diff --git a/src/daemon/main.cpp b/src/daemon/main.cpp
index 8afdb08d8..19dd02171 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/main.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
     // Create data dir if it doesn't exist
     boost::filesystem::path data_dir = boost::filesystem::absolute(
         command_line::get_arg(vm, data_dir_arg));
-    tools::create_directories_if_necessary(data_dir.string());
 
     // FIXME: not sure on windows implementation default, needs further review
     //bf::path relative_path_base = daemonizer::get_relative_path_base(vm);
@@ -216,6 +215,9 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
       mlog_set_log(command_line::get_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_log_level).c_str());
     }
 
+    // after logs initialized
+    tools::create_directories_if_necessary(data_dir.string());
+
     // If there are positional options, we're running a daemon command
     {
       auto command = command_line::get_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_command);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_args.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet_args.cpp
index db2042894..d2cda8700 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_args.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_args.cpp
@@ -106,10 +106,21 @@ namespace wallet_args
     po::options_description desc_all;
     desc_all.add(desc_general).add(desc_params);
     po::variables_map vm;
+    std::string log_path;
     bool r = command_line::handle_error_helper(desc_all, [&]()
     {
       po::store(command_line::parse_command_line(argc, argv, desc_general, true), vm);
 
+      if (command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_log_file))
+        log_path = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_log_file);
+      else
+        log_path = mlog_get_default_log_path("monero-wallet-cli.log");
+      mlog_configure(log_path, log_to_console);
+      if (command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_log_level))
+      {
+        mlog_set_log(command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_log_level).c_str());
+      }
+
       if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
       {
         tools::msg_writer() << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")";
@@ -134,17 +145,6 @@ namespace wallet_args
     if(command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_max_concurrency))
       tools::set_max_concurrency(command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_max_concurrency));
 
-    std::string log_path;
-    if (!vm["log-file"].defaulted())
-      log_path = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_log_file);
-    else
-      log_path = mlog_get_default_log_path("monero-wallet-cli.log");
-    mlog_configure(log_path, log_to_console);
-    if (!vm["log-level"].defaulted())
-    {
-      mlog_set_log(command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_log_level).c_str());
-    }
-
     tools::scoped_message_writer(epee::console_color_white, true) << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")";
 
     if (!vm["log-level"].defaulted())