diff --git a/src/engine/log.cpp b/src/engine/log.cpp
index f9dadcfa..08ab8b99 100644
--- a/src/engine/log.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/log.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@
 #include <sqlite3.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
-using namespace boost::filesystem;
 
-Log::Log(ConfigFile *c) : mySqliteLogDb(0), myConfig(c), uniqueGameID(0), currentHandID(0), currentRound(GAME_STATE_PREFLOP), sql("")
+Log::Log(ConfigFile *c) : mySqliteLogDb(0), mySqliteLogFileName(""), myConfig(c), uniqueGameID(0), currentHandID(0), currentRound(GAME_STATE_PREFLOP), sql("")
 {
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +66,8 @@ Log::init()
 				strftime(curDate,11,"%Y-%m-%d",z);
 				strftime(curTime,9,"%H:%M:%S",z);
 
-				path mySqliteLogFileName(myConfig->readConfigString("LogDir"));
+				mySqliteLogFileName.clear();
+				mySqliteLogFileName /= myConfig->readConfigString("LogDir");
 				mySqliteLogFileName /= string("pokerth-log-") + curDateTime + ".pdb";
 
 				// open sqlite-db
diff --git a/src/engine/log.h b/src/engine/log.h
index 7f56fa13..d376ec3e 100644
--- a/src/engine/log.h
+++ b/src/engine/log.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define LOG_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
 #include "engine_defs.h"
 #include "game_defs.h"
@@ -56,12 +57,16 @@ public:
 		currentRound = theValue;
 	}
 
+	std::string getMySqliteLogFileName() {
+		return mySqliteLogFileName.directory_string();
+	}
 
 private:
 
 	void exec_transaction();
 
 	sqlite3 *mySqliteLogDb;
+	boost::filesystem::path mySqliteLogFileName;
 	ConfigFile *myConfig;
 	int uniqueGameID;
 	int currentHandID;