diff --git a/Daemon.cpp b/Daemon.cpp
index 490277fc..a007995f 100644
--- a/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/Daemon.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ namespace i2p
 			} else {
 				// use stdout -- default
 			}
-			i2p::log::Logger().Start();
 
 			LogPrint(eLogInfo,	"i2pd v", VERSION, " starting");
 			LogPrint(eLogDebug, "FS: main config file: ", config);
@@ -246,6 +245,7 @@ namespace i2p
 			
 		bool Daemon_Singleton::start()
 		{
+			i2p::log::Logger().Start();
 			LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Daemon: starting NetDB");
 			i2p::data::netdb.Start();