diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 6bf61677f..73f3ace46 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -4416,6 +4416,8 @@ void DivEngine::preInit() {
 
   String logPath=configPath+DIR_SEPARATOR_STR+"furnace.log";
   startLogFile(logPath.c_str());
+
+  logI("Furnace version " DIV_VERSION ".");
   
   loadConf();
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f9619eda2..12dde1428 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     return 1;
   }
 
-  logI("Furnace version " DIV_VERSION ".");
-
   e.preInit();
 
   if (!fileName.empty()) {