diff --git a/gunicorn/arbiter.py b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
index ca184959..db2c0272 100644
--- a/gunicorn/arbiter.py
+++ b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ class Arbiter(object):
     )
     
     def __init__(self, app):
-        self.setup(app)
-
         self.log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+        self.setup(app)
+
         self.pidfile = None
         self.worker_age = 0
         self.reexec_pid = 0