diff --git a/trains/binding/frameworks/__init__.py b/trains/binding/frameworks/__init__.py
index b7937ea8..3e9dacbc 100644
--- a/trains/binding/frameworks/__init__.py
+++ b/trains/binding/frameworks/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import threading
 import weakref
-from logging import getLogger
 
 import six
 from pathlib2 import Path
 
+from ...debugging.log import get_logger
 from ...config import running_remotely
 from ...model import InputModel, OutputModel
 from ...backend_interface.model import Model
 
-TrainsFrameworkAdapter = 'TrainsFrameworkAdapter'
+TrainsFrameworkAdapter = 'frameworks'
 _recursion_guard = {}
 
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class WeightsFileHandler(object):
             return filepath
 
         if not filepath:
-            getLogger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).warning("Could retrieve model location, model not restored")
+            get_logger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).debug("Could retrieve model file location, model is not logged")
             return filepath
 
         try:
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class WeightsFileHandler(object):
                     # update filepath to point to downloaded weights file
                     # actual model weights loading will be done outside the try/exception block
         except Exception as ex:
-            getLogger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).warning(str(ex))
+            get_logger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).debug(str(ex))
         finally:
             WeightsFileHandler._model_store_lookup_lock.release()
 
@@ -136,19 +136,57 @@ class WeightsFileHandler(object):
 
             # check if object already has InputModel
             trains_out_model, ref_model = WeightsFileHandler._model_out_store_lookup.get(id(model), (None, None))
+            # notice ref_model() is not an error/typo this is a weakref object call
             if ref_model is not None and model != ref_model():
                 # old id pop it - it was probably reused because the object is dead
                 WeightsFileHandler._model_out_store_lookup.pop(id(model))
                 trains_out_model, ref_model = None, None
 
+            if not saved_path:
+                get_logger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).warning("Could retrieve model location, skipping auto model logging")
+                return saved_path
+
+            # check if we have output storage, and generate list of files to upload
+            if Path(saved_path).is_dir():
+                files = [str(f) for f in Path(saved_path).rglob('*') if f.is_file()]
+            elif singlefile:
+                files = [str(Path(saved_path).absolute())]
+            else:
+                files = [str(f) for f in Path(saved_path).parent.glob(str(Path(saved_path).name) + '.*')]
+
+            target_filename = None
+            if len(files) > 1:
+                # noinspection PyBroadException
+                try:
+                    target_filename = Path(saved_path).stem
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            else:
+                target_filename = files[0]
+
             # check if object already has InputModel
             if trains_out_model is None:
+                # if we are overwriting a local file, try to load registered model
+                # if there is an output_uri, then by definition we will not overwrite previously stored models.
+                if not task.output_uri:
+                    try:
+                        in_model_id = InputModel.load_model(weights_url=saved_path)
+                        if in_model_id:
+                            in_model_id = in_model_id.id
+                            get_logger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).info(
+                                "Found existing registered model id={} [{}] reusing it.".format(
+                                    in_model_id, saved_path))
+                    except:
+                        in_model_id = None
+                else:
+                    in_model_id = None
+
                 trains_out_model = OutputModel(
                     task=task,
                     # config_dict=config,
                     name=(task.name + ' - ' + model_name) if model_name else None,
                     label_enumeration=task.get_labels_enumeration(),
-                    framework=framework, )
+                    framework=framework, base_model_id=in_model_id)
                 # noinspection PyBroadException
                 try:
                     ref_model = weakref.ref(model)
@@ -156,29 +194,9 @@ class WeightsFileHandler(object):
                     ref_model = None
                 WeightsFileHandler._model_out_store_lookup[id(model)] = (trains_out_model, ref_model)
 
-            if not saved_path:
-                getLogger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).warning("Could retrieve model location, stored as unknown ")
-                return saved_path
-
-            # check if we have output storage, and generate list of files to upload
-            if trains_out_model.upload_storage_uri:
-                if Path(saved_path).is_dir():
-                    files = [str(f) for f in Path(saved_path).rglob('*') if f.is_file()]
-                elif singlefile:
-                    files = [str(Path(saved_path).absolute())]
-                else:
-                    files = [str(f) for f in Path(saved_path).parent.glob(str(Path(saved_path).name) + '.*')]
-            else:
-                files = None
-
             # upload files if we found them, or just register the original path
-            if files:
+            if trains_out_model.upload_storage_uri:
                 if len(files) > 1:
-                    # noinspection PyBroadException
-                    try:
-                        target_filename = Path(saved_path).stem
-                    except Exception:
-                        target_filename = None
                     trains_out_model.update_weights_package(weights_filenames=files, auto_delete_file=False,
                                                             target_filename=target_filename)
                 else:
@@ -186,7 +204,7 @@ class WeightsFileHandler(object):
             else:
                 trains_out_model.update_weights(weights_filename=None, register_uri=saved_path)
         except Exception as ex:
-            getLogger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).warning(str(ex))
+            get_logger(TrainsFrameworkAdapter).debug(str(ex))
         finally:
             WeightsFileHandler._model_store_lookup_lock.release()