diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/HttpContextExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/HttpContextExtensions.cs
index e370b055a4..22eb4d1917 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/HttpContextExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/HttpContextExtensions.cs
@@ -24,11 +24,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             {
                 return "Unknown, httpContext is null";
             }
-            if (httpContext.Request == null)
+
+            HttpRequestBase request;
+            try
+            {
+                // is not null - throws
+                request = httpContext.Request;
+            }
+            catch
             {
                 return "Unknown, httpContext.Request is null";
             }
-            if (httpContext.Request.ServerVariables == null)
+
+            if (request.ServerVariables == null)
             {
                 return "Unknown, httpContext.Request.ServerVariables is null";
             }
@@ -37,16 +45,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 
             try
             {
-                var ipAddress = httpContext.Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];
+                var ipAddress = request.ServerVariables["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];
 
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress))
-                    return httpContext.Request.UserHostAddress;
+                    return request.UserHostAddress;
 
                 var addresses = ipAddress.Split(',');
                 if (addresses.Length != 0)
                     return addresses[0];
 
-                return httpContext.Request.UserHostAddress;
+                return request.UserHostAddress;
             }
             catch (System.Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Logging/DisposableTimer.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Logging/DisposableTimer.cs
index 9ef401294b..ed98e5cfab 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Logging/DisposableTimer.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Logging/DisposableTimer.cs
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Logging
                 switch (_level)
                 {
                     case LogLevel.Debug:
-                        logger.Debug(loggerType, "{StartMessage} [Timing {TimingId}]", _timingId, startMessage);
+                        logger.Debug(loggerType, "{StartMessage} [Timing {TimingId}]", startMessage, _timingId);
                         break;
                     case LogLevel.Information:
-                        logger.Info(loggerType, "{StartMessage} [Timing {TimingId}]", _timingId, startMessage);
+                        logger.Info(loggerType, "{StartMessage} [Timing {TimingId}]", startMessage, _timingId);
                         break;
                     default:
                         throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(level));
@@ -84,15 +84,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Logging
             {
                 if (_failed)
                 {
-                    _logger.Error(_loggerType, _failException, "{FailMessage} ({Duration}ms) [Timing {TimingId}]", _timingId, _failMessage, Stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+                    _logger.Error(_loggerType, _failException, "{FailMessage} ({Duration}ms) [Timing {TimingId}]", _failMessage, Stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds, _timingId);
                 }
                 else switch (_level)
                 {
                     case LogLevel.Debug:
-                        _logger.Debug(_loggerType, "{EndMessage} ({Duration}ms) [Timing {TimingId}]", _timingId, _endMessage, Stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+                        _logger.Debug(_loggerType, "{EndMessage} ({Duration}ms) [Timing {TimingId}]", _endMessage, Stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds, _timingId);
                         break;
                     case LogLevel.Information:
-                        _logger.Info(_loggerType, "{EndMessage} ({Duration}ms) [Timing {TimingId}]", _timingId, _endMessage, Stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+                        _logger.Info(_loggerType, "{EndMessage} ({Duration}ms) [Timing {TimingId}]", _endMessage, Stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds, _timingId);
                         break;
                     // filtered in the ctor
                     //default: