1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index 4e7cfdc99..6f1d251e1 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <climits>
+#include <exception>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ public:
     void EnableForStacktrace() override {}
 };
 
-bool initialization_in_progress_suppress_logging = false;
+bool initialization_in_progress_suppress_logging = true;
 
 #ifdef YUZU_LINUX_GCC_BACKTRACE
 [[noreturn]] void SleepForever() {
@@ -177,17 +178,17 @@ class Impl {
 public:
     static Impl& Instance() {
         if (!instance) {
-            abort();
+            throw std::runtime_error("Using Logging instance before its initialization");
         }
         return *instance;
     }
 
     static void Initialize() {
         if (instance) {
-            abort();
+            LOG_WARNING(Log, "Reinitializing logging backend");
+            return;
         }
         using namespace Common::FS;
-        initialization_in_progress_suppress_logging = true;
         const auto& log_dir = GetYuzuPath(YuzuPath::LogDir);
         void(CreateDir(log_dir));
         Filter filter;