diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/logging.dm b/code/__HELPERS/logging.dm
index 5d2427603c7..bf3a5b3ffc9 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/logging.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/logging.dm
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 	diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]MISC: [text][log_end]"
 
 /proc/log_to_dd(text)
-	world.log << text //this comes before the config check because it can't possibly runtime
-	if(config.log_world_output)
+	world.log << text
+	if(config && config.log_world_output)
 		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]DD_OUTPUT: [text][log_end]"
 
 /**
diff --git a/code/modules/error_handler/error_viewer.dm b/code/modules/error_handler/error_viewer.dm
index 1b8bd092ee2..9bbab68b637 100644
--- a/code/modules/error_handler/error_viewer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/error_handler/error_viewer.dm
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ var/global/datum/ErrorViewer/ErrorCache/error_cache = null
 
 	// Show the error to admins with debug messages turned on, but only if one
 	//  from the same source hasn't been shown too recently
-	if(error_source.next_message_at <= world.time)
+	// (Also, make sure config is initialized, or log_debug will runtime)
+	if(config && error_source.next_message_at <= world.time)
 		var/const/viewtext = "\[view]" // Nesting these in other brackets went poorly
 		log_debug("Runtime in [e.file],[e.line]: [html_encode(e.name)] [error_entry.makeLink(viewtext)]")
 		error_source.next_message_at = world.time + ERROR_MSG_DELAY