diff --git a/interface/src/AbstractLoggerInterface.h b/interface/src/AbstractLoggerInterface.h
index 36c0b73771..d8a48fc2fd 100644
--- a/interface/src/AbstractLoggerInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/AbstractLoggerInterface.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ signals:
     void logReceived(QString message);
 
 private:
-    bool _extraDebugging = false;
+    bool _extraDebugging;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__interface__AbstractLoggerInterface__) */
diff --git a/interface/src/FileLogger.cpp b/interface/src/FileLogger.cpp
index d1ef1bf83b..3ea429ff8c 100644
--- a/interface/src/FileLogger.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/FileLogger.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 
 FileLogger::FileLogger() : _logData(NULL) {
+    setExtraDebugging(false);
     _fileName = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DataLocation);
     QDir logDir(_fileName);
     if (!logDir.exists(_fileName)) {