diff --git a/ryu/controller/api.py b/ryu/controller/api.py
index 30398f45..373b7259 100644
--- a/ryu/controller/api.py
+++ b/ryu/controller/api.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class RpcOFPManager(app_manager.RyuApp):
                 d[e.xid] = e.msgid
                 continue
             except:
-                logger.info(_({'bogus RPC': data}))
+                self.logger.info(_({'bogus RPC': data}))
 
             peer._endpoint.send_response(msgid, error=error, result=result)
 
diff --git a/ryu/tests/unit/app/test_apgw_rpc.py b/ryu/tests/unit/app/test_apgw_rpc.py
index e1042804..a11a3281 100644
--- a/ryu/tests/unit/app/test_apgw_rpc.py
+++ b/ryu/tests/unit/app/test_apgw_rpc.py
@@ -569,6 +569,12 @@ class TestRpcOFPManager(unittest.TestCase):
         m._handler_datapath(ev)
         eq_(len(peer.wait_for_ofp_resepnse), 0)
 
+        # bogus RPC
+        with hub.Timeout(2):
+            m._rpc_events.put((peer, rpc.MessageType.REQUEST,
+                               (msgid, 'you')))
+            hub.sleep(0.5)
+
     def test_rpc_message_thread_12(self):
         self._test_rpc_message_thread(ofproto_v1_2, ofproto_v1_2_parser)