diff --git a/AssetStudio.CLI/Program.cs b/AssetStudio.CLI/Program.cs
index 4700eaa..8559afe 100644
--- a/AssetStudio.CLI/Program.cs
+++ b/AssetStudio.CLI/Program.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace AssetStudio.CLI
                 }
 
                 Studio.Game = game;
-                Logger.LogVerbose = o.Verbose;
                 Logger.Default = new ConsoleLogger();
+                Logger.LogVerbose = o.Verbose;
                 Logger.FileLogging = Settings.Default.enableFileLogging;
                 AssetsHelper.Minimal = Settings.Default.minimalAssetMap;
                 AssetsHelper.SetUnityVersion(o.UnityVersion);
diff --git a/AssetStudio.GUI/MainForm.cs b/AssetStudio.GUI/MainForm.cs
index 38e62d8..e00afe0 100644
--- a/AssetStudio.GUI/MainForm.cs
+++ b/AssetStudio.GUI/MainForm.cs
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ namespace AssetStudio.GUI
 
         private void InitializeLogger()
         {
-            Logger.LogVerbose = enableVerbose.Checked;
-            Logger.FileLogging = enableFileLogging.Checked;
             logger = new GUILogger(StatusStripUpdate);
             ConsoleHelper.AllocConsole();
             ConsoleHelper.SetConsoleTitle("Debug Console");
@@ -131,6 +129,8 @@ namespace AssetStudio.GUI
                 Logger.Default = logger;
                 ConsoleHelper.ShowWindow(handle, ConsoleHelper.SW_HIDE);
             }
+            Logger.LogVerbose = enableVerbose.Checked;
+            Logger.FileLogging = enableFileLogging.Checked;
         }
 
         private void InitializeProgressBar()
diff --git a/AssetStudio/Logger.cs b/AssetStudio/Logger.cs
index eeb1d52..a79695c 100644
--- a/AssetStudio/Logger.cs
+++ b/AssetStudio/Logger.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,16 @@ namespace AssetStudio
                 _fileLogging = value;
                 if (_fileLogging)
                 {
-                    File = new FileLogger();
+                    try
+                    {
+                        File = new FileLogger();
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        _fileLogging = false;
+                        Error("log file is already in use, disabling...");
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
                 else
                 {