diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe1a6fa6..f6416511 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project somewhat adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).  The MAJOR version number is bumped when there are **"Breaking Changes"** in the pret projects. For more on this, see [the manual page on breaking changes](https://huderlem.github.io/porymap/manual/breaking-changes.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
-Nothing, yet.
+### Fixed
+- Fix warning not appearing when the log file exceeds maximum size.
 
 ## [6.1.0] - 2025-06-09
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index 0c23470c..7eaaec26 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -196,8 +196,9 @@ void logInit() {
         clearLogDisplays();
     });
 
+    Log::initialized = true;
+
     if (cleanupLargeLog()) {
         logWarn(QString("Previous log file %1 was cleared due to being over 20MB in size.").arg(Log::path));
     }
-    Log::initialized = true;
 }