diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/app.ts b/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
index b14b9a136..701baa35b 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import noteListControlsCommands from './gui/NoteListControls/commands/index';
 import sidebarCommands from './gui/Sidebar/commands/index';
 import appCommands from './commands/index';
 import libCommands from '@joplin/lib/commands/index';
+import { homedir } from 'os';
 const electronContextMenu = require('./services/electron-context-menu');
 // import  populateDatabase from '@joplin/lib/services/debug/populateDatabase';
 
@@ -361,6 +362,9 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication {
 		syncDebugLog.enabled = false;
 
 		if (dir.endsWith('dev-desktop-2')) {
+			syncDebugLog.addTarget(TargetType.File, {
+				path: `${homedir()}/synclog.txt`,
+			});
 			syncDebugLog.enabled = true;
 			syncDebugLog.info(`Profile dir: ${dir}`);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/synchronizer/syncDebugLog.ts b/packages/lib/services/synchronizer/syncDebugLog.ts
index 10da5befd..8bcdea61c 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/synchronizer/syncDebugLog.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/synchronizer/syncDebugLog.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 // related events. In particular, it logs notes and folders being saved, and the
 // relevant sync operations. Enable it in app.ts
 
-import Logger, { TargetType } from '../../Logger';
-import { homedir } from 'os';
+import Logger from '../../Logger';
 
 const syncDebugLog = new Logger();
-syncDebugLog.addTarget(TargetType.File, {
-	path: `${homedir()}/synclog.txt`,
-});
 
 export default syncDebugLog;