diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index a97d2637ba..5d0c02926b 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_port_allocator_destroy(switch_core_port_allocat
   \param err a pointer to set any errors to
   \note to be called at application startup
 */
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, const char **err);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, switch_bool_t console, const char **err);
 
 /*! 
   \brief Initilize the core and load modules
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, const
   \param err a pointer to set any errors to
   \note to be called at application startup instead of switch_core_init.  Includes module loading.
 */
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init_and_modload(switch_core_flag_t flags, const char **err);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init_and_modload(switch_core_flag_t flags, switch_bool_t console, const char **err);
 
 /*! 
   \brief Set/Get Session Limit
diff --git a/src/switch.c b/src/switch.c
index 0c6f5565f2..854b923e30 100644
--- a/src/switch.c
+++ b/src/switch.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void WINAPI service_main(DWORD numArgs, char **args)
 	set_high_priority();
 
 	/* attempt to initialize freeswitch and load modules */
-	if (switch_core_init_and_modload(flags, &err) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_core_init_and_modload(flags, SWITCH_FALSE, &err) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		/* freeswitch did not start sucessfully */
 		status.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_STOPPED;
 	} else {
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (switch_core_init_and_modload(flags, &err) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_core_init_and_modload(flags, nc ? SWITCH_FALSE : SWITCH_TRUE, &err) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot Initilize [%s]\n", err);
 		return 255;
 	}
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index c7c3cfb519..f6d8824078 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static void load_mime_types(void)
 
 }	
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, const char **err)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, switch_bool_t console, const char **err)
 {
 	switch_xml_t xml = NULL, cfg = NULL;
 	switch_uuid_t uuid;
@@ -743,7 +743,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, const
 
 	*err = NULL;
 
-	runtime.console = stdout;
+	if (console) {
+		runtime.console = stdout;
+	}
 
 	assert(runtime.memory_pool != NULL);
 	switch_log_init(runtime.memory_pool);
@@ -808,10 +810,10 @@ static void handle_SIGINT(int sig)
 	if (sig);
 	return;
 }
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init_and_modload(switch_core_flag_t flags, const char **err)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init_and_modload(switch_core_flag_t flags, switch_bool_t console, const char **err)
 {
 	switch_event_t *event;
-	if (switch_core_init(flags, err) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_core_init(flags, console, err) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/switch_log.c b/src/switch_log.c
index 765b9b44e8..55c6ca074e 100644
--- a/src/switch_log.c
+++ b/src/switch_log.c
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_log_printf(switch_text_channel_t channel, const char
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (level == SWITCH_LOG_CONSOLE || !LOG_QUEUE || !THREAD_RUNNING) {
-				fprintf(handle, "%s", data);
+				if (handle) {
+					fprintf(handle, "%s", data);
+				}
 				free(data);
 			} else if (level <= MAX_LEVEL) {
 				switch_log_node_t *node;