diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 7bfbae3..21284b6 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { SessionManager } from "./session-manager.js"
 import { loadConfig } from "./config-loader.js"
 import { setLogDir, log } from "./logger.js"
 
-log("Plugin module loaded")
-
 // =============================================================================
 // Plugin data directory — uses the same default as matrix-client
 // =============================================================================
@@ -74,6 +72,7 @@ async function runPlugin(ctx: any, options: any) {
   const SETUP_STARTED_LOG = `${dataDir}/setup-started.log`
   const SETUP_ERROR_LOG = `${dataDir}/setup-error.log`
   setLogDir(dataDir)
+  log("Plugin module loaded")
 
   // Acquire global lock — only one instance (server or client) starts the bot
   const locked = tryAcquireLock()