diff --git a/client_files/export/main.cpp b/client_files/export/main.cpp
index 633fecc79..f950907ac 100644
--- a/client_files/export/main.cpp
+++ b/client_files/export/main.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	/* Register Log System and Settings */
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(Log.log_settings);
+	Log.StartFileLogs();
 
 	ExportSpells(&database);
 	ExportSkillCaps(&database);
diff --git a/client_files/import/main.cpp b/client_files/import/main.cpp
index 8522227a7..67b0c7140 100644
--- a/client_files/import/main.cpp
+++ b/client_files/import/main.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(Log.log_settings);
+	Log.StartFileLogs();
 
 	ImportSpells(&database);
 	ImportSkillCaps(&database);
diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.h b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
index 26cffdc57..223b87610 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.h
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
 	void MakeDirectory(std::string directory_name);
 	void Out(Logs::DebugLevel debug_level, uint16 log_category, std::string message, ...);
 	void SetCurrentTimeStamp(char* time_stamp);
-	void StartFileLogs(const std::string log_name);
+	void StartFileLogs(const std::string log_name = "");
 
 	struct LogSettings{
 		uint8 log_to_file;
diff --git a/queryserv/queryserv.cpp b/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
index f285f8410..b724276e6 100644
--- a/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
+++ b/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ int main() {
 
 	/* Register Log System and Settings */
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(Log.log_settings);
+	Log.StartFileLogs();
 
 	if (signal(SIGINT, CatchSignal) == SIG_ERR)	{
 		Log.Out(Logs::General, Logs::QS_Server, "Could not set signal handler");
diff --git a/shared_memory/main.cpp b/shared_memory/main.cpp
index da385e6ba..bddf03b06 100644
--- a/shared_memory/main.cpp
+++ b/shared_memory/main.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	/* Register Log System and Settings */
-	Log.LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(Log.log_settings);
+	Log.StartFileLogs();
 
 	bool load_all = true;
 	bool load_items = false;
diff --git a/ucs/ucs.cpp b/ucs/ucs.cpp
index e67c9e445..e00754370 100644
--- a/ucs/ucs.cpp
+++ b/ucs/ucs.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int main() {
 
 	/* Register Log System and Settings */
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(Log.log_settings);
+	Log.StartFileLogs();
 
 	char tmp[64];
 
diff --git a/world/net.cpp b/world/net.cpp
index 97ac46353..fae6efd1b 100644
--- a/world/net.cpp
+++ b/world/net.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 	/* Register Log System and Settings */
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(Log.log_settings);
+	Log.StartFileLogs();
 
 	if (argc >= 2) {
 		char tmp[2];
diff --git a/zone/net.cpp b/zone/net.cpp
index 9f46bd384..7d25c1ff7 100644
--- a/zone/net.cpp
+++ b/zone/net.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	/* Register Log System and Settings */
 	Log.OnLogHookCallBackZone(&Zone::GMSayHookCallBackProcess);
 	database.LoadLogSysSettings(Log.log_settings); 
-	Log.StartFileLogs("");
+	Log.StartFileLogs();
 
 	/* Guilds */
 	guild_mgr.SetDatabase(&database);