diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/MacAddressProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/MacAddressProvider.java
index 38c5619a7d55f..7952cbe2892e6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/MacAddressProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/MacAddressProvider.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 public class MacAddressProvider {
 
+    private static final ESLogger logger = Loggers.getLogger(MacAddressProvider.class);
+
     private static byte[] getMacAddress() throws SocketException {
         Enumeration<NetworkInterface> en = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
         if (en != null) {
@@ -64,15 +66,11 @@ public static byte[] getSecureMungedAddress() {
         try {
             address = getMacAddress();
         } catch( SocketException se ) {
-            // only grab the logger when necessary, since the logging system may not be setup yet
-            ESLogger logger = Loggers.getLogger(MacAddressProvider.class);
             logger.warn("Unable to get mac address, will use a dummy address", se);
             // address will be set below
         }
 
         if (!isValidAddress(address)) {
-            // only grab the logger when necessary, since the logging system may not be setup yet
-            ESLogger logger = Loggers.getLogger(MacAddressProvider.class);
             logger.warn("Unable to get a valid mac address, will use a dummy address");
             address = constructDummyMulticastAddress();
         }