diff --git a/util/log.go b/util/log.go
index 2ae5aad3e..979f27ec6 100644
--- a/util/log.go
+++ b/util/log.go
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ func NewLogger(area string) *Logger {
 		Redactor: redactor,
 	}
 
+	// capture loggers created after uiChan is initialized
+	if uiChan != nil {
+		captureLogger(logger)
+	}
+
 	loggers[area] = logger
 
 	return logger
@@ -139,18 +144,27 @@ func (w *uiWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return 0, nil
 }
 
-// CaptureLogs appends uiWriter to relevant log levels
+// CaptureLogs appends uiWriter to relevant log levels for
+// loggers created before uiChan is initialized
 func CaptureLogs(c chan<- Param) {
+	if uiChan != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	uiChan = c
 
 	for _, l := range loggers {
-		captureLogger("warn", l.Notepad.WARN)
-		captureLogger("error", l.Notepad.ERROR)
-		captureLogger("error", l.Notepad.FATAL)
+		captureLogger(l)
 	}
 }
 
-func captureLogger(level string, l *log.Logger) {
+func captureLogger(l *Logger) {
+	captureLogLevel("warn", l.Notepad.WARN)
+	captureLogLevel("error", l.Notepad.ERROR)
+	captureLogLevel("error", l.Notepad.FATAL)
+}
+
+func captureLogLevel(level string, l *log.Logger) {
 	re, err := regexp.Compile(`^\[[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\s*\] \w+ .{19} `)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)