diff --git a/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c b/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c
index df8b71bdc..157ed306f 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-outputs/rtmp-stream.c
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ static void *rtmp_stream_create(obs_data_t *settings, obs_output_t *output)
 	stream->output = output;
 	pthread_mutex_init_value(&stream->packets_mutex);
 
-	RTMP_Init(&stream->rtmp);
 	RTMP_LogSetCallback(log_rtmp);
+	RTMP_Init(&stream->rtmp);
 	RTMP_LogSetLevel(RTMP_LOGWARNING);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_init(&stream->packets_mutex, NULL) != 0)