diff --git a/lib/openhab/log.rb b/lib/openhab/log.rb
index 5aeafaac87..71dd5f80cd 100644
--- a/lib/openhab/log.rb
+++ b/lib/openhab/log.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 require "forwardable"
 
+$ctx ||= nil
+
 module OpenHAB
   # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength