diff --git a/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.cpp b/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.cpp
index ef26afa..d859ae1 100644
--- a/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.cpp
+++ b/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static int CALLBACK BrowseCallback(HWND hwnd,UINT uMsg, LPARAM /*lParam*/, LPARA
 
 int CGoToFileDlg::s_lpSortColumns[CGoToFileDlg::s_iMaxColumns] = { 0, 1, 2, 3 };
 bool CGoToFileDlg::s_bSortDescending = false;
-bool CGoToFileDlg::s_bLogging = true;
 
 CGoToFileDlg::CGoToFileDlg(const CComPtr<VxDTE::_DTE>& spDTE)
 	: m_bInitializing(true)
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ CGoToFileDlg::CGoToFileDlg(const CComPtr<VxDTE::_DTE>& spDTE)
 	, m_iInitialSize(0)
 	, m_spDTE(spDTE)
 {
-	InitializeLogFile();
 	CreateFileList();
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +126,9 @@ LRESULT CGoToFileDlg::OnInitDialog(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL
 	m_settings.Read();
 	m_settings.Restore();
 
+	if (m_settings.IsLoggingEnabled())
+		InitializeLogFile();
+
 	if (GetSelectedProject() == static_cast<unsigned int>(KNOWN_FILTER_BROWSE))
 	{
 		Stopwatch stopwatch;
@@ -1305,9 +1306,6 @@ void CGoToFileDlg::InitializeLogFile()
 	static CHAR s_szLogFilePath[MAX_PATH];
 	static bool s_initializedLogFilePath = false;
 
-	if (!s_bLogging)
-		return;
-
 	if (!s_initializedLogFilePath)
 	{
 		WCHAR wzLogFilePath[MAX_PATH];
diff --git a/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.h b/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.h
index d46875f..1bb9d26 100644
--- a/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.h
+++ b/GoToFile/GoToFileDlg.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class CGoToFileDlg : public CAxDialogImpl<CGoToFileDlg>
 	static constexpr int s_iMaxColumns = 4;
 	static int s_lpSortColumns[s_iMaxColumns];
 	static bool s_bSortDescending;
-	static bool s_bLogging;
 
 	BEGIN_MSG_MAP(CGoToFileDlg)
 		MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_INITDIALOG, OnInitDialog)
diff --git a/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.cpp b/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.cpp
index 3d70a50..dd4ed94 100644
--- a/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.cpp
+++ b/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ bool GoToFileSettings::ReadFromKey(LPCWSTR pwzRegKey)
 
 	uiSize = sizeof(m_eViewKind);
 	RegQueryValueEx(hRegHive, L"ViewKind", NULL, NULL, reinterpret_cast<LPBYTE>(&m_eViewKind), &uiSize);
-	
+
+	uiSize = sizeof(m_bLogging);
+	RegQueryValueEx(hRegHive, L"LoggingEnabled", NULL, NULL, reinterpret_cast<LPBYTE>(&m_bLogging), &uiSize);
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ void GoToFileSettings::Write()
 			RegSetValueEx(hRegHive, L"BrowsePath", 0, REG_SZ, reinterpret_cast<const BYTE *>(m_browsePath.c_str()), !m_browsePath.empty() ? sizeof(WCHAR) * static_cast<DWORD>(m_browsePath.size() + 1) : 0);
 
 			RegSetValueEx(hRegHive, L"ViewKind", 0, REG_DWORD, reinterpret_cast<const LPBYTE>(&m_eViewKind), sizeof(m_eViewKind));
+			RegSetValueEx(hRegHive, L"LoggingEnabled", 0, REG_DWORD, reinterpret_cast<const LPBYTE>(&m_bLogging), sizeof(m_bLogging));
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.h b/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.h
index 639b4ad..d0050b4 100644
--- a/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.h
+++ b/GoToFile/GoToFileSettings.h
@@ -67,14 +67,20 @@ class GoToFileSettings
 		m_browsePath = lpBrowsePath;
 	}
 
+	bool IsLoggingEnabled() const
+	{
+		return !!m_bLogging;
+	}
+
 	void Store();
 	void Restore();
 
 	void Read();
 	void Write();
 
-	bool ReadFromKey(LPCWSTR pwzRegKey);
 private:
+	bool ReadFromKey(LPCWSTR pwzRegKey);
+
 	bool m_bRestoring;
 
 	POINT m_location;
@@ -85,6 +91,8 @@ class GoToFileSettings
 	long m_iProjectNameWidth;
 	long m_iProjectPathWidth;
 
+	DWORD m_bLogging = false;
+
 	std::wstring m_project;
 	std::wstring m_filter;
 	std::wstring m_browsePath;