diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.c b/frontend/frontend_console.c
index 4f3bb6633b..cbcd30585e 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_console.c
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #else
 
+static void verbose_log_init(void)
+{
+   if (!g_extern.verbose)
+   {
+      g_extern.verbose = true;
+      RARCH_LOG("Turning on verbose logging...\n");
+   }
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT
 
 // Transforms a library id to a name suitable as a pathname.
@@ -214,6 +223,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    rarch_main_clear_state();
 
+   verbose_log_init();
+
    get_environment_settings(argc, argv);
    config_set_defaults();
    rarch_settings_set_default();
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.h b/frontend/frontend_console.h
index efb55f422d..ff19775c6a 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_console.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 //optional RetroArch forward declarations
 static void rarch_console_exec(const char *path);
+static void verbose_log_init(void);
 
 #ifdef IS_SALAMANDER
 //optional Salamander forward declarations
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_inl.h b/frontend/platform/platform_inl.h
index d234dc3ab9..9bba4e3aa7 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_inl.h
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_inl.h
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 
 #if defined(HAVE_LOGGER) || defined(HAVE_FILE_LOGGER)
 
+
 static inline void inl_logger_init(void)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_LOGGER)
-   g_extern.verbose = true;
+   verbose_log_init();
    logger_init();
 #elif defined(HAVE_FILE_LOGGER)
-   g_extern.verbose = true;
+   verbose_log_init();
    g_extern.log_file = fopen("/retroarch-log.txt", "w");
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c b/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c
index 503e03ea73..635ff16393 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c
@@ -193,10 +193,6 @@ void menu_free (void)
 
 static void get_environment_settings(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-#ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   g_extern.verbose = true;
-#endif
-
    int ret;
    unsigned int get_type;
    unsigned int get_attributes;
@@ -313,10 +309,6 @@ static void get_environment_settings(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
       snprintf(default_paths.salamander_file, sizeof(default_paths.salamander_file), "EBOOT.BIN");
    }
-
-#ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   g_extern.verbose = false;
-#endif
 }
 
 static void system_init(void)