diff --git a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb b/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
index a1ff43592..c0c6da556 100644
--- a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ if AppConfig.environment.single_process_mode? && Rails.env != "test"
   require 'sidekiq/testing/inline'
 end
 
+def (Sidekiq::Logging).logger
+  defined?(@logger) ? @logger : (AppConfig.heroku? ? initialize_logger : initialize_logger(AppConfig.sidekiq_log))
+end
 
 Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
   config.redis = AppConfig.get_redis_options
@@ -36,8 +39,6 @@ Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
     chain.add SidekiqMiddlewares::CleanAndShortBacktraces
   end
 
-  Sidekiq::Logging.initialize_logger AppConfig.sidekiq_log unless AppConfig.heroku?
-
   # Set connection pool on Heroku
   database_url = ENV['DATABASE_URL']
   if(database_url)