diff --git a/dist/converse.js b/dist/converse.js
index fb5aaea0e..8002de426 100644
--- a/dist/converse.js
+++ b/dist/converse.js
@@ -63302,6 +63302,8 @@ _converse.initConnection = function () {
     }
   }
 
+  setUpXMLLogging();
+
   _converse.emit('connectionInitialized');
 };
 
@@ -63327,8 +63329,6 @@ function finishInitialization() {
 
   _converse.initConnection();
 
-  setUpXMLLogging();
-
   _converse.logIn();
 
   _converse.registerGlobalEventHandlers();
diff --git a/src/headless/converse-core.js b/src/headless/converse-core.js
index 974770c12..2aa26b896 100644
--- a/src/headless/converse-core.js
+++ b/src/headless/converse-core.js
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ _converse.initConnection = function () {
             throw new Error("initConnection: this browser does not support websockets and bosh_service_url wasn't specified.");
         }
     }
+    setUpXMLLogging();
     _converse.emit('connectionInitialized');
 }
 
@@ -419,7 +420,6 @@ function finishInitialization () {
     initClientConfig();
     initPlugins();
     _converse.initConnection();
-    setUpXMLLogging();
     _converse.logIn();
     _converse.registerGlobalEventHandlers();
     if (!Backbone.history.started) {