diff --git a/src/ngx_pagespeed.cc b/src/ngx_pagespeed.cc
index 8645694e4..139531032 100644
--- a/src/ngx_pagespeed.cc
+++ b/src/ngx_pagespeed.cc
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@ void* ps_create_main_conf(ngx_conf_t* cf) {
       "" /* hostname, not used */,
       -1 /* port, not used */);
   active_driver_factory = cfg_m->driver_factory;
+  active_driver_factory->LoggingInit(ngx_cycle->log, false);
   cfg_m->driver_factory->Init();
   ps_set_conf_cleanup_handler(cf, ps_cleanup_main_conf, cfg_m);
   return cfg_m;
@@ -3044,7 +3045,7 @@ ngx_int_t ps_init_module(ngx_cycle_t* cycle) {
       return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
-    cfg_m->driver_factory->LoggingInit(cycle->log);
+    cfg_m->driver_factory->LoggingInit(cycle->log, true);
     cfg_m->driver_factory->RootInit();
   } else {
     delete cfg_m->driver_factory;
@@ -3076,7 +3077,7 @@ ngx_int_t ps_init_child_process(ngx_cycle_t* cycle) {
 
   // ChildInit() will initialise all ServerContexts, which we need to
   // create ProxyFetchFactories below
-  cfg_m->driver_factory->LoggingInit(cycle->log);
+  cfg_m->driver_factory->LoggingInit(cycle->log, true);
   cfg_m->driver_factory->ChildInit();
 
   ngx_http_core_main_conf_t* cmcf = static_cast<ngx_http_core_main_conf_t*>(
diff --git a/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.cc b/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.cc
index a144d05e3..3648b1f60 100644
--- a/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.cc
+++ b/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.cc
@@ -208,10 +208,11 @@ void NgxRewriteDriverFactory::StartThreads() {
   threads_started_ = true;
 }
 
-void NgxRewriteDriverFactory::LoggingInit(ngx_log_t* log) {
+void NgxRewriteDriverFactory::LoggingInit(
+    ngx_log_t* log, bool may_install_crash_handler) {
   log_ = log;
   net_instaweb::log_message_handler::Install(log);
-  if (install_crash_handler()) {
+  if (may_install_crash_handler && install_crash_handler()) {
     NgxMessageHandler::InstallCrashHandler(log);
   }
   ngx_message_handler_->set_log(log);
diff --git a/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.h b/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.h
index 54ff3bf28..0d7b210e5 100644
--- a/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.h
+++ b/src/ngx_rewrite_driver_factory.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class NgxRewriteDriverFactory : public SystemRewriteDriverFactory {
     return process_script_variables_;
   }
 
-  void LoggingInit(ngx_log_t* log);
+  void LoggingInit(ngx_log_t* log, bool may_install_crash_handler);
 
   virtual void ShutDownMessageHandlers();