diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 41d2119..a764d81 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ extern char* pongo_path;
 
 extern bool dfuhelper_only, pongo_exit;
 #ifdef DEV_BUILD
-extern bool use_tui;
+extern bool use_tui, tui_started;
 #endif
 
 extern pthread_t dfuhelper_thread, pongo_thread;
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 231355e..acfe6e4 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ int p1_log(log_level_t loglevel, const char *fname, int lineno, const char *fxna
 	char colour_bold[0x10];
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, format);
-	if (verbose < (loglevel - 3) && loglevel > LOG_INFO
+	if (verbose < (loglevel - 3) && loglevel > LOG_INFO) {
+        if (verbose >= 5
 #ifdef DEV_BUILD
-	&& !use_tui
+		&& !tui_started
 #endif
-	) {
-        if (verbose >= 5) fprintf(stderr, "p1_log: hid log with high log level (%d < %d)\n", verbose, loglevel - 3);
+) fprintf(stderr, "p1_log: hid log with high log level (%d < %d)\n", verbose, loglevel - 3);
         return 0;
     }
 	switch (loglevel) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int p1_log(log_level_t loglevel, const char *fname, int lineno, const char *fxna
 		break;
 	}
 #ifdef DEV_BUILD
-	if (use_tui) {
+	if (use_tui && tui_started) {
 		newtComponent co = get_tui_log();
 		if (co == NULL) {
 			return 0; /* 0 bytes printed */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d5a8318..fbe129a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int build_checks() {
 
 bool dfuhelper_only = false, pongo_exit = false, palerain_version = false;
 #ifdef DEV_BUILD
-bool use_tui = false;
+bool use_tui = false, tui_started = false;
 #endif
 
 int palera1n(int argc, char *argv[]) {
diff --git a/src/tui_main.c b/src/tui_main.c
index 4955ed8..3384da4 100644
--- a/src/tui_main.c
+++ b/src/tui_main.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int init_window() {
             "checkbox=lightgray,black\n"
             "actcheckbox=black,lightgray\n");
 
+    tui_started = true;
     newtInit();
     newtCls();
     newtSetColor(PI_LOG_COLOR, "yellow", "black");