diff --git a/js/ui/environment.js b/js/ui/environment.js
index ca27e02fb..83df7bcce 100644
--- a/js/ui/environment.js
+++ b/js/ui/environment.js
@@ -316,27 +316,10 @@ function _easeActorProperty(actor, propName, target, params) {
     transition.connect('stopped', (t, finished) => callback(finished));
 }
 
-function _loggingFunc(...args) {
-    let fields = { 'MESSAGE': args.join(', ') };
-    let domain = "GNOME Shell";
-
-    // If the caller is an extension, add it as metadata
-    let extension = imports.misc.extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
-    if (extension != null) {
-        domain = extension.metadata.name;
-        fields['GNOME_SHELL_EXTENSION_UUID'] = extension.uuid;
-        fields['GNOME_SHELL_EXTENSION_NAME'] = extension.metadata.name;
-    }
-
-    GLib.log_structured(domain, GLib.LogLevelFlags.LEVEL_MESSAGE, fields);
-}
-
 function init() {
     // Add some bindings to the global JS namespace
     globalThis.global = Shell.Global.get();
 
-    globalThis.log = _loggingFunc;
-
     globalThis._ = Gettext.gettext;
     globalThis.C_ = Gettext.pgettext;
     globalThis.ngettext = Gettext.ngettext;
diff --git a/js/ui/main.js b/js/ui/main.js
index d1f791a90..2d8804aca 100644
--- a/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/js/ui/main.js
@@ -141,7 +141,27 @@ function _sessionUpdated() {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {any...} args a list of values to log
+ */
+function _loggingFunc(...args) {
+    let fields = { 'MESSAGE': args.join(', ') };
+    let domain = 'GNOME Shell';
+
+    // If the caller is an extension, add it as metadata
+    let extension = imports.misc.extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
+    if (extension != null) {
+        domain = extension.metadata.name;
+        fields['GNOME_SHELL_EXTENSION_UUID'] = extension.uuid;
+        fields['GNOME_SHELL_EXTENSION_NAME'] = extension.metadata.name;
+    }
+
+    GLib.log_structured(domain, GLib.LogLevelFlags.LEVEL_MESSAGE, fields);
+}
+
 function start() {
+    globalThis.log = _loggingFunc;
+
     // These are here so we don't break compatibility.
     global.logError = globalThis.log;
     global.log = globalThis.log;