diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a8a8f39..5afd406 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/AppsFlyer/go-sundheit v0.2.0
 	github.com/allegro/bigcache v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/aristanetworks/goarista v0.0.0-20200520141224-0f14e646773f // indirect
-	github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.2.4 // Added manually; don't delete
+	github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.2.5 // Added manually; don't delete
 	github.com/ava-labs/go-ethereum v1.9.3 // indirect
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1 v1.0.3
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.4
 	github.com/gorilla/rpc v1.2.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.0.0-20180709165350-ff2cf002a8dd
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.3.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3f809ed..fb197cd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ github.com/aristanetworks/goarista v0.0.0-20200520141224-0f14e646773f/go.mod h1:
 github.com/aristanetworks/splunk-hec-go v0.3.3/go.mod h1:1VHO9r17b0K7WmOlLb9nTk/2YanvOEnLMUgsFrxBROc=
 github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.2.4 h1:MhnbuRyMcij7WU4+frayp40quc44AMPc4IrxXhmucWw=
 github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.2.4/go.mod h1:pGolKipwq5vGIY2IBBcBkMYrqniXMsS5SBn+BBi4+Js=
+github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.2.5 h1:2Al753rpPHvvZfcz7w96YbKhGFvrcZzsIZ/sIp0A0Ao=
+github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.2.5/go.mod h1:pGolKipwq5vGIY2IBBcBkMYrqniXMsS5SBn+BBi4+Js=
 github.com/ava-labs/go-ethereum v1.9.3 h1:GmnMZ/dlvVAPFmWBzEpRJX49pUAymPfoASLNRJqR0AY=
 github.com/ava-labs/go-ethereum v1.9.3/go.mod h1:a+agc6fXfZFsPZCylA3ry4Y8CLCqLKg3Rc23NXZ9aw8=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 9bee1cf..a0a59d6 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ GECKO_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"; cd .. && pwd ) # Directory
 BUILD_DIR=$GECKO_PATH/build # Where binaries go
 PLUGIN_DIR="$BUILD_DIR/plugins" # Where plugin binaries (namely coreth) go
 
-CORETH_VER="0.2.4" # Should match coreth version in go.mod
+CORETH_VER="0.2.5" # Should match coreth version in go.mod
 CORETH_PATH="$GOPATH/pkg/mod/github.com/ava-labs/coreth@v$CORETH_VER"
 
 # Build Gecko
diff --git a/vms/rpcchainvm/factory.go b/vms/rpcchainvm/factory.go
index a48bb01..5b2c2ce 100644
--- a/vms/rpcchainvm/factory.go
+++ b/vms/rpcchainvm/factory.go
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ package rpcchainvm
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"os/exec"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
-
 	"github.com/ava-labs/gecko/snow"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os/exec"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -31,9 +32,18 @@ func (f *Factory) New(ctx *snow.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 		},
 	}
 	if ctx != nil {
+		log.SetOutput(ctx.Log)
 		config.Stderr = ctx.Log
-		config.SyncStdout = ctx.Log
-		config.SyncStderr = ctx.Log
+		config.Logger = hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
+			Output: ctx.Log,
+			Level:  hclog.Info,
+		})
+	} else {
+		log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
+		config.Stderr = ioutil.Discard
+		config.Logger = hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
+			Output: ioutil.Discard,
+		})
 	}
 	client := plugin.NewClient(config)