diff --git a/src/logging.c b/src/logging.c
index 2cb4b5b..1212617 100644
--- a/src/logging.c
+++ b/src/logging.c
@@ -260,7 +260,13 @@ bool loggingReplaceDefaultLogger(Logger *logger) {
     if (logger == NULL) {
         return false;
     }
-    ROOT_LOGGER = logger;
+    if (ROOT_LOGGER == NULL) {
+        ROOT_LOGGER = logger;
+    } else {
+        loggingDestroyLogger(ROOT_LOGGER);
+        ROOT_LOGGER = logger;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }