diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index 1c6f3bceba..999480062f 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(topic_status_cache)
 
 #ifndef USE_CUSTOM_ERROR_HANDLER
 	world.log = file("[GLOB.log_directory]/dd.log")
+#else
+	if (TgsAvailable())
+		world.log = file("[GLOB.log_directory]/dd.log") //not all runtimes trigger world/Error, so this is the only way to ensure we can see all of them.
 #endif
 
 	load_admins()
@@ -67,10 +70,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(topic_status_cache)
 /world/proc/InitTgs()
 	TgsNew(new /datum/tgs_event_handler/impl, TGS_SECURITY_TRUSTED)
 	GLOB.revdata.load_tgs_info()
-#ifdef USE_CUSTOM_ERROR_HANDLER
-	if (TgsAvailable())
-		world.log = file("[GLOB.log_directory]/dd.log") //not all runtimes trigger world/Error, so this is the only way to ensure we can see all of them.
-#endif
 	GLOB.tgs_initialized = TRUE
 
 /world/proc/HandleTestRun()