diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.cpp
index b982509090..484151023d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ LogManager::LogManager()
   IniFile::Section* options = ini.GetOrCreateSection("Options");
   bool write_file;
   bool write_console;
+  bool write_window;
   options->Get("WriteToFile", &write_file, false);
   options->Get("WriteToConsole", &write_console, true);
+  options->Get("WriteToWindow", &write_window, true);
 
   // Set up log listeners
   int verbosity;
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ LogManager::LogManager()
       container->AddListener(LogListener::FILE_LISTENER);
     if (enable && write_console)
       container->AddListener(LogListener::CONSOLE_LISTENER);
+    if (enable && write_window)
+      container->AddListener(LogListener::LOG_WINDOW_LISTENER);
   }
 
   m_path_cutoff_point = DeterminePathCutOffPoint();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.cpp
index 3f3107692e..b7a9a34088 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.cpp
@@ -61,28 +61,6 @@ void CLogWindow::CreateGUIControls()
   log_window->Get("y", &y, Parent->GetSize().GetY());
   log_window->Get("pos", &winpos, wxAUI_DOCK_RIGHT);
 
-  // Get the logger output settings from the config ini file.
-  options->Get("WriteToFile", &m_writeFile, false);
-  options->Get("WriteToWindow", &m_writeWindow, true);
-
-  IniFile::Section* logs = ini.GetOrCreateSection("Logs");
-  for (int i = 0; i < LogTypes::NUMBER_OF_LOGS; ++i)
-  {
-    bool enable;
-    logs->Get(m_LogManager->GetShortName((LogTypes::LOG_TYPE)i), &enable, false);
-
-    if (m_writeWindow && enable)
-      m_LogManager->AddListener((LogTypes::LOG_TYPE)i, LogListener::LOG_WINDOW_LISTENER);
-    else
-      m_LogManager->RemoveListener((LogTypes::LOG_TYPE)i, LogListener::LOG_WINDOW_LISTENER);
-
-    if (m_writeFile && enable)
-      m_LogManager->AddListener((LogTypes::LOG_TYPE)i, LogListener::FILE_LISTENER);
-    else
-      m_LogManager->RemoveListener((LogTypes::LOG_TYPE)i, LogListener::FILE_LISTENER);
-  }
-  m_has_listeners = true;
-
   // Font
   m_FontChoice = new wxChoice(this, wxID_ANY);
   m_FontChoice->Bind(wxEVT_CHOICE, &CLogWindow::OnFontChange, this);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.h
index 26d931d52b..65b98a8b2b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/LogWindow.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ private:
   wxTimer m_LogTimer;
   LogManager* m_LogManager;
   std::queue<std::pair<u8, wxString>> msgQueue;
-  bool m_writeFile, m_writeWindow, m_LogAccess;
-  bool m_has_listeners = false;
+  bool m_LogAccess;
+  bool m_has_listeners = true;
 
   // Controls
   wxBoxSizer* sBottom;