diff --git a/telldus-core/service/Log.cpp b/telldus-core/service/Log.cpp
index f555378a..eef21e59 100644
--- a/telldus-core/service/Log.cpp
+++ b/telldus-core/service/Log.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void Log::error(const char *fmt, ...) {
 void Log::setDebug() {
 	Log *log = Log::instance();
 	log->d->debug = true;
+	Log::debug("Debug message output enabled");
 }
 
 void Log::setLogOutput(LogOutput logOutput) {
diff --git a/telldus-core/service/TelldusWinService_win.cpp b/telldus-core/service/TelldusWinService_win.cpp
index 29e41b60..3fb51221 100644
--- a/telldus-core/service/TelldusWinService_win.cpp
+++ b/telldus-core/service/TelldusWinService_win.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ void WINAPI TelldusWinService::serviceMain( DWORD argc, TCHAR* argv[] ) {
 	for(unsigned int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
 		if (wcscmp(argv[i], L"--debug") == 0) {
 			Log::setDebug();
-			Log::debug("Debug message output enabled");
 		}
 	}