diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
index 455e4c311b..042e48e584 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             // hack alert, until common can target .net core
             BaseExtensions.CryptographyProvider = CryptographyProvider;
 
-            XmlSerializer = new MyXmlSerializer(fileSystem, LoggerFactory.CreateLogger("XmlSerializer"));
+            XmlSerializer = new MyXmlSerializer(fileSystem, loggerFactory.CreateLogger("XmlSerializer"));
 
             NetworkManager = networkManager;
             networkManager.LocalSubnetsFn = GetConfiguredLocalSubnets;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Mono/Program.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Mono/Program.cs
index 21845d10e5..0630df431a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Mono/Program.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Mono/Program.cs
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Mono
             var appPaths = CreateApplicationPaths(applicationPath, customProgramDataPath);
             _appPaths = appPaths;
 
-            var logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
-                            .Enrich.FromLogContext()
-                            .WriteTo.Console()
-                            .CreateLogger();
-
-            using (var loggerFactory = new SerilogLoggerFactory(logger))
+            using (var loggerFactory = new SerilogLoggerFactory(
+                    new LoggerConfiguration()
+                        .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+                        .WriteTo.Console()
+                        .CreateLogger()
+                , true))
             {
                 _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;