diff --git a/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h b/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
index e2112d2f7f..7c9e566ed4 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
@@ -153,10 +153,12 @@ private:
 
     // Batching members
     mutable std::mutex batchMutex_;
+public:
     static constexpr size_t BATCH_BUFFER_SIZE = 64 * 1024;  // 64KB buffer
     std::array<char, BATCH_BUFFER_SIZE> batchBuffer_{};
-    static thread_local std::span<char> writeBuffer_;  // Points to available write space
+    std::span<char> writeBuffer_;  // Points to available write space
     std::span<char> readBuffer_;   // Points to data ready to flush
+private:
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point lastFlush_ =
         std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp b/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp
index bd5cbd8bf5..7b548fc05a 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/basics/Log.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace ripple {
-thread_local std::span<char> Logs::writeBuffer_{};
 
 namespace {
 constexpr auto FLUSH_INTERVAL =
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ Logs::File::write(std::string_view text)
 
 Logs::Logs(beast::severities::Severity thresh)
     : thresh_(thresh)  // default severity
-    // , writeBuffer_(
-    //       batchBuffer_)  // Initially, entire buffer is available for writing
+    , writeBuffer_(
+          batchBuffer_)  // Initially, entire buffer is available for writing
     , readBuffer_(batchBuffer_.data(), 0)  // No data ready to flush initially
 {
 }