diff --git a/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerFactory.java b/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerFactory.java
index 9be14373d3d..269c5486f31 100644
--- a/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerFactory.java
+++ b/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerFactory.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 //Application-internal dependencies
 import org.openmicroscopy.shoola.env.Container;
-import org.openmicroscopy.shoola.env.Environment;
 import org.openmicroscopy.shoola.env.LookupNames;
 import org.openmicroscopy.shoola.env.config.Registry;
 
@@ -104,7 +103,11 @@ public static Logger makeNew(Container c)
 		Integer v = (Integer) reg.lookup(LookupNames.PLUGIN);
 		int value = -1;
 		if (v != null) value = v.intValue();
-		return new LoggerImpl(relPathName, logFile.getAbsolutePath(), value);
+		if (value < 0) {
+		    return new LoggerImpl(relPathName, logFile.getAbsolutePath());
+		} else {
+		    return new PluginLoggerImpl(value);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerImpl.java b/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerImpl.java
index 018bdd99f48..0f7b523d5b6 100644
--- a/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerImpl.java
+++ b/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/LoggerImpl.java
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class LoggerImpl
 
 	/** The absolute pathname of the log file.*/
 	private String absFile;
-	
-	/** Value identifying the plugin or <code>-1</code>.*/
-	private int runAsPlugin;
 
     /**
      * Returns the <i>Log4j</i> logger for the specified object.
@@ -82,18 +79,6 @@ private org.slf4j.Logger getAdaptee(Object target)
 		return org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(org.slf4j.Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Handles the error if run as a plug-in.
-     *
-     * @param logMsg The message to handle.
-     */
-    private void handlePlugin(String logMsg)
-    {
-        if (runAsPlugin == LookupNames.IMAGE_J && IJ.debugMode) {
-            IJ.log(logMsg);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Initializes slf4j.
      * 
@@ -101,36 +86,29 @@ private void handlePlugin(String logMsg)
      * @param absFile The absolute pathname of the log file.
      * @param runAsPlugin Value identifying the plugin or <code>-1</code>.
      */
-    LoggerImpl(String configFile, String absFile, int runAsPlugin)
+    LoggerImpl(String configFile, String absFile)
     {
-        this.runAsPlugin = runAsPlugin;
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            LoggerContext context = (LoggerContext)
-                    org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();
-            try {
-              JoranConfigurator configurator = new JoranConfigurator();
-              configurator.setContext(context);
-              context.reset();
-              context.putProperty(LOG_FILE_NAME, absFile);
-              configurator.doConfigure(configFile);
-            } catch (JoranException je) {
-              // StatusPrinter will handle this
-            }
-            StatusPrinter.printInCaseOfErrorsOrWarnings(context);
+        LoggerContext context = (LoggerContext)
+                org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();
+        try {
+          JoranConfigurator configurator = new JoranConfigurator();
+          configurator.setContext(context);
+          context.reset();
+          context.putProperty(LOG_FILE_NAME, absFile);
+          configurator.doConfigure(configFile);
+        } catch (JoranException je) {
+          // StatusPrinter will handle this
         }
+        StatusPrinter.printInCaseOfErrorsOrWarnings(context);
     }
-    
+
 	/** 
      * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
      * @see Logger#debug(Object, String)
      */     
     public void debug(Object c, String logMsg)
     {
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).debug(logMsg);
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(logMsg);
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).debug(logMsg);
     }
     
 	/** 
@@ -139,11 +117,7 @@ public void debug(Object c, String logMsg)
      */     
 	public void debug(Object c, LogMessage msg)
 	{
-	    if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-	        getAdaptee(c).debug(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).debug(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -152,11 +126,7 @@ public void debug(Object c, LogMessage msg)
      */ 
     public void error(Object c, String logMsg)
     {
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).error(logMsg);
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(logMsg);
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).error(logMsg);
     }
     
 	/** 
@@ -165,11 +135,7 @@ public void error(Object c, String logMsg)
      */     
 	public void error(Object c, LogMessage msg)
 	{
-	    if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-	        getAdaptee(c).error(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-	    } else {
-	        handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-	    }
+        getAdaptee(c).error(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
 	}
     
