diff --git a/toxcore/logger.c b/toxcore/logger.c
index fa9d1760..2ef5f21a 100644
--- a/toxcore/logger.c
+++ b/toxcore/logger.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ void logger_kill(logger *log)
 void logger_kill_global(void)
 {
     logger_kill(global);
+    global = NULL;
 }
 
 void logger_set_global(logger *log)