diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index f74d6e5fa9..077f4d6270 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export class Main {
     }
 
     this.logService = new ElectronLogService(null, app.getPath("userData"));
+    this.logService.init();
     this.i18nService = new I18nMainService("en", "./locales/");
 
     const storageDefaults: any = {};
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-log.service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-log.service.ts
index d5e8e4ae80..55d4c62f94 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-log.service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-log.service.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,24 @@ import { ConsoleLogService as BaseLogService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/
 import { isDev } from "../../utils";
 
 export class ElectronLogService extends BaseLogService {
-  constructor(protected filter: (level: LogLevelType) => boolean = null, logDir: string = null) {
+  constructor(
+    protected filter: (level: LogLevelType) => boolean = null,
+    private logDir: string = null
+  ) {
     super(isDev(), filter);
+  }
+
+  // Initialize the log file transport. Only needs to be done once in the main process.
+  init() {
     if (log.transports == null) {
       return;
     }
 
     log.transports.file.level = "info";
-    if (logDir != null) {
-      log.transports.file.file = path.join(logDir, "app.log");
+    if (this.logDir != null) {
+      log.transports.file.resolvePathFn = () => path.join(this.logDir, "app.log");
     }
+    log.initialize();
   }
 
   write(level: LogLevelType, message: string) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9a335fdc47..053cd4cadc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "del": "6.1.1",
         "electron": "25.9.1",
         "electron-builder": "23.6.0",
-        "electron-log": "4.4.8",
+        "electron-log": "5.0.0",
         "electron-reload": "2.0.0-alpha.1",
         "electron-store": "8.1.0",
         "electron-updater": "5.3.0",
@@ -20210,10 +20210,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/electron-log": {
-      "version": "4.4.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-log/-/electron-log-4.4.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QQ4GvrXO+HkgqqEOYbi+DHL7hj5JM+nHi/j+qrN9zeeXVKy8ZABgbu4CnG+BBqDZ2+tbeq9tUC4DZfIWFU5AZA==",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-log/-/electron-log-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vB3akupmQvA8jAyNL9rULZtf6WoP8vsabjXsRtiqXS6/D37SwN/4LEyj4JD+9Bv6xoTcx/LrVnsIKEEWdq5ClQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "electron": ">= 13",
+        "node": ">= 14"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/electron-osx-sign": {
       "version": "0.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3610dcc973..104af6ded1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "del": "6.1.1",
     "electron": "25.9.1",
     "electron-builder": "23.6.0",
-    "electron-log": "4.4.8",
+    "electron-log": "5.0.0",
     "electron-reload": "2.0.0-alpha.1",
     "electron-store": "8.1.0",
     "electron-updater": "5.3.0",