diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
index 711da25889..0391f6ba70 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(atoms)
 /datum/controller/subsystem/atoms/Shutdown()
 	var/initlog = InitLog()
 	if(initlog)
-		log_world(initlog)
+		text2file("[GLOB.log_directory]/initialize.log", initlog)
 
 #undef BAD_INIT_QDEL_BEFORE
 #undef BAD_INIT_DIDNT_INIT