diff --git a/src/log-httplog.c b/src/log-httplog.c
index c6383d65c9..6c1f1231cf 100644
--- a/src/log-httplog.c
+++ b/src/log-httplog.c
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ void TmModuleLogHttpLogRegister (void) {
     tmm_modules[TMM_LOGHTTPLOG].cap_flags = 0;
 
     OutputRegisterModule(MODULE_NAME, "http-log", LogHttpLogInitCtx);
-
-    /* enable the logger for the app layer */
-    AppLayerRegisterLogger(ALPROTO_HTTP);
 }
 
 void TmModuleLogHttpLogIPv4Register (void) {
@@ -790,6 +787,9 @@ OutputCtx *LogHttpLogInitCtx(ConfNode *conf)
 
     SCLogDebug("HTTP log output initialized");
 
+    /* enable the logger for the app layer */
+    AppLayerRegisterLogger(ALPROTO_HTTP);
+
     return output_ctx;
 
 parsererror:
diff --git a/src/log-tlslog.c b/src/log-tlslog.c
index 6b3b31d1f3..67876849cf 100644
--- a/src/log-tlslog.c
+++ b/src/log-tlslog.c
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ void TmModuleLogTlsLogRegister(void)
 
     OutputRegisterModule(MODULE_NAME, "tls-log", LogTlsLogInitCtx);
 
-    /* enable the logger for the app layer */
-    AppLayerRegisterLogger(ALPROTO_TLS);
-
     SC_ATOMIC_INIT(cert_id);
 }
 
@@ -593,6 +590,9 @@ OutputCtx *LogTlsLogInitCtx(ConfNode *conf)
 
     SCLogDebug("TLS log output initialized");
 
+    /* enable the logger for the app layer */
+    AppLayerRegisterLogger(ALPROTO_TLS);
+
     return output_ctx;
 
 tlslog_error: