diff --git a/client_files/export/main.cpp b/client_files/export/main.cpp
index 550446cb2..18136fcf4 100644
--- a/client_files/export/main.cpp
+++ b/client_files/export/main.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void ExportBaseData(SharedDatabase *db);
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformClientExport);
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	set_exception_handler();
 
 	logger.Log(EQEmuLogSys::Status, "Client Files Export Utility");
diff --git a/client_files/import/main.cpp b/client_files/import/main.cpp
index 381889d93..492e7b901 100644
--- a/client_files/import/main.cpp
+++ b/client_files/import/main.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void ImportBaseData(SharedDatabase *db);
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformClientImport);
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	set_exception_handler();
 
 	logger.Log(EQEmuLogSys::Status, "Client Files Import Utility");
diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
index 5b13438d1..61f4f81bd 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ EQEmuLogSys::EQEmuLogSys(){
 EQEmuLogSys::~EQEmuLogSys(){
 }
 
-void EQEmuLogSys::LoadLogSettings()
+void EQEmuLogSys::LoadLogSettingsDefaults()
 {
 	log_platform = GetExecutablePlatformInt();
 	std::cout << "PLATFORM " << log_platform << std::endl;
diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.h b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
index 669d06ea9..29315c74c 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.h
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 	void CloseFileLogs();
 	
-	void LoadLogSettings();
+	void LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	void Log(uint16 log_type, const std::string message, ...);
 	void LogDebug(DebugLevel debug_level, std::string message, ...);
 	void LogDebugType(DebugLevel debug_level, uint16 log_category, std::string message, ...);
diff --git a/eqlaunch/eqlaunch.cpp b/eqlaunch/eqlaunch.cpp
index 11ad0686f..861f536fa 100644
--- a/eqlaunch/eqlaunch.cpp
+++ b/eqlaunch/eqlaunch.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void CatchSignal(int sig_num);
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformLaunch);
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	set_exception_handler();
 
 	std::string launcher_name;
diff --git a/queryserv/queryserv.cpp b/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
index a64ce9be8..25b033a24 100644
--- a/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
+++ b/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void CatchSignal(int sig_num) {
 
 int main() {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformQueryServ);
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	set_exception_handler(); 
 	Timer LFGuildExpireTimer(60000);  
 	Timer InterserverTimer(INTERSERVER_TIMER); // does auto-reconnect
diff --git a/shared_memory/main.cpp b/shared_memory/main.cpp
index 333d5789c..e8d7ec8b9 100644
--- a/shared_memory/main.cpp
+++ b/shared_memory/main.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ EQEmuLogSys logger;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformSharedMemory);
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	set_exception_handler();
 
 	logger.Log(EQEmuLogSys::Status, "Shared Memory Loader Program");
diff --git a/ucs/ucs.cpp b/ucs/ucs.cpp
index 2af41f71d..74f7c0522 100644
--- a/ucs/ucs.cpp
+++ b/ucs/ucs.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ std::string GetMailPrefix() {
 
 int main() {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformUCS);
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	set_exception_handler();
 
 	// Check every minute for unused channels we can delete
diff --git a/world/net.cpp b/world/net.cpp
index 6f3d85f5e..64a0b973b 100644
--- a/world/net.cpp
+++ b/world/net.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void CatchSignal(int sig_num);
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformWorld);
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	set_exception_handler();
 
 	/* Database Version Check */
diff --git a/zone/net.cpp b/zone/net.cpp
index 8d18daba1..64c741ffc 100644
--- a/zone/net.cpp
+++ b/zone/net.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	}
 
 	/* Register Log System and Settings */
-	logger.LoadLogSettings();
+	logger.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	logger.OnLogHookCallBackZone(&ClientLogs::ClientMessage);
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(logger.log_settings);