diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 4ed18eec..36ab35c7 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ from .util import (
     expand_osenv_s,
     has_resource,
     load_resource,
+    lprint,
     min_ex,
     pybin,
     read_utf8,
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@ except:
     HAVE_SSL = False
 
 u = unicode
-printed: list[str] = []
 zsid = uuid.uuid4().urn[4:]
 
 CFG_DEF = [os.environ.get("PRTY_CONFIG", "")]
@@ -174,16 +174,6 @@ class BasicDodge11874(
         super(BasicDodge11874, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
-def lprint(*a: Any, **ka: Any) -> None:
-    eol = ka.pop("end", "\n")
-    txt: str = " ".join(unicode(x) for x in a) + eol
-    printed.append(txt)
-    if not VT100:
-        txt = RE_ANSI.sub("", txt)
-
-    print(txt, end="", **ka)
-
-
 def warn(msg: str) -> None:
     lprint("\033[1mwarning:\033[0;33m {}\033[0m\n".format(msg))
 
@@ -2303,7 +2293,7 @@ def main(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> None:
 
     # signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sighandler)
 
-    SvcHub(al, dal, argv, "".join(printed)).run()
+    SvcHub(al, dal, argv).run()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/copyparty/svchub.py b/copyparty/svchub.py
index cee19553..939bff9a 100644
--- a/copyparty/svchub.py
+++ b/copyparty/svchub.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ from .util import (
     load_ipr,
     load_ipu,
     lock_file,
+    lprinted,
     min_ex,
     mp,
     odfusion,
@@ -127,7 +128,6 @@ class SvcHub(object):
         args: argparse.Namespace,
         dargs: argparse.Namespace,
         argv: list[str],
-        printed: str,
     ) -> None:
         self.args = args
         self.dargs = dargs
@@ -210,15 +210,16 @@ class SvcHub(object):
             self.log = self._log_enabled
 
         if args.lo:
-            self._setup_logfile(printed)
+            self._setup_logfile()
+
+        LOG[0] = self.log
+        lprinted[:] = []
 
         lg = logging.getLogger()
         lh = HLog(self.log)
         lg.handlers = [lh]
         lg.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
-        LOG[:] = [self.log]
-
         self._check_env()
 
         if args.stackmon:
@@ -1367,7 +1368,7 @@ class SvcHub(object):
 
         return fn
 
-    def _setup_logfile(self, printed: str) -> None:
+    def _setup_logfile(self) -> None:
         base_fn = fn = sel_fn = self._logname()
         do_xz = fn.lower().endswith(".xz")
         if fn != self.args.lo:
@@ -1407,7 +1408,7 @@ class SvcHub(object):
             argv = ['"{}"'.format(x) for x in argv]
 
         msg = "[+] opened logfile [{}]\n".format(fn)
-        printed += msg
+        printed = "".join(lprinted) + msg
         t = "t0: {:.3f}\nargv: {}\n\n{}"
         lh.write(t.format(self.E.t0, " ".join(argv), printed))
         self.logf = lh
@@ -1679,7 +1680,7 @@ class SvcHub(object):
     def _set_next_day(self, dt: datetime) -> None:
         if self.cday and self.logf and self.logf_base_fn != self._logname():
             self.logf.close()
-            self._setup_logfile("")
+            self._setup_logfile()
 
         self.cday = dt.day
         self.cmon = dt.month
diff --git a/copyparty/util.py b/copyparty/util.py
index c10f8d82..52cc29df 100644
--- a/copyparty/util.py
+++ b/copyparty/util.py
@@ -62,7 +62,18 @@ def noop(*a, **ka):
     pass
 
 
-LOG = [print]
+def lprint(*a: Any, **ka: Any) -> None:
+    eol = ka.pop("end", "\n")
+    txt = " ".join(unicode(x) for x in a) + eol
+    lprinted.append(txt)
+    if not VT100 and "\033" in txt:
+        txt = RE_ANSI.sub("", txt)
+
+    print(txt, end="", **ka)
+
+
+lprinted: list[str] = []
+LOG: list[Callable[[Any], None]] = [lprint]
 
 
 try: