diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/application/AppConfig.java b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/application/AppConfig.java
index fcbe3aaf93..09a33595f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/application/AppConfig.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/application/AppConfig.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     reportSenderFactoryClasses = AcraReportSenderFactory.class)
 public class AppConfig extends GlideApplication {
 
-  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AppConfig.class);
+  private Logger log = null;
 
   private UtilitiesProvider utilsProvider;
   private RequestQueue requestQueue;
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public void onCreate() {
     // disabling file exposure method check for api n+
     StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder builder = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder();
     StrictMode.setVmPolicy(builder.build());
+    log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AppConfig.class);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -256,7 +257,9 @@ protected void initACRA() {
               .build();
       ACRA.init(this, acraConfig);
     } catch (final ACRAConfigurationException ace) {
-      LOG.warn("failed to initialize ACRA", ace);
+      if (log != null) {
+        log.warn("failed to initialize ACRA", ace);
+      }
       ErrorActivity.reportError(
           this,
           ace,