diff --git a/activities/chat/ChatActivity.py b/activities/chat/ChatActivity.py
index 07d87626..694e100f 100644
--- a/activities/chat/ChatActivity.py
+++ b/activities/chat/ChatActivity.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import gtk
 import gobject
 
 from sugar.activity.Activity import Activity
-from sugar.LogWriter import LogWriter
 from sugar.presence import Service
 from sugar.chat.Chat import Chat
 from sugar.chat.BuddyChat import BuddyChat
@@ -105,9 +104,6 @@ class ChatShell:
 		chat.connect_to_shell()
 		return False
 
-log_writer = LogWriter("Chat")
-log_writer.start()
-
 chat_shell = ChatShell.get_instance()
 chat_shell.start()
 
diff --git a/sugar/activity/Activity.py b/sugar/activity/Activity.py
index 8d86f7d7..b9dbd44a 100644
--- a/sugar/activity/Activity.py
+++ b/sugar/activity/Activity.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import pygtk
 pygtk.require('2.0')
 import gtk, gobject
 
+from sugar.LogWriter import LogWriter
+
 SHELL_SERVICE_NAME = "com.redhat.Sugar.Shell"
 SHELL_SERVICE_PATH = "/com/redhat/Sugar/Shell"
 
@@ -81,7 +83,11 @@ def create(activity_name, service = None, args = None):
 
 def main(activity_name, activity_class):
 	"""Starts the activity main loop."""
+	log_writer = LogWriter(activity_name)
+	log_writer.start()
+
 	factory = ActivityFactory(activity_name, activity_class)
+
 	gtk.main()
 
 class ActivityDbusService(dbus.service.Object):