diff --git a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/EngineConfiguration.java b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/EngineConfiguration.java
index fcde5388..10e7d508 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/EngineConfiguration.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/EngineConfiguration.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.classes.Configuration;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.classes.helpers.EventHelper;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.logging.CrashHandler;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.logging.Logger;
+import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.EngineState;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.logging.LogLevel;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.vectors.Vec2f;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.utility.parser.PropertyParser;
@@ -306,7 +307,13 @@ public final class EngineConfiguration extends Configuration {
 
                 case "errorShortcodeConverter" -> errorShortcodeConverter = parser.getBoolean(group + property);
 
-                case "optimizeLogging" -> optimizeLogging = parser.getBoolean(group + property);
+                case "optimizeLogging" -> {
+                    optimizeLogging = parser.getBoolean(group + property);
+
+                    // Start logging thread automatically
+                    if (optimizeLogging && Engine.getInstance().getState() == EngineState.RUNNING)
+                        Logger.startLoggingThread();
+                }
                 case "optimizeEvents" -> optimizeEvents = parser.getBoolean(group + property);
                 case "optimizeSubsystemInitialization" -> optimizeSubsystemInitialization = parser.getBoolean(group + property);
 
diff --git a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/Logger.java b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/Logger.java
index 37f4017b..baf915ac 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/Logger.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/Logger.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.events.LogEvent;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.internal.placeholders.logger.*;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.internal.types.QueuedLogMessage;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.logging.implementation.PlainLoggerImplementation;
+import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.EngineState;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.logging.LogLevel;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.logging.LogRule;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.logging.LogRuleType;
@@ -126,7 +127,9 @@ public final class Logger {
             Runnable threadLogic = () -> {
                 while (true) {  // Run in loop
                     // Stop thread when engine is shutting down
-                    if (Engine.getInstance().isShuttingDown())
+                    if (Engine.getInstance().getState() == EngineState.SHUTDOWN
+                            || Engine.getInstance().getState() == EngineState.CRASHED
+                            || !EngineConfiguration.getInstance().isOptimizeLogging())
                         return;
 
                     // Process all log messages