diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_master.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_master.py
index 6f7840cda..01c3fb081 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_master.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_master.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def main():
     scheduler.start()
     atexit.register(lambda: loop.run_until_complete(scheduler.stop()))
 
-    repository = Repository()
+    repository = Repository(log.log)
     repository.scan_async()
 
     server_control = Server({
diff --git a/artiq/master/repository.py b/artiq/master/repository.py
index 3e5e2a783..465ce6f85 100644
--- a/artiq/master/repository.py
+++ b/artiq/master/repository.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @asyncio.coroutine
-def _scan_experiments():
+def _scan_experiments(log):
     r = dict()
     for f in os.listdir("repository"):
         if f.endswith(".py"):
             try:
                 full_name = os.path.join("repository", f)
-                worker = Worker()
+                worker = Worker({"log": lambda message: log("scan", message)})
                 try:
                     description = yield from worker.examine(full_name)
                 finally:
@@ -52,16 +52,17 @@ def _sync_explist(target, source):
 
 
 class Repository:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, log_fn):
         self.explist = Notifier(dict())
         self._scanning = False
+        self.log_fn = log_fn
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def scan(self):
         if self._scanning:
             return
         self._scanning = True
-        new_explist = yield from _scan_experiments()
+        new_explist = yield from _scan_experiments(self.log_fn)
         _sync_explist(self.explist, new_explist)
         self._scanning = False