diff --git a/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c b/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c
index c6c707c30..e62da2050 100644
--- a/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c
+++ b/src/libCom/log/iocLog.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "envDefs.h"
-#include "errlog.h"
 #include "logClient.h"
 #include "iocLog.h"
 
@@ -90,9 +89,6 @@ static logClientId iocLogClientInit (void)
         return NULL;
     }
     id = logClientCreate (addr, port);
-    if (id != NULL) {
-        errlogAddListener ( logClientSendMessage, id );
-    }
     return id;
 }
 
@@ -139,13 +135,3 @@ logClientId epicsShareAPI logClientInit (void)
 {
     return iocLogClientInit ();
 }
-
-/* 
- * logClientSendMessage (); deprecated
- */
-void logClientSendMessage ( logClientId id, const char * message )
-{
-    if ( !iocLogDisable ) {
-        logClientSend (id, message);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/libCom/log/logClient.c b/src/libCom/log/logClient.c
index ee1c9209f..99ee671d9 100644
--- a/src/libCom/log/logClient.c
+++ b/src/libCom/log/logClient.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "dbDefs.h"
 #include "epicsEvent.h"
+#include "iocLog.h"
+#include "errlog.h"
 #include "epicsMutex.h"
 #include "epicsThread.h"
 #include "epicsTime.h"
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ static void logClientDestroy (logClientId id)
         return;
     }
 
+    errlogRemoveListeners ( logClientSendMessage, (void *) pClient );
+
     logClientClose ( pClient );
 
     epicsMutexDestroy ( pClient->mutex );
@@ -545,6 +549,8 @@ logClientId epicsShareAPI logClientCreate (
             pClient->name, LOG_SERVER_CREATE_CONNECT_SYNC_TIMEOUT );
     }
         
+    errlogAddListener ( logClientSendMessage, (void *) pClient );
+
     return (void *) pClient;
 }
 
@@ -573,6 +579,16 @@ void epicsShareAPI logClientShow (logClientId id, unsigned level)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * logClientSendMessage (); deprecated
+ */
+void logClientSendMessage ( logClientId id, const char * message )
+{
+    if ( !iocLogDisable ) {
+        logClientSend (id, message);
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * iocLogPrefix()
  */