diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp
index 88ae0c7121..e389a1ac29 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ s32 CALLBACK GSinit()
 {
 	FUNCLOG
 
-    if (ZZLog::Open() == false) return -1;
+    ZZLog::Open();
 	ZZLog::WriteLn("Calling GSinit.");
 
 	WriteTempRegs();
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp
index 6ad727a9c5..dd18e366cc 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp
@@ -34,21 +34,16 @@ bool IsLogging()
 	return (gsLog != NULL && conf.log);
 }
 
-bool Open() 
+void Open() 
 {
-    bool result = true;
     const std::string LogFile(s_strLogPath + "GSzzogl.log");
 
     gsLog = fopen(LogFile.c_str(), "w");
     if (gsLog != NULL)
         setvbuf(gsLog, NULL,  _IONBF, 0);
     else 
-    {
         SysMessage("Can't create log file %s\n", LogFile.c_str());
-        result = false;
-    }
 
-    return result;
 }
 
 void Close()
@@ -64,9 +59,11 @@ void SetDir(const char* dir)
 	// Get the path to the log directory.
 	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs/" : dir;
 
-	// Reload the log file after updated the path
-    Close();
-	Open();
+	// Reload previously open log file
+    if (gsLog) {
+        Close();
+        Open();
+    }
 }
 
 void WriteToScreen(const char* pstr, u32 ms)
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.h b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.h
index e5db14ea16..2a33ca269e 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.h
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace ZZLog
 {
 extern bool IsLogging();
 void SetDir(const char* dir);
-extern bool Open();
+extern void Open();
 extern void Close();
 extern void Message(const char *fmt, ...);
 extern void Log(const char *fmt, ...);