diff --git a/aegisub/src/main.cpp b/aegisub/src/main.cpp
index f08b032d5..50cb1dfd2 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/main.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/main.cpp
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ void SetThreadName(DWORD dwThreadID, LPCSTR szThreadName) {
 ///
 bool AegisubApp::OnInit() {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-	agi::log::EmitSTDOUT emit_stdout;
-	emit_stdout.Enable();
+	emit_stdout = new agi::log::EmitSTDOUT();
+	emit_stdout->Enable();
 #endif
 
 	// App name (yeah, this is a little weird to get rid of an odd warning)
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ int AegisubApp::OnExit() {
 	delete config::mru;
 #ifdef WITH_AUTOMATION
 	delete global_scripts;
+#endif
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	delete emit_stdout;
 #endif
 	return wxApp::OnExit();
 }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/main.h b/aegisub/src/main.h
index 4e96c0d8f..f9d14ee16 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/main.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/main.h
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
 // Prototypes
 class FrameMain;
 class PluginManager;
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+namespace agi {
+	namespace log {
+		class EmitSTDOUT;
+	}
+}
+#endif
 
 /// For holding all configuration-related objects and values.
 namespace config {
@@ -81,6 +88,11 @@ private:
 	void OnMouseWheel(wxMouseEvent &event);
 	void OnKey(wxKeyEvent &key);
 
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	/// stdout log emitter
+	agi::log::EmitSTDOUT *emit_stdout;
+#endif
+
 public:
 
 	/// DOCME