diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 833e68e9f..1babc592e 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ use anyhow::{bail, ensure, Context as _, Result};
 use async_channel::{self as channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use ratelimit::Ratelimit;
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex, Notify, RwLock};
-use tokio::task;
 
 use crate::chat::{get_chat_cnt, ChatId};
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::DC_VERSION_STR;
 use crate::contact::Contact;
-use crate::debug_logging::DebugEventLogData;
+use crate::debug_logging::DebugLogging;
 use crate::events::{Event, EventEmitter, EventType, Events};
 use crate::key::{DcKey, SignedPublicKey};
 use crate::login_param::LoginParam;
@@ -247,17 +246,6 @@ pub struct InnerContext {
     pub(crate) debug_logging: RwLock<Option<DebugLogging>>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct DebugLogging {
-    /// The message containing the logging xdc
-    pub(crate) msg_id: MsgId,
-    /// Handle to the background task responsible for sending
-    pub(crate) loop_handle: task::JoinHandle<()>,
-    /// Channel that log events should be sent to.
-    /// A background loop will receive and handle them.
-    pub(crate) sender: Sender<DebugEventLogData>,
-}
-
 /// The state of ongoing process.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum RunningState {
@@ -449,41 +437,18 @@ impl Context {
 
     /// Emits a single event.
     pub fn emit_event(&self, event: EventType) {
-        if self
-            .debug_logging
-            .try_read()
-            .ok()
-            .map(|inner| inner.is_some())
-            == Some(true)
         {
-            self.send_log_event(event.clone()).ok();
-        };
+            let lock = tokio::task::block_in_place(|| self.debug_logging.blocking_read());
+            if let Some(debug_logging) = &*lock {
+                debug_logging.log_event(event.clone());
+            }
+        }
         self.events.emit(Event {
             id: self.id,
             typ: event,
         });
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn send_log_event(&self, event: EventType) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        if let Ok(lock) = self.debug_logging.try_read() {
-            if let Some(DebugLogging {
-                msg_id: xdc_id,
-                sender,
-                ..
-            }) = &*lock
-            {
-                let event_data = DebugEventLogData {
-                    time: time(),
-                    msg_id: *xdc_id,
-                    event,
-                };
-
-                sender.try_send(event_data).ok();
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     /// Emits a generic MsgsChanged event (without chat or message id)
     pub fn emit_msgs_changed_without_ids(&self) {
         self.emit_event(EventType::MsgsChanged {
diff --git a/src/debug_logging.rs b/src/debug_logging.rs
index d7c93f0e4..5b5982e25 100644
--- a/src/debug_logging.rs
+++ b/src/debug_logging.rs
@@ -2,17 +2,41 @@
 use crate::{
     chat::ChatId,
     config::Config,
-    context::{Context, DebugLogging},
+    context::Context,
     message::{Message, MsgId, Viewtype},
     param::Param,
+    tools::time,
     webxdc::StatusUpdateItem,
     Event, EventType,
 };
-use async_channel::{self as channel, Receiver};
+use async_channel::{self as channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tokio::task;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct DebugLogging {
+    /// The message containing the logging xdc
+    pub(crate) msg_id: MsgId,
+    /// Handle to the background task responsible for sending
+    pub(crate) loop_handle: task::JoinHandle<()>,
+    /// Channel that log events should be sent to.
+    /// A background loop will receive and handle them.
+    pub(crate) sender: Sender<DebugEventLogData>,
+}
+
+impl DebugLogging {
+    pub(crate) fn log_event(&self, event: EventType) {
+        let event_data = DebugEventLogData {
+            time: time(),
+            msg_id: self.msg_id,
+            event,
+        };
+
+        self.sender.try_send(event_data).ok();
+    }
+}
+
 /// Store all information needed to log an event to a webxdc.
 pub struct DebugEventLogData {
     pub time: i64,
@@ -112,24 +136,26 @@ pub(crate) async fn set_debug_logging_xdc(ctx: &Context, id: Option<MsgId>) -> a
                     Some(msg_id.to_string().as_ref()),
                 )
                 .await?;
-            let debug_logging = &mut *ctx.debug_logging.write().await;
-            match debug_logging {
-                // Switch logging xdc
-                Some(debug_logging) => debug_logging.msg_id = msg_id,
-                // Bootstrap background loop for message forwarding
-                None => {
-                    let (sender, debug_logging_recv) = channel::bounded(1000);
-                    let loop_handle = {
-                        let ctx = ctx.clone();
-                        task::spawn(
-                            async move { debug_logging_loop(&ctx, debug_logging_recv).await },
-                        )
-                    };
-                    *debug_logging = Some(DebugLogging {
-                        msg_id,
-                        loop_handle,
-                        sender,
-                    });
+            {
+                let debug_logging = &mut *ctx.debug_logging.write().await;
+                match debug_logging {
+                    // Switch logging xdc
+                    Some(debug_logging) => debug_logging.msg_id = msg_id,
+                    // Bootstrap background loop for message forwarding
+                    None => {
+                        let (sender, debug_logging_recv) = channel::bounded(1000);
+                        let loop_handle = {
+                            let ctx = ctx.clone();
+                            task::spawn(async move {
+                                debug_logging_loop(&ctx, debug_logging_recv).await
+                            })
+                        };
+                        *debug_logging = Some(DebugLogging {
+                            msg_id,
+                            loop_handle,
+                            sender,
+                        });
+                    }
                 }
             }
             info!(ctx, "replacing logging webxdc");