diff --git a/daemon/lokinet.cpp b/daemon/lokinet.cpp
index d43374447..5d50500db 100644
--- a/daemon/lokinet.cpp
+++ b/daemon/lokinet.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,14 @@ GenerateDump(EXCEPTION_POINTERS* pExceptionPointers)
 int
 main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+  // Set up a default, stderr logging for very early logging; we'll replace this later once we read
+  // the desired log info from config.
+  llarp::log::add_sink(llarp::log::Type::Print, "stderr");
+  llarp::log::reset_level(llarp::log::Level::info);
+
+  llarp::logRingBuffer = std::make_shared<llarp::log::RingBufferSink>(100);
+  llarp::log::add_sink(llarp::logRingBuffer, llarp::log::DEFAULT_PATTERN_MONO);
+
 #ifndef _WIN32
   return lokinet_main(argc, argv);
 #else
@@ -354,14 +362,6 @@ lokinet_main(int argc, char** argv)
   if (auto result = Lokinet_INIT())
     return result;
 
-  // Set up a default, stderr logging for very early logging; we'll replace this later once we read
-  // the desired log info from config.
-  llarp::log::add_sink(llarp::log::Type::Print, "stderr");
-  llarp::log::reset_level(llarp::log::Level::info);
-
-  llarp::logRingBuffer = std::make_shared<llarp::log::RingBufferSink>(100);
-  llarp::log::add_sink(llarp::logRingBuffer, llarp::log::DEFAULT_PATTERN_MONO);
-
   llarp::RuntimeOptions opts;
   opts.showBanner = false;