diff --git a/Logger.cpp b/Logger.cpp
index 6c92ca407..00e5597b1 100644
--- a/Logger.cpp
+++ b/Logger.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <boost/log/utility/setup/settings.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/sinks/sync_frontend.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/sinks/text_ostream_backend.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/sinks/debug_output_backend.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/support/date_time.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
diff --git a/WSJTXLogging.cpp b/WSJTXLogging.cpp
index ffea213c8..bb6171609 100644
--- a/WSJTXLogging.cpp
+++ b/WSJTXLogging.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/sinks/text_file_backend.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/sinks/async_frontend.hpp>
-#include <boost/log/sinks/debug_output_backend.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/expressions/formatters/date_time.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/expressions/predicates/channel_severity_filter.hpp>
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <boost/date_time/gregorian/greg_day.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/flat_map.hpp>
 
+#include <QtGlobal>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
@@ -60,12 +60,62 @@ namespace
       //throw;
     }
   };
+
+  // Reroute Qt messages to the system logger
+  void qt_log_handler (QtMsgType type, QMessageLogContext const& context, QString const& msg)
+  {
+    // Convert Qt message types to logger severities
+    auto severity = trivial::trace;
+    switch (type)
+      {
+      case QtDebugMsg: severity = trivial::debug; break;
+      case QtInfoMsg: severity = trivial::info; break;
+      case QtWarningMsg: severity = trivial::warning; break;
+      case QtCriticalMsg: severity = trivial::error; break;
+      case QtFatalMsg: severity = trivial::fatal; break;
+      }
+    // Map non-default Qt categories to logger channels, Qt logger
+    // context is mapped to the appropriate logger attributes.
+    auto log = sys::get ();
+    std::string file;
+    std::string function;
+    if (context.file)
+      {
+        file = context.file;
+      }
+    if (context.function)
+      {
+        function = context.function;
+      }
+    if (!context.category || !qstrcmp (context.category, "default"))
+      {
+        BOOST_LOG_SEV (log, severity)
+          << boost::log::add_value ("Line", context.line)
+          << boost::log::add_value ("File", file)
+          << boost::log::add_value ("Function", function)
+          << msg.toStdString ();
+      }
+    else
+      {
+        BOOST_LOG_CHANNEL_SEV (log, std::string {context.category}, severity)
+          << boost::log::add_value ("Line", context.line)
+          << boost::log::add_value ("File", file)
+          << boost::log::add_value ("Function", function)
+          << msg.toStdString ();
+      }
+    if (QtFatalMsg == type)
+      {
+        // bail out
+        throw std::runtime_error {"Fatal Qt Error"};
+      }
+  }
 }
 
 WSJTXLogging::WSJTXLogging ()
 {
+  auto core = logging::core::get ();
   // Catch relevant exceptions from logging.
-  logging::core::get ()->set_exception_handler
+  core->set_exception_handler
     (
      logging::make_exception_handler<std::runtime_error, std::logic_error> (exception_handler {})
      );
@@ -120,7 +170,6 @@ WSJTXLogging::WSJTXLogging ()
       // Default log file location.
       QDir app_data {QStandardPaths::writableLocation (QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation)};
       Logger::init ();          // Basic setup of attributes
-      auto core = logging::core::get ();
 
       //
       // Sink intended for general use that passes everything above
@@ -175,70 +224,17 @@ WSJTXLogging::WSJTXLogging ()
          );
 
       core->add_sink (sys_sink);
-
-#if !defined (NDEBUG) && defined (Q_OS_WIN)
-      // auto windbg_sink = boost::make_shared<sinks::synchronous_sink<sinks::debug_output_backend>> ();
-      // windbg_sink->set_filter (trivial::severity >= trivial::trace && expr::is_debugger_present ());
-      // core->add_sink (windbg_sink);
-#endif
     }
+
   // Indicate start of logging
   LOG_INFO ("Log Start");
+  ::qInstallMessageHandler (&qt_log_handler);
 }
 
