diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg.js b/lib/ffmpeg.js
index 8363f806..37cf49df 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg.js
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg.js
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ var audioOnlyContainers = {
 function fflog() { }
 
 function initFFLog() {
+    if (fflog.initialized) return;
     var logger = new Logger.Logger(path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "ffmpeg.log"));
     fflog = function () {
         logger.log.apply(logger, arguments);
     };
+    fflog.initialized = true;
 }
 
 function testUrl(url, cb, redirCount) {
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ exports.ffprobe = function ffprobe(filename, cb) {
 }
 
 exports.query = function (filename, cb) {
-    if (Config.get("ffmpeg.log")) {
+    if (Config.get("ffmpeg.log") && !fflog.initialized) {
         initFFLog();
     }