diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index a5e031189..b369f199f 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ public:
     const Impl& operator=(Impl const&) = delete;
 
     void PushEntry(Entry e) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(message_mutex);
         message_queue.Push(std::move(e));
-        message_cv.notify_one();
     }
 
     void AddBackend(std::unique_ptr<Backend> backend) {
@@ -86,15 +84,13 @@ private:
                 }
             };
             while (true) {
-                {
-                    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(message_mutex);
-                    message_cv.wait(lock, [&] { return !running || message_queue.Pop(entry); });
-                }
-                if (!running) {
+                entry = message_queue.PopWait();
+                if (entry.final_entry) {
                     break;
                 }
                 write_logs(entry);
             }
+
             // Drain the logging queue. Only writes out up to MAX_LOGS_TO_WRITE to prevent a case
             // where a system is repeatedly spamming logs even on close.
             const int MAX_LOGS_TO_WRITE = filter.IsDebug() ? INT_MAX : 100;
@@ -106,14 +102,13 @@ private:
     }
 
     ~Impl() {
-        running = false;
-        message_cv.notify_one();
+        Entry entry;
+        entry.final_entry = true;
+        message_queue.Push(entry);
         backend_thread.join();
     }
 
-    std::atomic_bool running{true};
-    std::mutex message_mutex, writing_mutex;
-    std::condition_variable message_cv;
+    std::mutex writing_mutex;
     std::thread backend_thread;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Backend>> backends;
     Common::MPSCQueue<Log::Entry> message_queue;
diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.h b/src/common/logging/backend.h
index 91bb0c309..a31ee6968 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.h
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct Entry {
     unsigned int line_num;
     std::string function;
     std::string message;
+    bool final_entry = false;
 
     Entry() = default;
     Entry(Entry&& o) = default;
diff --git a/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h b/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h
index f553efdc9..821e8536a 100644
--- a/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h
+++ b/src/common/threadsafe_queue.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // single reader, single writer queue
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <condition_variable>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <utility>
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public:
         ElementPtr* new_ptr = new ElementPtr();
         write_ptr->next.store(new_ptr, std::memory_order_release);
         write_ptr = new_ptr;
+        cv.notify_one();
 
         ++size;
     }
@@ -74,6 +76,16 @@ public:
         return true;
     }
 
+    T PopWait() {
+        if (Empty()) {
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(cv_mutex);
+            cv.wait(lock, [this]() { return !Empty(); });
+        }
+        T t;
+        Pop(t);
+        return t;
+    }
+
     // not thread-safe
     void Clear() {
         size.store(0);
@@ -101,6 +113,8 @@ private:
     ElementPtr* write_ptr;
     ElementPtr* read_ptr;
     std::atomic_size_t size{0};
+    std::mutex cv_mutex;
+    std::condition_variable cv;
 };
 
 // a simple thread-safe,
@@ -135,6 +149,10 @@ public:
         return spsc_queue.Pop(t);
     }
 
+    T PopWait() {
+        return spsc_queue.PopWait();
+    }
+
     // not thread-safe
     void Clear() {
         spsc_queue.Clear();