diff --git a/common/database.cpp b/common/database.cpp
index a9496b6e3..8ff79a44c 100644
--- a/common/database.cpp
+++ b/common/database.cpp
@@ -2080,7 +2080,6 @@ void Database::LoadLogSettings(EQEmuLogSys::LogSettings* log_settings) {
 	auto results = QueryDatabase(query);
 
 	int log_category_id = 0;
-	LogSys.file_logs_enabled = false;
 
 	int categories_in_database[1000] = {};
 
@@ -2090,9 +2089,9 @@ void Database::LoadLogSettings(EQEmuLogSys::LogSettings* log_settings) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_console = atoi(row[2]);
-		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_file    = atoi(row[3]);
-		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_gmsay   = atoi(row[4]);
+		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_console = static_cast<uint8>(atoi(row[2]));
+		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_file    = static_cast<uint8>(atoi(row[3]));
+		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_gmsay   = static_cast<uint8>(atoi(row[4]));
 
 		/**
 		 * Determine if any output method is enabled for the category
diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
index f4d36e5d5..9e99e6cbe 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::LoadLogSettingsDefaults()
 	 */
 	log_platform = GetExecutablePlatformInt();
 
+	for (int log_category_id = Logs::AA; log_category_id != Logs::MaxCategoryID; log_category_id++) {
+		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_console      = 0;
+		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_file         = 0;
+		log_settings[log_category_id].log_to_gmsay        = 0;
+		log_settings[log_category_id].is_category_enabled = 0;
+	}
+
+	file_logs_enabled = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Zero out Array
 	 */