diff --git a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceAlreadyInitializedException.scala b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceAlreadyInitializedException.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29ffeaef25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceAlreadyInitializedException.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package org.enso.loggingservice
+
+case class LoggingServiceAlreadyInitializedException()
+    extends RuntimeException(
+      "The logging service was already initialized. " +
+      "If it should be restarted, it should be torn down first."
+    )
diff --git a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceManager.scala b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceManager.scala
index bb8ded70f4..4ce14956f0 100644
--- a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceManager.scala
+++ b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceManager.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.enso.loggingservice
 
-import org.enso.loggingservice.internal.service.{Client, Local, Server, Service}
 import org.enso.loggingservice.internal._
+import org.enso.loggingservice.internal.service.{Client, Local, Server, Service}
 import org.enso.loggingservice.printers.{Printer, StderrPrinter}
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
@@ -168,9 +168,7 @@ object LoggingServiceManager {
   ): InitializationResult = {
     this.synchronized {
       if (currentService.isDefined) {
-        throw new IllegalStateException(
-          "The logging service has already been set up."
-        )
+        throw new LoggingServiceAlreadyInitializedException()
       }
 
       val (service, result): (Service, InitializationResult) = mode match {
diff --git a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceSetupHelper.scala b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceSetupHelper.scala
index d141fd0111..738845bf24 100644
--- a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceSetupHelper.scala
+++ b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/LoggingServiceSetupHelper.scala
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import org.enso.loggingservice.printers.{
   StderrPrinterWithColors
 }
 
-import scala.concurrent.{Await, ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
 import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
+import scala.concurrent.{Await, ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success}
 
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ abstract class LoggingServiceSetupHelper(implicit
     LoggingServiceManager
       .setup(LoggerMode.Server(createPrinters()), logLevel)
       .onComplete {
+        case Failure(LoggingServiceAlreadyInitializedException()) =>
+          logger.warn(
+            "Failed to initialize the logger because the logging service " +
+            "was already initialized."
+          )
+          loggingServiceEndpointPromise.trySuccess(None)
         case Failure(exception) =>
           logger.error(
             s"Failed to initialize the logging service server: $exception",
@@ -158,6 +164,12 @@ abstract class LoggingServiceSetupHelper(implicit
               logLevel
             )
             .onComplete {
+              case Failure(LoggingServiceAlreadyInitializedException()) =>
+                logger.warn(
+                  "Failed to initialize the fallback logger because the " +
+                  "logging service was already initialized."
+                )
+                loggingServiceEndpointPromise.trySuccess(None)
               case Failure(fallbackException) =>
                 System.err.println(
                   s"Failed to initialize the fallback logger: " +
diff --git a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ServiceWithActorSystem.scala b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ServiceWithActorSystem.scala
index 151cbd7a7e..211ffa4ff3 100644
--- a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ServiceWithActorSystem.scala
+++ b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ServiceWithActorSystem.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ trait ServiceWithActorSystem extends Service {
     val loggers: java.lang.Iterable[String] =
       Seq("akka.event.Logging$StandardOutLogger").asJava
     val config = ConfigFactory
-      .load()
+      .empty()
       .withValue("akka.loggers", ConfigValueFactory.fromAnyRef(loggers))
       .withValue(
         "akka.logging-filter",
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ trait ServiceWithActorSystem extends Service {
         "akka.coordinated-shutdown.run-by-actor-system-terminate",
         ConfigValueFactory.fromAnyRef("off")
       )
+      .withValue("akka.daemonic", ConfigValueFactory.fromAnyRef("on"))
     ActorSystem(
       name,
       config,
diff --git a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ThreadProcessingService.scala b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ThreadProcessingService.scala
index 1fe2521148..8e3a9ca144 100644
--- a/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ThreadProcessingService.scala
+++ b/lib/scala/logging-service/src/main/scala/org/enso/loggingservice/internal/service/ThreadProcessingService.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package org.enso.loggingservice.internal.service
 
 import org.enso.loggingservice.LogLevel
+import org.enso.loggingservice.internal.protocol.WSLogMessage
 import org.enso.loggingservice.internal.{
   BlockingConsumerMessageQueue,
   InternalLogger
 }
-import org.enso.loggingservice.internal.protocol.WSLogMessage
 
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ trait ThreadProcessingService extends Service {
     }
 
     val thread = new Thread(() => runQueue())
+    thread.setName("logging-service-processing-thread")
+    thread.setDaemon(true)
     queueThread = Some(thread)
     thread.start()
   }