diff --git a/Harmony/Tools/FileLog.cs b/Harmony/Tools/FileLog.cs
index 6b309d3a..be28bfc0 100644
--- a/Harmony/Tools/FileLog.cs
+++ b/Harmony/Tools/FileLog.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public static string LogPath
 							}
 							finally { }
 						}
+						else
+							_logPath += ".obsolete";
 					}
 					return _logPath;
 				}
diff --git a/Harmony/Tools/Logger.cs b/Harmony/Tools/Logger.cs
index 81481ee8..ad7b20c2 100644
--- a/Harmony/Tools/Logger.cs
+++ b/Harmony/Tools/Logger.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ private static void ToggleDebug()
             if (Enabled)
             {
                 if (Writer == null)
-                    Writer = new StreamWriter(File.Create(Path.GetFullPath(FileWriterPath)));
+                    Writer = new StreamWriter(new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(FileWriterPath),FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.ReadWrite | FileShare.Delete));
                 Logger.MessageReceived += OnMessage;
             }
             else