diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index b969ffb98..53dec5681 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -1403,7 +1403,6 @@ static void init_resources()
 void Application::initApplication(void)
 {
     try {
-        Base::Interpreter().replaceStdOutput();
         initTypes();
         new Base::ScriptProducer( "FreeCADGuiInit", FreeCADGuiInit );
         init_resources();
diff --git a/src/Main/MainGui.cpp b/src/Main/MainGui.cpp
index 288bc3df2..03407c52d 100644
--- a/src/Main/MainGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Main/MainGui.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
         // Inits the Application 
         App::Application::init(argc,argv);
         Gui::Application::initApplication();
+        Base::Interpreter().replaceStdOutput();
     }
     catch (const Base::UnknownProgramOption& e) {
         QApplication app(argc,argv);