diff --git a/src/core/log/reload.rs b/src/core/log/reload.rs
index 0b72d787..6d651065 100644
--- a/src/core/log/reload.rs
+++ b/src/core/log/reload.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ use crate::{error, Result};
 ///
 /// [1]: <https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing/pull/1035/commits/8a87ea52425098d3ef8f56d92358c2f6c144a28f>
 pub trait ReloadHandle<L> {
+	fn current(&self) -> Option<L>;
+
 	fn reload(&self, new_value: L) -> Result<(), reload::Error>;
 }
 
-impl<L, S> ReloadHandle<L> for reload::Handle<L, S> {
+impl<L: Clone, S> ReloadHandle<L> for reload::Handle<L, S> {
+	fn current(&self) -> Option<L> { Self::clone_current(self) }
+
 	fn reload(&self, new_value: L) -> Result<(), reload::Error> { Self::reload(self, new_value) }
 }
 
@@ -57,6 +61,15 @@ impl LogLevelReloadHandles {
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
+
+	#[must_use]
+	pub fn current(&self, name: &str) -> Option<EnvFilter> {
+		self.handles
+			.lock()
+			.expect("locked")
+			.get(name)
+			.map(|handle| handle.current())?
+	}
 }
 
 impl Default for LogLevelReloadHandles {
diff --git a/src/core/log/suppress.rs b/src/core/log/suppress.rs
index ca2d5485..b13ee99e 100644
--- a/src/core/log/suppress.rs
+++ b/src/core/log/suppress.rs
@@ -10,16 +10,21 @@ pub struct Suppress {
 
 impl Suppress {
 	pub fn new(server: &Arc<Server>) -> Self {
+		let handle = "console";
 		let config = &server.config.log;
-		Self::from_filters(server, EnvFilter::try_new(config).unwrap_or_default(), &EnvFilter::default())
-	}
+		let suppress = EnvFilter::default();
+		let restore = server
+			.log
+			.reload
+			.current(handle)
+			.unwrap_or_else(|| EnvFilter::try_new(config).unwrap_or_default());
 
-	fn from_filters(server: &Arc<Server>, restore: EnvFilter, suppress: &EnvFilter) -> Self {
 		server
 			.log
 			.reload
-			.reload(suppress, Some(&["console"]))
+			.reload(&suppress, Some(&[handle]))
 			.expect("log filter reloaded");
+
 		Self {
 			server: server.clone(),
 			restore,