diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/AbstractLoggingSystem.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/AbstractLoggingSystem.java
index 935f4aaf34a..23a37292a8f 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/AbstractLoggingSystem.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/AbstractLoggingSystem.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLoggingSystem extends LoggingSystem {
 
 	@Override
 	public void beforeInitialize() {
+		initializeWithSensibleDefaults();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractLoggingSystem extends LoggingSystem {
 				return;
 			}
 		}
-		initializeWithSensibleDefaults();
 	}
 
 	protected void initializeWithSensibleDefaults() {
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/java/JavaLoggerSystemTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/java/JavaLoggerSystemTests.java
index 42d19ca6b4d..4c5e66432f5 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/java/JavaLoggerSystemTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/java/JavaLoggerSystemTests.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class JavaLoggerSystemTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testCustomFormatter() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize();
 		this.logger.info("Hello world");
 		String output = this.output.toString().trim();
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ public class JavaLoggerSystemTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testSystemPropertyInitializesFormat() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("PID", "1234");
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize("classpath:"
 				+ ClassUtils.addResourcePathToPackagePath(getClass(),
 						"logging.properties"));
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ public class JavaLoggerSystemTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testNonDefaultConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize("classpath:logging-nondefault.properties");
 		this.logger.info("Hello world");
 		String output = this.output.toString().trim();
@@ -91,16 +94,19 @@ public class JavaLoggerSystemTests {
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
 	public void testNonexistentConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize("classpath:logging-nonexistent.properties");
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void testNullConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize(null);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setLevel() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize();
 		this.logger.debug("Hello");
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("org.springframework.boot", LogLevel.DEBUG);
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j/Log4JLoggingSystemTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j/Log4JLoggingSystemTests.java
index b39771b607f..b6208c76af5 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j/Log4JLoggingSystemTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j/Log4JLoggingSystemTests.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class Log4JLoggingSystemTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testNonDefaultConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize("classpath:log4j-nondefault.properties");
 		this.logger.info("Hello world");
 		String output = this.output.toString().trim();
@@ -67,16 +68,19 @@ public class Log4JLoggingSystemTests {
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
 	public void testNonexistentConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize("classpath:log4j-nonexistent.xml");
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void testNullConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize(null);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setLevel() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize();
 		this.logger.debug("Hello");
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("org.springframework.boot", LogLevel.DEBUG);
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
index 812567cf67d..27e123bb37d 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystemTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testNonDefaultConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize("classpath:logback-nondefault.xml");
 		this.logger.info("Hello world");
 		String output = this.output.toString().trim();
@@ -68,16 +69,19 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystemTests {
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
 	public void testNonexistentConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize("classpath:logback-nonexistent.xml");
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void testNullConfigLocation() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize(null);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setLevel() throws Exception {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize();
 		this.logger.debug("Hello");
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("org.springframework.boot", LogLevel.DEBUG);