diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index 277dbfdd7..f5c5cff41 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   m_configurations_button {0},
   m_settings {multi_settings->settings ()},
   ui(new Ui::MainWindow),
-  m_logBook {&m_config},
   m_config {&m_network_manager, temp_directory, m_settings, &m_logBook, this},
+  m_logBook {&m_config},
   m_WSPR_band_hopping {m_settings, &m_config, this},
   m_WSPR_tx_next {false},
   m_rigErrorMessageBox {MessageBox::Critical, tr ("Rig Control Error")
diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.h b/widgets/mainwindow.h
index 03d009a76..ca545ec35 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.h
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.h
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ private:
   QSettings * m_settings;
   QScopedPointer<Ui::MainWindow> ui;
 
-  LogBook m_logBook;            // must be before Configuration construction
   Configuration m_config;
+  LogBook m_logBook;            // must be after Configuration construction
   WSPRBandHopping m_WSPR_band_hopping;
   bool m_WSPR_tx_next;
   MessageBox m_rigErrorMessageBox;