diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
index 7ae6f4210..e9259b75f 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
@@ -367,18 +367,20 @@ void CoreProcess::start(std::optional<ProcessMode> processModeOption)
 
   if (mode() == Server) {
     args.prepend(QStringLiteral("server"));
-    if (!addServerArgs(args))
+    if (!addServerArgs())
       qWarning("failed to add server args for core process, aborting start");
   } else if (mode() == Client) {
     args.prepend(QStringLiteral("client"));
-    if (!addClientArgs(args))
-      qWarning("failed to add client args for core process, aborting start");
   }
 
   qDebug().noquote() << "log level:" << Settings::logLevelText();
 
-  if (Settings::value(Settings::Log::ToFile).toBool())
-    qInfo().noquote() << "log file:" << Settings::value(Settings::Log::File).toString();
+  if (Settings::value(Settings::Log::ToFile).toBool()) {
+    persistLogDir();
+    const auto logFile = Settings::value(Settings::Log::File).toString();
+    args.append({QStringLiteral("--log"), logFile});
+    qInfo().noquote() << "log file:" << logFile;
+  }
 
   if (processMode == ProcessMode::Desktop) {
     startForegroundProcess(args);
@@ -454,13 +456,8 @@ void CoreProcess::cleanup()
   }
 }
 
-bool CoreProcess::addServerArgs(QStringList &args)
+bool CoreProcess::addServerArgs()
 {
-  if (Settings::value(Settings::Log::ToFile).toBool()) {
-    persistLogDir();
-    args << "--log" << Settings::value(Settings::Log::File).toString();
-  }
-
   QString configFilename = persistServerConfig();
   if (configFilename.isEmpty()) {
     qFatal("config file name empty for server args");
@@ -474,16 +471,6 @@ bool CoreProcess::addServerArgs(QStringList &args)
   return true;
 }
 
-bool CoreProcess::addClientArgs(QStringList &args)
-{
-  if (Settings::value(Settings::Log::ToFile).toBool()) {
-    persistLogDir();
-    args << "--log" << Settings::value(Settings::Log::File).toString();
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 QString CoreProcess::persistServerConfig() const
 {
   if (Settings::value(Settings::Server::ExternalConfig).toBool()) {
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h
index 2e0d5f987..ef1b4c512 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ private:
   void startProcessFromDaemon(const QStringList &args);
   void stopForegroundProcess() const;
   void stopProcessFromDaemon();
-  bool addServerArgs(QStringList &args);
-  bool addClientArgs(QStringList &args);
+  bool addServerArgs();
   QString persistServerConfig() const;
   QString modeString() const;
   QString processModeString() const;