diff --git a/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.cc b/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.cc
index 1731491a142..484fefcc411 100644
--- a/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.cc
@@ -828,31 +828,33 @@ namespace XrdCl
     log->SetTopicName( PlugInMgrMsg,       "PlugInMgr" );
     log->SetTopicName( ExDbgMsg,           "ExDbgMsg" );
   }
-}
 
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Static initialization and finalization
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int EnvInitializer::counter = 0;
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// The constructor will be invoked in every translation unit
-// that includes XrdClDefaultEnv.hh, but the DefaultEnv will
-// be initialized only in the first one
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-EnvInitializer::EnvInitializer ()
-{
-  if( counter++ == 0 ) XrdCl::DefaultEnv::Initialize();
-}
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Static initialization and finalization
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  int EnvInitializer::counter = 0;
+
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // The constructor will be invoked in every translation unit
+  // that includes XrdClDefaultEnv.hh, but the DefaultEnv will
+  // be initialized only in the first one
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  EnvInitializer::EnvInitializer ()
+  {
+    if( counter++ == 0 ) XrdCl::DefaultEnv::Initialize();
+  }
+
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // The destructor will be invoked in every translation unit
+  // that includes XrdClDefaultEnv.hh, but the DefaultEnv will
+  // be finalized only once in the last one
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  EnvInitializer::~EnvInitializer ()
+  {
+    if( --counter == 0 ) XrdCl::DefaultEnv::Finalize();
+  }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// The destructor will be invoked in every translation unit
-// that includes XrdClDefaultEnv.hh, but the DefaultEnv will
-// be finalized only once in the last one
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-EnvInitializer::~EnvInitializer ()
-{
-  if( --counter == 0 ) XrdCl::DefaultEnv::Finalize();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.hh b/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.hh
index 11f8765850a..5995c8401e5 100644
--- a/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.hh
+++ b/src/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.hh
@@ -43,12 +43,15 @@ namespace XrdCl
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   class DefaultEnv: public Env
   {
-    public:
+      friend struct EnvInitializer;
+
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
       //! Constructor
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
       DefaultEnv();
 
+    public:
+
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
       //! Get default client environment
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -140,6 +143,13 @@ namespace XrdCl
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
       static PlugInFactory *GetPlugInFactory( const std::string url );
 
+      //------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      //! Re-initialize the logging
+      //------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      static void ReInitializeLogging();
+
+    private:
+
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
       //! Initialize the environment
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -150,12 +160,7 @@ namespace XrdCl
       //------------------------------------------------------------------------
       static void Finalize();
 
-      //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-      //! Re-initialize the logging
-      //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-      static void ReInitializeLogging();
 
-    private:
       static void SetUpLog();
 
       static XrdSysMutex        sInitMutex;
@@ -171,13 +176,15 @@ namespace XrdCl
       static TransportManager  *sTransportManager;
       static PlugInManager     *sPlugInManager;
   };
+
+  static struct EnvInitializer
+  {
+      EnvInitializer();
+      ~EnvInitializer();
+      static int counter;
+  } initializer;
 }
 
-static struct EnvInitializer
-{
-    EnvInitializer();
-    ~EnvInitializer();
-    static int counter;
-} initializer;
+
 
 #endif // __XRD_CL_DEFAULT_ENV_HH__