diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.cpp b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
index 78450cfaa..fdc7ba0f9 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -1306,6 +1306,8 @@ bool AudacityApp::OnInit()
 
    mWindowRectAlreadySaved = FALSE;
 
+   wxLog::FlushActive(); // Make sure all log messages are written.
+
    return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/LoadModules.cpp b/src/LoadModules.cpp
index 224535b5d..369decfc6 100644
--- a/src/LoadModules.cpp
+++ b/src/LoadModules.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ tpRegScriptServerFunc scriptFn;
 void LoadModule(wxString fname)
 {
    wxLogDebug(wxT("About to load %s"), fname.c_str() );
-   wxLogNull logNo;
    tModuleInit mainFn = NULL;
 
    // As a courtesy to some modules that might be bridges to