diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index 13edda9c9f..949384fd3d 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <climits>
+#include <exception>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ public:
     void EnableForStacktrace() override {}
 };
 
-bool initialization_in_progress_suppress_logging = false;
+bool initialization_in_progress_suppress_logging = true;
 
 /**
  * Static state as a singleton.
@@ -161,17 +162,17 @@ class Impl {
 public:
     static Impl& Instance() {
         if (!instance) {
-            abort();
+            throw std::runtime_error("Using Logging instance before its initialization");
         }
         return *instance;
     }
 
     static void Initialize() {
         if (instance) {
-            abort();
+            LOG_WARNING(Log, "Reinitializing logging backend");
+            return;
         }
         using namespace Common::FS;
-        initialization_in_progress_suppress_logging = true;
         const auto& log_dir = GetYuzuPath(YuzuPath::LogDir);
         void(CreateDir(log_dir));
         Filter filter;
diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index b0dc594d48..5893a86bf0 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <array>
 #include <atomic>
+#include <exception>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -423,9 +424,16 @@ struct System::Impl {
 System::System() : impl{std::make_unique<Impl>(*this)} {}
 System::~System() = default;
 
+System& System::GetInstance() {
+    if (!s_instance) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Using System instance before its initialization");
+    }
+    return *s_instance;
+}
+
 void System::InitializeGlobalInstance() {
     if (s_instance) {
-        abort();
+        throw std::runtime_error("Reinitializing Global System instance.");
     }
     s_instance = std::unique_ptr<System>(new System);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/core.h b/src/core/core.h
index 65b447a1c8..f9116ebb6a 100644
--- a/src/core/core.h
+++ b/src/core/core.h
@@ -120,12 +120,7 @@ public:
      * Gets the instance of the System singleton class.
      * @returns Reference to the instance of the System singleton class.
      */
-    [[deprecated("Use of the global system instance is deprecated")]] static System& GetInstance() {
-        if (!s_instance) {
-            abort();
-        }
-        return *s_instance;
-    }
+    [[deprecated("Use of the global system instance is deprecated")]] static System& GetInstance();
 
     static void InitializeGlobalInstance();
 
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index 1bae1489f7..e36774cc65 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ GMainWindow::GMainWindow()
     : input_subsystem{std::make_shared<InputCommon::InputSubsystem>()},
       config{std::make_unique<Config>()}, vfs{std::make_shared<FileSys::RealVfsFilesystem>()},
       provider{std::make_unique<FileSys::ManualContentProvider>()} {
+    Common::Log::Initialize();
     LoadTranslation();
 
     setAcceptDrops(true);
@@ -3381,7 +3382,6 @@ void GMainWindow::SetDiscordEnabled([[maybe_unused]] bool state) {
 #endif
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    Common::Log::Initialize();
     Common::DetachedTasks detached_tasks;
     MicroProfileOnThreadCreate("Frontend");
     SCOPE_EXIT({ MicroProfileShutdown(); });