 WSJTXLogging::~WSJTXLogging ()
 {
   LOG_INFO ("Log Finish");
-  auto lg = logging::core::get ();
-  lg->flush ();
-  lg->remove_all_sinks ();
-}
-
-// Reroute Qt messages to the system logger
-void WSJTXLogging::qt_log_handler (QtMsgType type, QMessageLogContext const& context, QString const& msg)
-{
-  // Convert Qt message types to logger severities
-  auto severity = trivial::trace;
-  switch (type)
-    {
-    case QtDebugMsg: severity = trivial::debug; break;
-    case QtInfoMsg: severity = trivial::info; break;
-    case QtWarningMsg: severity = trivial::warning; break;
-    case QtCriticalMsg: severity = trivial::error; break;
-    case QtFatalMsg: severity = trivial::fatal; break;
-    }
-  // Map non-default Qt categories to logger channels, Qt logger
-  // context is mapped to the appropriate logger attributes.
-  auto log = sys::get ();
-  std::string file;
-  std::string function;
-  if (context.file)
-    {
-      file = context.file;
-    }
-  if (context.function)
-    {
-      function = context.function;
-    }
-  if (!context.category || !qstrcmp (context.category, "default"))
-    {
-      BOOST_LOG_SEV (log, severity)
-        << boost::log::add_value ("Line", context.line)
-        << boost::log::add_value ("File", file)
-        << boost::log::add_value ("Function", function)
-        << msg.toStdString ();
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      BOOST_LOG_CHANNEL_SEV (log, std::string {context.category}, severity)
-        << boost::log::add_value ("Line", context.line)
-        << boost::log::add_value ("File", file)
-        << boost::log::add_value ("Function", function)
-        << msg.toStdString ();
-    }
-  if (QtFatalMsg == type)
-    {
-      // bail out
-      throw std::runtime_error {"Fatal Qt Error"};
-    }
+  auto core = logging::core::get ();
+  core->flush ();
+  core->remove_all_sinks ();
 }
diff --git a/WSJTXLogging.hpp b/WSJTXLogging.hpp
index d36e9afd2..4ecedbf78 100644
--- a/WSJTXLogging.hpp
+++ b/WSJTXLogging.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef WSJTX_LOGGING_HPP__
 #define WSJTX_LOGGING_HPP__
 
-#include <QtGlobal>
-
-class QString;
-
 //
 // Class WSJTXLogging - wraps application specific logging
 //
@@ -13,14 +9,6 @@ class WSJTXLogging final
 public:
   explicit WSJTXLogging ();
   ~WSJTXLogging ();
-
-  //
-  // Install this as the Qt message handler (qInstallMessageHandler)
-  // to integrate Qt messages. This handler can be installed at any
-  // time, it does not rely on an instance of WSJTXLogging existing,
-  // so logging occurring before the logging sinks, filters, and
-  // formatters, etc, are established can take place.
-  static void qt_log_handler (QtMsgType type, QMessageLogContext const& context, QString const&);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 9e2403de1..c6dd0ccbf 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ namespace
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  ::qInstallMessageHandler (&WSJTXLogging::qt_log_handler);
   init_random_seed ();
 
   // make the Qt type magic happen
@@ -211,7 +210,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
           multiple = true;
         }
 
-      // now we have the application name we can open the settings
+      // now we have the application name we can open the logging and settings
+      WSJTXLogging lg;
+      LOG_INFO (program_title (revision ()) << " - Program startup");
       MultiSettings multi_settings {parser.value (cfg_option)};
 
       // find the temporary files path
@@ -247,9 +248,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
         }
 
-      WSJTXLogging lg;
-      LOG_INFO (program_title (revision ()) << " - Program startup");
-
       // load UI translations
       L10nLoader l10n {&a, locale, parser.value (lang_option)};