diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp
index 5dfddc60e..3be19a0af 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   // was uninstalled, since sometimes Windows services can get stuck and fail to be removed.
   LOG_PRINT("%s Daemon v%s", kAppName, kDisplayVersion);
 
+  // Default log level to system setting (found in Registry).
+  if (std::string logLevel = ARCH->setting("LogLevel"); logLevel != "") {
+    CLOG->setFilter(logLevel.c_str());
+    LOG_DEBUG("log level: %s", logLevel.c_str());
+  }
+
   switch (initResult) {
     using enum DaemonApp::InitResult;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp
index 1b2f7807d..5fbc3d968 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ void showHelp(int argc, char **argv) // NOSONAR - CLI args
   std::cout << "Usage: " << binName << " [-f|--foreground] [--install] [--uninstall]" << std::endl;
 }
 
-DaemonApp::DaemonApp() = default;
+DaemonApp::DaemonApp()
+{
+  m_fileLogOutputter = new FileLogOutputter(logFilename().c_str()); // NOSONAR - Adopted by `Log`
+  CLOG->insert(m_fileLogOutputter);
+}
+
 DaemonApp::~DaemonApp() = default;
 
 int daemonLoop()
@@ -151,13 +156,6 @@ DaemonApp::InitResult DaemonApp::init(IEventQueue *events, int argc, char **argv
 
   m_events = events;
 
-  m_fileLogOutputter = new FileLogOutputter(logFilename().c_str()); // NOSONAR - Adopted by `Log`
-  CLOG->insert(m_fileLogOutputter);
-
-  // default log level to system setting.
-  if (string logLevel = ARCH->setting("LogLevel"); logLevel != "")
-    CLOG->setFilter(logLevel.c_str());
-
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
     string arg(argv[i]);