diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/logging/mlflow_logger.py b/pytorch_lightning/logging/mlflow_logger.py
index 70609ea334..970dfe0309 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/logging/mlflow_logger.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/logging/mlflow_logger.py
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@ class MLFlowLogger(LightningLoggerBase):
 
     @rank_zero_only
     def finalize(self, status="FINISHED"):
+        if status == 'success':
+            status = 'FINISHED'
         self.client.set_terminated(self.run_id, status)
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
index 352a4283b0..dd82739feb 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -1072,6 +1072,9 @@ class Trainer(TrainerIO):
                 if stop:
                     return
 
+        if self.logger is not None:
+            self.logger.finalize("success")
+
     def run_training_epoch(self):
         # before epoch hook
         if self.__is_function_implemented('on_epoch_start'):
diff --git a/tests/test_logging.py b/tests/test_logging.py
index b50f87f240..b8436a9d0f 100644
--- a/tests/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import torch
 from pytorch_lightning import Trainer
 
 from pytorch_lightning.testing import LightningTestModel
+from pytorch_lightning.logging import LightningLoggerBase, rank_zero_only
 from .test_models import get_hparams, get_test_tube_logger, init_save_dir, clear_save_dir
 
 RANDOM_SEEDS = list(np.random.randint(0, 10000, 1000))
@@ -134,6 +135,46 @@ def test_mlflow_pickle():
     trainer2.logger.log_metrics({"acc": 1.0})
 
 
+def test_custom_logger():
+
+    class CustomLogger(LightningLoggerBase):
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.hparams_logged = None
+            self.metrics_logged = None
+            self.finalized = False
+
+        @rank_zero_only
+        def log_hyperparams(self, params):
+            self.hparams_logged = params
+
+        @rank_zero_only
+        def log_metrics(self, metrics, step_num):
+            self.metrics_logged = metrics
+
+        @rank_zero_only
+        def finalize(self, status):
+            self.finalized_status = status
+
+    hparams = get_hparams()
+    model = LightningTestModel(hparams)
+
+    logger = CustomLogger()
+
+    trainer_options = dict(
+        max_nb_epochs=1,
+        train_percent_check=0.01,
+        logger=logger
+    )
+
+    trainer = Trainer(**trainer_options)
+    result = trainer.fit(model)
+    assert result == 1, "Training failed"
+    assert logger.hparams_logged == hparams
+    assert logger.metrics_logged != {}
+    assert logger.finalized_status == "success"
+
+
 def reset_seed():
     SEED = RANDOM_SEEDS.pop()
     torch.manual_seed(SEED)