--- sfx2/source/doc/docfile.cxx	
+++ sfx2/source/doc/docfile.cxx	
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ public:
     sal_Bool m_bVersionsAlreadyLoaded: 1;
     sal_Bool m_bLocked: 1;
     sal_Bool m_bGotDateTime: 1;
+    sal_Bool m_bTriedToCreateLogRing: 1; // whether we already attempted to create m_xLogRing
 
     uno::Reference < embed::XStorage > xStorage;
 
@@ -404,6 +405,8 @@ public:
 
     SfxMedium_Impl( SfxMedium* pAntiImplP );
     ~SfxMedium_Impl();
+
+    void CreateLogRing();
 };
 
 void SfxMedium::DataAvailable_Impl()
@@ -451,6 +454,7 @@ SfxMedium_Impl::SfxMedium_Impl( SfxMedium* pAntiImplP )
     m_bVersionsAlreadyLoaded( sal_False ),
     m_bLocked( sal_False ),
     m_bGotDateTime( sal_False ),
+    m_bTriedToCreateLogRing( sal_False ),
     pAntiImpl( pAntiImplP ),
     nFileVersion( 0 ),
     pOrigFilter( 0 ),
@@ -474,6 +478,22 @@ SfxMedium_Impl::~SfxMedium_Impl()
         delete pTempFile;
 }
 
+void SfxMedium_Impl::CreateLogRing()
+{
+    if ( !m_bTriedToCreateLogRing && !m_xLogRing.is() )
+    {
+        m_bTriedToCreateLogRing = sal_True;
+        try
+        {
+            ::comphelper::ComponentContext aContext( ::comphelper::getProcessServiceFactory() );
+            if ( aContext.is() )
+                m_xLogRing.set( aContext.getSingleton( "com.sun.star.logging.DocumentIOLogRing" ), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        }
+        catch( uno::Exception& )
+        {}
+    }
+}
+
 //================================================================
 
 #define IMPL_CTOR(rootVal,URLVal)			\
@@ -508,17 +528,7 @@ sal_uInt32 SfxMedium::GetLastStorageCreationState()
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 void SfxMedium::AddLog( const ::rtl::OUString& aMessage )
 {
-    if ( !pImp->m_xLogRing.is() )
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            ::comphelper::ComponentContext aContext( ::comphelper::getProcessServiceFactory() );
-            if ( aContext.is() )
-                pImp->m_xLogRing.set( aContext.getSingleton( "com.sun.star.logging.DocumentIOLogRing" ), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
-        }
-        catch( uno::Exception& )
-        {}
-    }
+    pImp->CreateLogRing();
 
     if ( pImp->m_xLogRing.is() )
         pImp->m_xLogRing->logString( aMessage );
--- sfx2/source/doc/objmisc.cxx	
+++ sfx2/source/doc/objmisc.cxx	
@@ -2488,19 +2488,25 @@ void SfxObjectShell_Impl::showBrokenSignatureWarning( const uno::Reference< task
     }
 }
 
-void SfxObjectShell::AddLog( const ::rtl::OUString& aMessage )
+void SfxObjectShell_Impl::CreateLogRing()
 {
-    if ( !pImp->m_xLogRing.is() )
+    if ( !m_bTriedToCreateLogRing && !m_xLogRing.is() )
     {
+        m_bTriedToCreateLogRing = sal_True;
         try
         {
             ::comphelper::ComponentContext aContext( ::comphelper::getProcessServiceFactory() );
             if ( aContext.is() )
-                pImp->m_xLogRing.set( aContext.getSingleton( "com.sun.star.logging.DocumentIOLogRing" ), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+                m_xLogRing.set( aContext.getSingleton( "com.sun.star.logging.DocumentIOLogRing" ), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
         }
         catch( uno::Exception& )
         {}
     }
+}
+
+void SfxObjectShell::AddLog( const ::rtl::OUString& aMessage )
+{
+    pImp->CreateLogRing();
 
     if ( pImp->m_xLogRing.is() )
         pImp->m_xLogRing->logString( aMessage );
@@ -2526,17 +2532,7 @@ void WriteStringInStream( const uno::Reference< io::XOutputStream >& xOutStream,
 
 void SfxObjectShell::StoreLog()
 {
-    if ( !pImp->m_xLogRing.is() )
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            ::comphelper::ComponentContext aContext( ::comphelper::getProcessServiceFactory() );
-            if ( aContext.is() )
-                pImp->m_xLogRing.set( aContext.getSingleton( "com.sun.star.logging.DocumentIOLogRing" ), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
-        }
-        catch( uno::Exception& )
-        {}
-    }
+    pImp->CreateLogRing();
 
     if ( pImp->m_xLogRing.is() )
     {
--- sfx2/source/doc/objxtor.cxx	
+++ sfx2/source/doc/objxtor.cxx	
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ SfxObjectShell_Impl::SfxObjectShell_Impl( SfxObjectShell& _rDocShell )
     ,bSaveVersionOnClose( sal_False )
     ,m_bSharedXMLFlag( sal_False )
     ,m_bAllowShareControlFileClean( sal_True )
+    ,m_bTriedToCreateLogRing( sal_False )
     ,lErr(ERRCODE_NONE)
     ,nEventId ( 0)
     ,bDoNotTouchDocInfo( sal_False )
--- sfx2/source/inc/objshimp.hxx	
+++ sfx2/source/inc/objshimp.hxx	
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ struct SfxObjectShell_Impl : public ::sfx2::IMacroDocumentAccess
                         bUseUserData:1,
                         bSaveVersionOnClose:1,
                         m_bSharedXMLFlag:1, // whether the flag should be stored in xml file
-                        m_bAllowShareControlFileClean:1; // whether the flag should be stored in xml file
+                        m_bAllowShareControlFileClean:1, // whether the flag should be stored in xml file
+                        m_bTriedToCreateLogRing:1; // whether we already attempted to create m_xLogRing
 
     String              aNewName;  // Der Name, unter dem das Doc gespeichert
                                    // werden soll
@@ -192,6 +193,8 @@ struct SfxObjectShell_Impl : public ::sfx2::IMacroDocumentAccess
 
     virtual sal_Bool hasTrustedScriptingSignature( sal_Bool bAllowUIToAddAuthor );
     virtual void showBrokenSignatureWarning( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::task::XInteractionHandler >& _rxInteraction ) const;
+
+    void CreateLogRing();
 };
 
 #endif