diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
index 3df69392ca..3038326ea5 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Exceptions;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging.Serilog;
 using Umbraco.Core.Migrations.Upgrade;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Dtos;
@@ -42,6 +43,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Runtime
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public virtual void Boot(ServiceContainer container)
         {
+            container.ConfigureUmbracoCore(); // also sets Current.Container
+
+            // register the essential stuff,
+            // ie the global application logger
+            // (profiler etc depend on boot manager)
+            var logger = GetLogger();
+            container.RegisterInstance(logger);
+            // now it is ok to use Current.Logger
+
             Compose(container);
 
             // prepare essential stuff
@@ -107,6 +117,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Runtime
             //sa.Scope?.Dispose();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a logger.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual ILogger GetLogger()
+        {
+            return SerilogLogger.CreateWithDefaultConfiguration();
+        }
+
         private void AquireMainDom(IServiceFactory container)
         {
             using (var timer = ProfilingLogger.DebugDuration<CoreRuntime>("Acquiring MainDom.", "Aquired."))
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Runtimes/CoreRuntimeTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Runtimes/CoreRuntimeTests.cs
index b3a96021b1..533e2f1a55 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Runtimes/CoreRuntimeTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Runtimes/CoreRuntimeTests.cs
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Runtimes
                 return new TestRuntime(this);
             }
 
-            // the application's logger is created by the application
-            // through GetLogger, that custom application can override
-            protected override ILogger GetLogger()
-            {
-                //return Mock.Of<ILogger>();
-                return new DebugDiagnosticsLogger();
-            }
-
             // don't register anything against AppDomain
             protected override void ConfigureUnhandledException(ILogger logger)
             { }
@@ -86,6 +78,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Runtimes
                 _umbracoApplication = umbracoApplication;
             }
 
+            // the application's logger is created by the application
+            // through GetLogger, that custom application can override
+            protected override ILogger GetLogger()
+            {
+                //return Mock.Of<ILogger>();
+                return new DebugDiagnosticsLogger();
+            }
+
             public override void Compose(ServiceContainer container)
             {
                 base.Compose(container);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
index 7a88e61521..aa261ac55f 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         /// </summary>
         protected abstract IRuntime GetRuntime();
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a logger.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected virtual ILogger GetLogger()
-        {
-            return SerilogLogger.CreateWithDefaultConfiguration();
-        }
-
         // events - in the order they trigger
 
         // were part of the BootManager architecture, would trigger only for the initial
@@ -62,21 +54,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
             // create the container for the application, and configure.
             // the boot manager is responsible for registrations
             var container = new ServiceContainer();
-            container.ConfigureUmbracoCore(); // also sets Current.Container
-
-            // register the essential stuff,
-            // ie the global application logger
-            // (profiler etc depend on boot manager)
-            var logger = GetLogger();
-            container.RegisterInstance(logger);
-            // now it is ok to use Current.Logger
-
-            ConfigureUnhandledException(logger);
-            ConfigureAssemblyResolve(logger);
 
             // get runtime & boot
             _runtime = GetRuntime();
             _runtime.Boot(container);
+
+            var logger = container.GetInstance<ILogger>();
+
+            ConfigureUnhandledException(logger);
+            ConfigureAssemblyResolve(logger);
         }
 
         protected virtual void ConfigureUnhandledException(ILogger logger)