diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LogConsole.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LogConsole.cs
index d5d61d7f1b..2ba2f630f6 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LogConsole.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LogConsole.cs
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				window.Dispose();
-				logStream.Dispose();
+				window.Close();
+				logStream.Close();
 				logStream = null;
 				Log.HACK_LOG_STREAM = null;
 				window = null;
@@ -283,4 +283,4 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 8efbb96490..f236da2472 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -2253,6 +2253,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			CloseForm(TI83KeyPad1);
 			CloseForm(TAStudio1);
 			CloseForm(LuaConsole1);
+			if (Global.Config.ShowLogWindow) LogConsole.HideConsole();
 			ConfigService.Save(PathManager.DefaultIniPath, Global.Config);
 		}