1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index dd609214..1a4087d3 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                 }
         }
 
+        // we need to setup logging before wlc_init in case it fails.
+        if (debug) {
+                init_log(L_DEBUG);
+        } else if (verbose || validate) {
+                init_log(L_INFO);
+        } else {
+                init_log(L_ERROR);
+        }
         setenv("WLC_DIM", "0", 0);
         wlc_log_set_handler(wlc_log_handler);
         detect_nvidia();
@@ -119,14 +127,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         }
         register_extensions();
 
-        if (debug) {
-                init_log(L_DEBUG);
-        } else if (verbose || validate) {
-                init_log(L_INFO);
-        } else {
-                init_log(L_ERROR);
-        }
-
 #if defined SWAY_GIT_VERSION && defined SWAY_GIT_BRANCH && defined SWAY_VERSION_DATE
         sway_log(L_INFO, "Starting sway version %s (%s, branch \"%s\")\n", SWAY_GIT_VERSION, SWAY_VERSION_DATE, SWAY_GIT_BRANCH);
 #endif