 	/** 
@@ -178,11 +144,7 @@ public void error(Object c, LogMessage msg)
      */ 
     public void fatal(Object c, String logMsg)
     {
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).error(logMsg);
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(logMsg);
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).error(logMsg);
     }
     
 	/** 
@@ -191,11 +153,7 @@ public void fatal(Object c, String logMsg)
      */     
 	public void fatal(Object c, LogMessage msg)
 	{
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).error(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).error(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
 	}
     
 	/** 
@@ -204,11 +162,7 @@ public void fatal(Object c, LogMessage msg)
      */ 
     public void info(Object c, String logMsg)
     {
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).info(logMsg);
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(logMsg);
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).info(logMsg);
     }
     
 	/**
@@ -217,11 +171,7 @@ public void info(Object c, String logMsg)
      */     
 	public void info(Object c, LogMessage msg)
 	{
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).info(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).info(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
 	}
     
 	/**
@@ -230,11 +180,7 @@ public void info(Object c, LogMessage msg)
      */ 
     public void warn(Object c, String logMsg)
     {
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).warn(logMsg);
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(logMsg);
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).warn(logMsg);
     }
     
 	/**
@@ -243,11 +189,7 @@ public void warn(Object c, String logMsg)
      */
 	public void warn(Object c, LogMessage msg)
 	{
-        if (runAsPlugin < 0) {
-            getAdaptee(c).warn(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        } else {
-            handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
-        }
+        getAdaptee(c).warn(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/PluginLoggerImpl.java b/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/PluginLoggerImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b983a2c093b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/insight/SRC/org/openmicroscopy/shoola/env/log/PluginLoggerImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/*
+ * org.openmicroscopy.shoola.env.log.PluginLoggerImpl
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (C) 2014 University of Dundee. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+package org.openmicroscopy.shoola.env.log;
+
+
+//Java imports
+
+//Third-party libraries
+import ij.IJ;
+
+//Application-internal dependencies
+import org.openmicroscopy.shoola.env.LookupNames;
+
+
+/**
+ * Provides the log service for cases where execution
+ * is taking place as a plugin.
+ *
+ * This is just a simple adapter that forwards calls to <i>slf4j</i>.
+ * Thread-safety is already enforced by <i>slf4j</i>, so we don't deal with it.
+ *
+ * @since 5.0.0
+ */
+
+class PluginLoggerImpl
+    implements Logger
+{
+
+    /** Value identifying the plugin or <code>-1</code>.*/
+    private int runAsPlugin;
+
+    /**
+     * Handles the error if run as a plug-in.
+     *
+     * @param logMsg The message to handle.
+     */
+    private void handlePlugin(String logMsg)
+    {
+        if (runAsPlugin == LookupNames.IMAGE_J && IJ.debugMode) {
+            IJ.log(logMsg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes slf4j.
+     *
+     * @param configFile The pathname of a configuration file.
+     * @param absFile The absolute pathname of the log file.
+     * @param runAsPlugin Value identifying the plugin or <code>-1</code>.
+     */
+    PluginLoggerImpl(int runAsPlugin)
+    {
+        this.runAsPlugin = runAsPlugin;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#debug(Object, String)
+     */
+    public void debug(Object c, String logMsg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(logMsg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}
+     * @see Logger#debug(Object, LogMessage)
+     */
+    public void debug(Object c, LogMessage msg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#error(Object, String)
+     */
+    public void error(Object c, String logMsg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(logMsg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#error(Object, LogMessage)
+     */
+    public void error(Object c, LogMessage msg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#fatal(Object, String)
+     */
+    public void fatal(Object c, String logMsg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(logMsg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#fatal(Object, LogMessage)
+     */
+    public void fatal(Object c, LogMessage msg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#info(Object, String)
+     */
+    public void info(Object c, String logMsg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(logMsg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#info(Object, LogMessage)
+     */
+    public void info(Object c, LogMessage msg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#warn(Object, String)
+     */
+    public void warn(Object c, String logMsg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(logMsg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implemented as specified by {@link Logger}.
+     * @see Logger#warn(Object, LogMessage)
+     */
+    public void warn(Object c, LogMessage msg)
+    {
+        handlePlugin(msg == null ? null : msg.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getLogFile() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}