diff --git a/avaframe/runScripts/runGenProjTopoRelease.py b/avaframe/runScripts/runGenProjTopoRelease.py
index 3d61da712..9df778e38 100644
--- a/avaframe/runScripts/runGenProjTopoRelease.py
+++ b/avaframe/runScripts/runGenProjTopoRelease.py
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@
 # Initialize project
 initializeProject.initializeFolderStruct(avalancheDir)
 
-logOrigin = log.handlers[-1].baseFilename 
+logOrigin = log.handlers[-1].baseFilename
 
-logDest = os.path.join(avalancheDir, logName + '.log')
+basename = os.path.basename(logOrigin)
+
+log.handlers.clear()
+
+logDest = os.path.join(avalancheDir, basename)
 
 shutil.move(logOrigin, logDest)
 
diff --git a/avaframe/runScripts/runInitializeProject.py b/avaframe/runScripts/runInitializeProject.py
index 68b2ac26d..d82c29d96 100644
--- a/avaframe/runScripts/runInitializeProject.py
+++ b/avaframe/runScripts/runInitializeProject.py
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@
 initializeProject.initializeFolderStruct(avalancheDir)
 
 
-logOrigin = log.handlers[-1].baseFilename 
+logOrigin = log.handlers[-1].baseFilename
 
-logDest = os.path.join(avalancheDir, logName + '.log')
+basename = os.path.basename(logOrigin)
+
+log.handlers.clear()
+
+logDest = os.path.join(avalancheDir, basename)
 
 shutil.move(logOrigin, logDest)