diff --git a/src/Main/ErrorReporter.cxx b/src/Main/ErrorReporter.cxx
index 92fded6c0..d91e7cda2 100644
--- a/src/Main/ErrorReporter.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/ErrorReporter.cxx
@@ -768,8 +768,10 @@ void ErrorReporter::init()
         SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Error reporting disabled");
         simgear::setFailureCallback(simgear::FailureCallback());
         simgear::setErrorContextCallback(simgear::ContextCallback());
-        sglog().removeCallback(d->_logCallback.get());
-        d->_logCallbackRegistered = false;
+        if (d->_logCallbackRegistered) {
+            sglog().removeCallback(d->_logCallback.get());
+            d->_logCallbackRegistered = false;
+        }
         return;
     }
 
@@ -885,8 +887,14 @@ void ErrorReporter::shutdown()
         globals->get_commands()->removeCommand("dismiss-error-report");
         globals->get_commands()->removeCommand("save-error-report-data");
         globals->get_commands()->removeCommand("show-error-report");
-        sglog().removeCallback(d->_logCallback.get());
-        d->_logCallbackRegistered = false;
+
+// during a reset we don't want to touch the log callback; it was added in
+// preinit, which does not get repeated on a reset
+        const bool inReset = fgGetBool("/sim/signals/reinit", false);
+        if (!inReset) {
+            sglog().removeCallback(d->_logCallback.get());
+            d->_logCallbackRegistered = false;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
index 6e28d73f0..166af7730 100755
--- a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 #include "util.hxx"
 #include "AircraftDirVisitorBase.hxx"
 #include <Main/sentryIntegration.hxx>
+#include <Main/ErrorReporter.hxx>
 
 #if defined(SG_MAC)
 #include <GUI/CocoaHelpers.h> // for Mac impl of platformDefaultDataPath()
@@ -1235,7 +1236,10 @@ void fgStartNewReset()
         SGSubsystemGroup* grp = subsystemManger->get_group(static_cast<SGSubsystemMgr::GroupType>(g));
         for (auto nm : grp->member_names()) {
             if ((nm == "time") || (nm == "terrasync") || (nm == "events")
-                || (nm == "lighting") || (nm == FGScenery::staticSubsystemClassId()))
+                || (nm == "lighting") 
+                || (nm == FGScenery::staticSubsystemClassId())
+                || (nm == flightgear::ErrorReporter::staticSubsystemClassId())
+                )
             {
                 continue;
             }