diff --git a/util/src/logger.rs b/util/src/logger.rs
index 1c2292cc4..c27682a2f 100644
--- a/util/src/logger.rs
+++ b/util/src/logger.rs
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ lazy_static! {
 			terminal_drain = slog_async::Async::new(Discard{}).build().fuse();
 		}
 
-		//File drain
-		let mut file_drain_final = slog_async::Async::new(Discard{}).build().fuse();
 		if config.log_to_file && was_init {
+			//File drain
 			let file = OpenOptions::new()
 				.create(true)
 				.write(true)
@@ -78,14 +77,14 @@ lazy_static! {
 			let file_decorator = slog_term::PlainDecorator::new(file);
 			let file_drain = slog_term::FullFormat::new(file_decorator).build().fuse();
 			let file_drain = LevelFilter::new(file_drain, slog_level_file).fuse();
-			file_drain_final = slog_async::Async::new(file_drain).build().fuse();
+			let file_drain_final = slog_async::Async::new(file_drain).build().fuse();
+
+			let composite_drain = Duplicate::new(terminal_drain, file_drain_final).fuse();
+
+			Logger::root(composite_drain, o!())
+		} else {
+			Logger::root(terminal_drain, o!())
 		}
-
-		//Compose file and terminal drains
-		let composite_drain = Duplicate::new(terminal_drain, file_drain_final).fuse();
-
-		let log = Logger::root(composite_drain, o!());
-		log
 	};
 }