diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 8929a435..e5635589 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ USER_SCRIPT_RUNONCE = None
 __INITIALIZED__ = False
 
 
+def configure_logging():
+    global LOG_FILE
+    global LOG_DIR
+
+    if 'NTM_LOGFILE' in os.environ:
+        LOG_FILE = os.environ['NTM_LOGFILE']
+        LOG_DIR = os.path.split(LOG_FILE)[0]
+
+    if not make_dir(LOG_DIR):
+        print('No log folder, logging to screen only')
+
+
 def initialize(section=None):
     global NZBGET_POSTPROCESS_ERROR, NZBGET_POSTPROCESS_NONE, NZBGET_POSTPROCESS_PAR_CHECK, NZBGET_POSTPROCESS_SUCCESS, \
         NZBTOMEDIA_TIMEOUT, FORKS, FORK_DEFAULT, FORK_FAILED_TORRENT, FORK_FAILED, NOEXTRACTFAILED, SHOWEXTRACT, \
@@ -264,7 +276,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
         DUPLICATE, IGNOREEXTENSIONS, VEXTENSION, OUTPUTVIDEOPATH, PROCESSOUTPUT, VCODEC, VCODEC_ALLOW, VPRESET, \
         VFRAMERATE, LOG_DB, VBITRATE, VRESOLUTION, ALANGUAGE, AINCLUDE, ACODEC, ACODEC_ALLOW, ABITRATE, FAILED, \
         ACODEC2, ACODEC2_ALLOW, ABITRATE2, ACODEC3, ACODEC3_ALLOW, ABITRATE3, ALLOWSUBS, SEXTRACT, SEMBED, SLANGUAGES, \
-        SINCLUDE, SUBSDIR, SCODEC, OUTPUTFASTSTART, OUTPUTQUALITYPERCENT, BURN, GETSUBS, HWACCEL, LOG_DIR, LOG_FILE, \
+        SINCLUDE, SUBSDIR, SCODEC, OUTPUTFASTSTART, OUTPUTQUALITYPERCENT, BURN, GETSUBS, HWACCEL, \
         NICENESS, LOG_DEBUG, FORCE_CLEAN, FFMPEG_PATH, FFMPEG, FFPROBE, AUDIO_CONTAINER, EXT_CONTAINER, TORRENT_CLASS, \
         DELETE_ORIGINAL, TORRENT_CHMOD_DIRECTORY, PASSWORDS_FILE, USER_DELAY, USER_SCRIPT, USER_SCRIPT_CLEAN, USER_SCRIPT_MEDIAEXTENSIONS, \
         USER_SCRIPT_PARAM, USER_SCRIPT_RUNONCE, USER_SCRIPT_SUCCESSCODES, DOWNLOAD_INFO, CHECK_MEDIA, SAFE_MODE, \
@@ -274,12 +286,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
     if __INITIALIZED__:
         return False
 
-    if 'NTM_LOGFILE' in os.environ:
-        LOG_FILE = os.environ['NTM_LOGFILE']
-        LOG_DIR = os.path.split(LOG_FILE)[0]
-
-    if not make_dir(LOG_DIR):
-        print('No log folder, logging to screen only')
+    configure_logging()
 
     MYAPP = RunningProcess()
     while MYAPP.alreadyrunning():