diff --git a/electrum/logging.py b/electrum/logging.py
index 7f2742ead..1759be368 100644
--- a/electrum/logging.py
+++ b/electrum/logging.py
@@ -59,21 +59,6 @@ def _shorten_name_of_logrecord(record: logging.LogRecord) -> logging.LogRecord:
     return record
 
 
-# enable logs universally (including for other libraries)
-root_logger = logging.getLogger()
-root_logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-
-# log to stderr; by default only WARNING and higher
-console_stderr_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
-console_stderr_handler.setFormatter(console_formatter)
-console_stderr_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-root_logger.addHandler(console_stderr_handler)
-
-# creates a logger specifically for electrum library
-electrum_logger = logging.getLogger("electrum")
-electrum_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-
 def _delete_old_logs(path, keep=10):
     files = sorted(list(pathlib.Path(path).glob("electrum_log_*.log")), reverse=True)
     for f in files[keep:]:
@@ -189,6 +174,21 @@ class ShortcutFilteringFilter(logging.Filter):
             return False
 
 
+# enable logs universally (including for other libraries)
+root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+root_logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
+# log to stderr; by default only WARNING and higher
+console_stderr_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+console_stderr_handler.setFormatter(console_formatter)
+console_stderr_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+root_logger.addHandler(console_stderr_handler)
+
+# creates a logger specifically for electrum library
+electrum_logger = logging.getLogger("electrum")
+electrum_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+
 # --- External API
 
 def get_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger: