diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/DebugMessageView.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/DebugMessageView.cpp
index 178e8c91d..d3e991e8d 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/DebugMessageView.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/DebugMessageView.cpp
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ DebugMessageView::DebugMessageView(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
 
   ui->messages->setFont(Formatter::PreferredFont());
 
-  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
-
   m_ContextMenu = new QMenu(this);
 
   m_ShowHidden = new QAction(tr("Show hidden rows"), this);
@@ -252,6 +250,8 @@ DebugMessageView::DebugMessageView(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
                    &DebugMessageView::messages_toggled);
 
   RefreshMessageList();
+
+  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
 }
 
 DebugMessageView::~DebugMessageView()
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
index 30521ed23..c3e833d5a 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ EventBrowser::EventBrowser(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
 {
   ui->setupUi(this);
 
-  OnLogfileClosed();
-
-  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
-
   clearBookmarks();
 
   ui->jumpToEID->setFont(Formatter::PreferredFont());
@@ -156,6 +152,10 @@ EventBrowser::EventBrowser(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
   ui->events->header()->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
   QObject::connect(ui->events->header(), &QHeaderView::customContextMenuRequested, this,
                    &EventBrowser::events_contextMenu);
+
+  OnLogfileClosed();
+
+  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
 }
 
 EventBrowser::~EventBrowser()
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/PipelineStateViewer.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/PipelineStateViewer.cpp
index e2404aaea..334e6165b 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/PipelineStateViewer.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/PipelineStateViewer.cpp
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ PipelineStateViewer::PipelineStateViewer(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
 
   m_Current = NULL;
 
-  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
-
   setToD3D11();
+
+  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
 }
 
 PipelineStateViewer::~PipelineStateViewer()
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/TextureViewer.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/TextureViewer.cpp
index f2a95b215..91fcb18cf 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/TextureViewer.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/TextureViewer.cpp
@@ -490,8 +490,6 @@ TextureViewer::TextureViewer(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
   ui->sliceFace->setFont(Formatter::PreferredFont());
   ui->zoomOption->setFont(Formatter::PreferredFont());
 
-  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
-
   Reset();
 
   on_checkerBack_clicked();
@@ -644,6 +642,8 @@ TextureViewer::TextureViewer(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
   ui->zoomOption->setCurrentText(QString());
   ui->fitToWindow->toggle();
 
+  m_Ctx.AddLogViewer(this);
+
   SetupTextureTabs();
 }