diff --git a/src/scripts/extensions/extensionBase.ts b/src/scripts/extensions/extensionBase.ts
index bbf360d0..36d23dc7 100644
--- a/src/scripts/extensions/extensionBase.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/extensions/extensionBase.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {Constants} from "../constants";
 import {StringUtils} from "../stringUtils";
 import {UrlUtils} from "../urlUtils";
 
+import {Clipper} from "../clipperUI/frontEndGlobals";
 import {TooltipType} from "../clipperUI/tooltipType";
 
 import {SmartValue} from "../communicator/smartValue";
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ export abstract class ExtensionBase<TWorker extends ExtensionWorkerBase<TTab, TT
 
 		this.workers = [];
 		this.logger = new WorkerPassthroughLogger(this.workers);
+		// Module-level callers (Log.ErrorUtils.sendFailureLogRequest, userDataBoundaryHelper)
+		// reach for this static slot since they have no `this` to hold a logger on.
+		Clipper.logger = this.logger;
 		ExtensionBase.extensionId = StringUtils.generateGuid();
 
 		this.clipperData = clipperData;