diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index 1528997aa71..3ad6baca7f4 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 	var/ToRban = 0
 	var/automute_on = 0					//enables automuting/spam prevention
 	var/jobs_have_minimal_access = 0	//determines whether jobs use minimal access or expanded access.
+	var/copy_logs = null
 
 	var/cult_ghostwriter = 1               //Allows ghosts to write in blood in cult rounds...
 	var/cult_ghostwriter_req_cultists = 10 //...so long as this many cultists are active.
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@
 				if("assistant_ratio")
 					config.assistantratio = text2num(value)
 				if("copy_logs")
-					copy_logs(value) // Just copy the logs.
+					copy_logs=value
 				else
 					diary << "Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'"
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
index 6729f14886a..81f25d629ad 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup()
 // notify the other process that we started up
 	socket_talk.send_raw("type=startup")
 
+	copy_logs() // Just copy the logs.
 
 	createRandomZlevel()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/copylogs.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/copylogs.dm
index a4d289de9d5..6e3b1234aff 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/copylogs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/copylogs.dm
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /proc/copy_logs(var/where)
-	ext_python("copy_logs.py", "data/logs \"[where]\"")
\ No newline at end of file
+	if(config.copy_logs)
+		ext_python("copy_logs.py", "data/logs \"[config.copy_logs]\"")
\ No newline at end of file