diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
index f3e5200747..d27ab8c132 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
     private final String serverName = "CraftBukkit";
     private final String serverVersion;
     private final String bukkitVersion = Versioning.getBukkitVersion();
+    private final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
     private final ServicesManager servicesManager = new SimpleServicesManager();
     private final CraftScheduler scheduler = new CraftScheduler();
     private final SimpleCommandMap commandMap = new SimpleCommandMap(this);
@@ -176,7 +177,6 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
     public CraftScoreboardManager scoreboardManager;
     public boolean playerCommandState;
     private boolean printSaveWarning;
-    private Logger logger;
     private CraftIconCache icon;
 
     private final class BooleanWrapper {
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
     }
 
     public CraftServer(MinecraftServer console, PlayerList playerList) {
-        this.logger = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
         this.console = console;
         this.playerList = (DedicatedPlayerList) playerList;
         this.serverVersion = CraftServer.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();