diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/DBeaverApplication.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/DBeaverApplication.java
index 19b3b9e3ad1b8da748fd8be73b73c6ae34b99791..2a813b3f7ca8086c4deda9099ef0d7103a35408a 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/DBeaverApplication.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/DBeaverApplication.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class DBeaverApplication extends BaseApplicationImpl {
         {
             String defaultHomePath = getDefaultInstanceLocation();
             if (DBeaverCommandLine.handleCommandLine(commandLine, defaultHomePath)) {
-                log.debug("Commands processed. Exit " + GeneralUtils.getProductName() + ".");
+                System.err.println("Commands processed. Exit " + GeneralUtils.getProductName() + ".");
                 return IApplication.EXIT_OK;
             }
         }
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ public class DBeaverApplication extends BaseApplicationImpl {
             headlessMode = false;
         }
 
+        initDebugWriter();
+
         updateSplashHandler();
 
         final Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
 
         // Init Core plugin and mark it as standalone version
 
-        initDebugWriter();
-
         log.debug(GeneralUtils.getProductName() + " " + GeneralUtils.getProductVersion() + " is starting"); //$NON-NLS-1$
         log.debug("OS: " + System.getProperty(StandardConstants.ENV_OS_NAME) + " " + System.getProperty(StandardConstants.ENV_OS_VERSION) + " (" + System.getProperty(StandardConstants.ENV_OS_ARCH) + ")");
         log.debug("Java version: " + System.getProperty(StandardConstants.ENV_JAVA_VERSION) + " by " + System.getProperty(StandardConstants.ENV_JAVA_VENDOR) + " (" + System.getProperty(StandardConstants.ENV_JAVA_ARCH) + "bit)");
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/internal/CoreApplicationActivator.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/internal/CoreApplicationActivator.java
index 11f32d20ab3aa17e04cf51a9e782bede223373ca..dfb00b47880f5153df221d0b37a57d29f93303f5 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/internal/CoreApplicationActivator.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/application/internal/CoreApplicationActivator.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public class CoreApplicationActivator extends AbstractUIPlugin {
 
     // The plug-in ID
     public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application";
-    private static final Log log = Log.getLog(CoreApplicationActivator.class);
 
     // The shared instance
     private static CoreApplicationActivator plugin;
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ public class CoreApplicationActivator extends AbstractUIPlugin {
                     }
                 }
                 if (message != null) {
-                    log.debug(message);
+                    System.err.println(message);
                 }
             }, null);
             //context.addBundleListener(new BundleLoadListener());
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.model/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/Log.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.model/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/Log.java
index 48bb756c38464384fb6cfb2f27a603bb28da3fac..afa5ae753079f63ed71938c261102c08e87cbe62 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.model/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/Log.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.model/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/Log.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Log
     private final String name;
     private static ThreadLocal<PrintWriter> logWriter = new ThreadLocal<>();
     private static boolean quietMode;
-    private static final PrintWriter DEFAULT_DEBUG_WRITER = new PrintWriter(System.err);;
+    private static PrintWriter DEFAULT_DEBUG_WRITER;
 
     public static Log getLog(Class<?> forClass) {
         return new Log(forClass.getName());
@@ -175,11 +175,15 @@ public class Log
 
     private void debugMessage(Object message, Throwable t) {
         PrintWriter logStream = logWriter.get();
-        PrintWriter debugWriter = logStream != null ? logStream : (quietMode ? null : DEFAULT_DEBUG_WRITER);
-        if (debugWriter == null) {
-            return;
-        }
         synchronized (Log.class) {
+            if (DEFAULT_DEBUG_WRITER == null) {
+                DEFAULT_DEBUG_WRITER = new PrintWriter(System.err, true);
+            }
+            PrintWriter debugWriter = logStream != null ? logStream : (quietMode ? null : DEFAULT_DEBUG_WRITER);
+            if (debugWriter == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             debugWriter.print(sdf.format(new Date()) + " - "); //$NON-NLS-1$
             if (message != null) {
                 debugWriter.println(message);