diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.cpp
index 35a3361c38..8e2c372bb6 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void LogHandler::verboseMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext&
     getInstance().printMessage((LogMsgType) type, context, message);
 }
 
-const QString& LogHandler::addRepeatedMessageRegex(const QString& regexString) {
+void LogHandler::setupRepeatedMessageFlusher() {
     static std::once_flag once;
     std::call_once(once, [&] {
         // setup our timer to flush the verbose logs every 5 seconds
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ const QString& LogHandler::addRepeatedMessageRegex(const QString& regexString) {
         connect(logFlushTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &LogHandler::flushRepeatedMessages);
         logFlushTimer->start(VERBOSE_LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS * 1000);
     });
+}
+
+const QString& LogHandler::addRepeatedMessageRegex(const QString& regexString) {
+    // make sure we setup the repeated message flusher, but do it on the LogHandler thread
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setupRepeatedMessageFlusher");
 
     QMutexLocker lock(&_mutex);
     return *_repeatedMessageRegexes.insert(regexString);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.h b/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.h
index f80fad4c6a..ea961a8d4c 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/LogHandler.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ public:
     const QString& addRepeatedMessageRegex(const QString& regexString);
     const QString& addOnlyOnceMessageRegex(const QString& regexString);
 
+private slots:
+    void setupRepeatedMessageFlusher();
+
 private:
     LogHandler();
     ~LogHandler();