diff --git a/src/logger.js b/src/logger.js
index 5c2b01426f..d252686ddb 100644
--- a/src/logger.js
+++ b/src/logger.js
@@ -98,12 +98,16 @@ Logger.open = function (value) {
 };
 
 Logger.close = function (stream) {
-	if (stream.f !== process.stdout && stream.f) {
-		stream.end();
+	// Check if stream.f is a valid stream and has the 'end' method
+	if (stream.f !== process.stdout && stream.f && typeof stream.f.end === 'function') {
+		stream.f.end(); // Close the stream
+	} else if (stream.f !== process.stdout) {
+		winston.warn('Logger stream is invalid or already closed.');
 	}
 	stream.f = null;
 };
 
+
 Logger.monitorConfig = function (socket, data) {
 	/*
 	 * This monitor's when a user clicks "save" in the Logger section of the admin panel
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 4dea62224e..9b9f536cb8 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -218,13 +218,28 @@ function setupHelmet(app) {
 
 
 function setupFavicon(app) {
+	// Ensure 'brand:favicon' is available or use a default 'favicon.ico'
 	let faviconPath = meta.config['brand:favicon'] || 'favicon.ico';
-	faviconPath = path.join(nconf.get('base_dir'), 'public', faviconPath.replace(/assets\/uploads/, 'uploads'));
+
+	// Ensure 'base_dir' is available, log an error if not
+	const baseDir = nconf.get('base_dir');
+	if (!baseDir) {
+		winston.error('Base directory is not defined in configuration.');
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Construct the full path for the favicon
+	faviconPath = path.join(baseDir, 'public', faviconPath.replace(/assets\/uploads/, 'uploads'));
+
+	// Check if the favicon file exists before setting it up
 	if (file.existsSync(faviconPath)) {
 		app.use(nconf.get('relative_path'), favicon(faviconPath));
+	} else {
+		winston.warn(`Favicon not found at ${faviconPath}, skipping favicon setup.`);
 	}
 }
 
+
 function configureBodyParser(app) {
 	const urlencodedOpts = nconf.get('bodyParser:urlencoded') || {};
 	if (!urlencodedOpts.hasOwnProperty('extended')) {