diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/oracle/javafx/scenebuilder/app/SceneBuilderApp.java b/app/src/main/java/com/oracle/javafx/scenebuilder/app/SceneBuilderApp.java
index 4472a22ac..f9630b1ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/oracle/javafx/scenebuilder/app/SceneBuilderApp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/oracle/javafx/scenebuilder/app/SceneBuilderApp.java
@@ -34,52 +34,32 @@
 
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.DocumentWindowController.ActionStatus;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.about.AboutWindowController;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.preferences.MavenPreferences;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.ResourceUtils;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.ToolTheme;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.alert.ImportingGluonControlsAlert;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.alert.SBAlert;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.i18n.I18N;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.menubar.MenuBarController;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.preferences.PreferencesController;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.preferences.PreferencesRecordGlobal;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.preferences.PreferencesWindowController;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.registration.RegistrationWindowController;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.library.util.JarReport;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.template.Template;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.template.TemplatesWindowController;
-import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.template.Type;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.tracking.Tracking;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.util.AppSettings;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.app.welcomedialog.WelcomeDialogWindowController;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.ResourceUtils;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.ToolTheme;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.alert.ImportingGluonControlsAlert;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.alert.SBAlert;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.editor.EditorController;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.editor.EditorPlatform;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.editor.panel.util.dialog.AlertDialog;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.editor.panel.util.dialog.ErrorDialog;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.library.BuiltinLibrary;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.library.user.UserLibrary;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.library.util.JarReport;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.metadata.Metadata;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.preferences.MavenPreferences;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.template.Template;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.template.TemplatesWindowController;
+import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.template.Type;
 import com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.util.control.effectpicker.EffectPicker;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.time.LocalDate;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
 import javafx.application.Application;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.beans.InvalidationListener;
@@ -94,6 +74,21 @@
 import javafx.stage.FileChooser;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.LogManager;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
 /**
  * This is the SB main entry point.
  */
@@ -124,7 +119,12 @@ public enum ApplicationControlAction {
     private final BooleanBinding startupTasksFinished = Bindings.isEmpty(startupTasks);
 
     static {
-        System.setProperty("java.util.logging.config.file", SceneBuilderApp.class.getResource("/logging.properties").getPath());
+        try {
+            // Ensures logging.properties is applied, whether running application locally or via a JAR
+            LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(SceneBuilderApp.class.getResourceAsStream("/logging.properties"));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to initialise log manager", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /*