERNEL_DLL StdoutChannel : public ConsoleChannel
+{
+    public:
+    /// Constructor for StdChannel
+    StdoutChannel();
+    /// destructor
+    ~StdoutChannel();
+};
+}
+#endif // STDOUTCHANNEL_H
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
index 126ccc373b2abf72d8d839e7944d9ee72590d2ab..5fb15bb647334e397e793a2fad1d56af3778e175 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "MantidKernel/Strings.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/Logger.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/FilterChannel.h"
-#include "MantidKernel/StdChannel.h"
+#include "MantidKernel/StdoutChannel.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/Exception.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/FacilityInfo.h"
 
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ ConfigServiceImpl::ConfigServiceImpl() :
   Poco::LoggingFactory::defaultFactory().registerChannelClass("FilterChannel", new Poco::Instantiator<
       Poco::FilterChannel, Poco::Channel>);
   //Register StdChannel with Poco
-  Poco::LoggingFactory::defaultFactory().registerChannelClass("StdChannel", new Poco::Instantiator<
-      Poco::StdChannel, Poco::Channel>);
+  Poco::LoggingFactory::defaultFactory().registerChannelClass("StdoutChannel", new Poco::Instantiator<
+      Poco::StdoutChannel, Poco::Channel>);
 
   // Define the directory to search for the Mantid.properties file.
   Poco::File f;
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/StdoutChannel.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/StdoutChannel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2af595850c61a2a8fe150b32f35e637f5407cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/StdoutChannel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <MantidKernel/StdoutChannel.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace Poco {
+StdoutChannel::StdoutChannel():ConsoleChannel(std::cout)
+{
+}
+StdoutChannel::~StdoutChannel()
+{
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/test/StdChannelTest.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/test/StdoutChannelTest.h
similarity index 89%
rename from Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/test/StdChannelTest.h
rename to Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/test/StdoutChannelTest.h
index 4cc054052242d4157432fb89908390fac7116d43..f350dec73d477e6e05d4376f61935a3d9b705794 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/test/StdChannelTest.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/test/StdoutChannelTest.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#ifndef MANTID_STDCHANNELTEST_H_
-#define MANTID_STDCHANNELTEST_H_
+#ifndef MANTID_STDOUTCHANNELTEST_H_
+#define MANTID_STDOUTCHANNELTEST_H_
 
 #include <cxxtest/TestSuite.h>
 
-#include "MantidKernel/StdChannel.h"
+#include "MantidKernel/StdoutChannel.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/Logger.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <Poco/Logger.h>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public:
 
   void testContructor()
   {
-    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(Poco::StdChannel a;)
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(Poco::StdoutChannel a;)
   }
 
   
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
       lbuffer.str("");
 
       //Test std channel
-      Poco::Logger::root().setChannel(new Poco::StdChannel);
+      Poco::Logger::root().setChannel(new Poco::StdoutChannel);
       log.error() << "Error Message 3" << std::endl;
       //the error should be in std::cout
       TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(obuffer.str(),"Error Message 3\n");