diff --git a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
index efdd7c254b..d2fad06c72 100644
--- a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
+++ b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
@@ -560,9 +560,6 @@ static bool is_debugger_present()
 
 void crashCatcherInstall(int argc, char **argv, const std::string &crashLogPath)
 {
-    if (const auto env = std::getenv("OPENMW_DISABLE_CRASH_CATCHER"))
-        if (std::atol(env) != 0)
-            return;
     if ((argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], crash_switch) == 0) || !is_debugger_present())
     {
         int s[5] = { SIGSEGV, SIGILL, SIGFPE, SIGBUS, SIGABRT };
diff --git a/components/debug/debugging.cpp b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
index 61de1ef4c1..e37406299d 100644
--- a/components/debug/debugging.cpp
+++ b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
@@ -314,16 +314,21 @@ int wrapApplication(int (*innerApplication)(int argc, char *argv[]), int argc, c
             setupLogging(cfgMgr.getLogPath().string(), appName, mode);
         }
 
+        if (const auto env = std::getenv("OPENMW_DISABLE_CRASH_CATCHER"); env == nullptr || std::atol(env) == 0)
+        {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-        const std::string crashLogName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(appName) + "-crash.dmp";
-        Crash::CrashCatcher crashy(argc, argv, (cfgMgr.getLogPath() / crashLogName).make_preferred().string());
+            const std::string crashLogName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(appName) + "-crash.dmp";
+            Crash::CrashCatcher crashy(argc, argv, (cfgMgr.getLogPath() / crashLogName).make_preferred().string());
 #else
-        const std::string crashLogName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(appName) + "-crash.log";
-        // install the crash handler as soon as possible. note that the log path
-        // does not depend on config being read.
-        crashCatcherInstall(argc, argv, (cfgMgr.getLogPath() / crashLogName).string());
+            const std::string crashLogName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(appName) + "-crash.log";
+            // install the crash handler as soon as possible. note that the log path
+            // does not depend on config being read.
+            crashCatcherInstall(argc, argv, (cfgMgr.getLogPath() / crashLogName).string());
 #endif
-        ret = innerApplication(argc, argv);
+            ret = innerApplication(argc, argv);
+        }
+        else
+            ret = innerApplication(argc, argv);
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)
     {