diff --git a/lib/voicemeeter/logger.rb b/lib/voicemeeter/logger.rb
index dce0e10..892f5c4 100644
--- a/lib/voicemeeter/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/voicemeeter/logger.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require "logger"
 module Voicemeeter
   module Logging
     def logger
-      @logger = Logger.new($stdout, level: ENV.fetch("VM_LOG_LEVEL", "WARN"))
+      @logger ||= Logger.new($stdout, level: ENV.fetch("VM_LOG_LEVEL", "WARN"))
       @logger.progname = instance_of?(::Module) ? name : self.class.name
       @logger
     end