diff --git a/src/debug.cpp b/src/debug.cpp
index 2ec16fee2..9d86f63cc 100644
--- a/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug.cpp
@@ -300,10 +300,8 @@ bool parse_log_cfg(const char *conf_str,
         return false;
 }
 
-void Logger::preinit(bool skip_repeated, log_timestamp_mode show_timestamps)
+void Logger::preinit()
 {
-        Logger::skip_repeated = skip_repeated;
-        Logger::show_timestamps = show_timestamps;
         if (rang::rang_implementation::supportsColor()
                         && rang::rang_implementation::isTerminal(std::cout.rdbuf())
                         && rang::rang_implementation::isTerminal(std::cerr.rdbuf())) {
diff --git a/src/debug.h b/src/debug.h
index ed87a5c5d..753f00dbd 100644
--- a/src/debug.h
+++ b/src/debug.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class keyboard_control; // friend
 class Logger
 {
 public:
-        static void preinit(bool skip_repeated, log_timestamp_mode show_timestamps);
+        static void preinit();
         inline Logger(int l) : level(l) {}
         inline ~Logger() {
                 rang::fg color = rang::fg::reset;
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ public:
                 oss << msg;
         }
 
-		inline void set_skip_repeats(bool val) { skip_repeated.store(val, std::memory_order_relaxed); }
+		inline static void set_skip_repeats(bool val) { skip_repeated.store(val, std::memory_order_relaxed); }
 
-		inline void set_timestamp_mode(log_timestamp_mode val) { show_timestamps = val; }
+		inline static void set_timestamp_mode(log_timestamp_mode val) { show_timestamps = val; }
 private:
         int level;
         std::ostringstream oss;
diff --git a/src/host.cpp b/src/host.cpp
index a51a5202f..9cb1917c3 100644
--- a/src/host.cpp
+++ b/src/host.cpp
@@ -330,11 +330,14 @@ static bool parse_opts_set_logging(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
         opterr = saved_opterr;
 
+        Logger::preinit();
+
         if (log_opt != nullptr && !parse_log_cfg(log_opt, &logging_lvl, &logger_skip_repeats, &logger_show_timestamps)) {
                 return false;
         }
         log_level = logging_lvl;
-        Logger::preinit(logger_skip_repeats, logger_show_timestamps);
+        Logger::set_skip_repeats(logger_skip_repeats);
+        Logger::set_timestamp_mode(logger_show_timestamps);
         return true;
 }