diff --git a/src/app/logger/Logger.cpp b/src/app/logger/Logger.cpp
index a1eb1d90c..2d2914ae9 100644
--- a/src/app/logger/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/app/logger/Logger.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void Logger::init (const shared_ptr<linphone::Config> &config) {
   qInstallMessageHandler(Logger::log);
 
   {
-    shared_ptr<linphone::LoggingService> loggingService = linphone::LoggingService::get();
+    shared_ptr<linphone::LoggingService> loggingService = mInstance->mLoggingService = linphone::LoggingService::get();
     loggingService->setLogLevel(linphone::LogLevel::LogLevelMessage);
     loggingService->setListener(make_shared<LinphoneLogger>(mInstance));
   }
diff --git a/src/app/logger/Logger.hpp b/src/app/logger/Logger.hpp
index 85b2f0f3e..6842b84b3 100644
--- a/src/app/logger/Logger.hpp
+++ b/src/app/logger/Logger.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ private:
 
   static QMutex mMutex;
   static Logger *mInstance;
+
+  std::shared_ptr<linphone::LoggingService> mLoggingService;
 };
 
 #endif // LOGGER_H_