diff --git a/scripts/supybot-test b/scripts/supybot-test
index d19ed2943..069b30ebd 100644
--- a/scripts/supybot-test
+++ b/scripts/supybot-test
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     print('Testing began at %s (pid %s)' % (time.ctime(), os.getpid()))
     if options.clean:
         shutil.rmtree(conf.supybot.directories.log())
+        log._mkDirs()
         shutil.rmtree(conf.supybot.directories.conf())
         shutil.rmtree(conf.supybot.directories.data())
     result = runner.run(suite)
diff --git a/src/log.py b/src/log.py
index 65d774d6b..d56cd1062 100644
--- a/src/log.py
+++ b/src/log.py
@@ -176,14 +176,18 @@ class ColorizedFormatter(Formatter):
         else:
             return Formatter.format(self, record, *args, **kwargs)
 
-_logDir = conf.supybot.directories.log()
-if not os.path.exists(_logDir):
-    os.mkdir(_logDir, 0o755)
+def _mkDirs():
+    global _logDir, pluginLogDir
+    _logDir = conf.supybot.directories.log()
+    if not os.path.exists(_logDir):
+        os.mkdir(_logDir, 0o755)
 
-pluginLogDir = os.path.join(_logDir, 'plugins')
+    pluginLogDir = os.path.join(_logDir, 'plugins')
 
-if not os.path.exists(pluginLogDir):
-    os.mkdir(pluginLogDir, 0o755)
+    if not os.path.exists(pluginLogDir):
+        os.mkdir(pluginLogDir, 0o755)
+
+_mkDirs()
 
 try:
     messagesLogFilename = os.path.join(_logDir, 'messages.log')