diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index f0bb392c64..96efa977d8 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -148,12 +148,14 @@ void ColorConsoleBackend::Write(const Entry& entry) {
     PrintColoredMessage(entry);
 }
 
-FileBackend::FileBackend(const std::string& filename) : bytes_written(0) {
-    if (FS::Exists(filename + ".old.txt")) {
-        FS::Delete(filename + ".old.txt");
+FileBackend::FileBackend(const std::string& filename) {
+    const auto old_filename = filename + ".old.txt";
+
+    if (FS::Exists(old_filename)) {
+        FS::Delete(old_filename);
     }
     if (FS::Exists(filename)) {
-        FS::Rename(filename, filename + ".old.txt");
+        FS::Rename(filename, old_filename);
     }
 
     // _SH_DENYWR allows read only access to the file for other programs.
diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.h b/src/common/logging/backend.h
index 84a544ea44..9dd2589c3c 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.h
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.h
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ public:
     void Write(const Entry& entry) override;
 
 private:
-    Common::FS::IOFile file;
-    std::size_t bytes_written;
+    FS::IOFile file;
+    std::size_t bytes_written = 0;
 };
 
 /**