diff --git a/crates/zlog/src/filter.rs b/crates/zlog/src/filter.rs
index 7d51df8861..56350d34c3 100644
--- a/crates/zlog/src/filter.rs
+++ b/crates/zlog/src/filter.rs
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ pub static LEVEL_ENABLED_MAX_CONFIG: AtomicU8 = AtomicU8::new(LEVEL_ENABLED_MAX_
 
 const DEFAULT_FILTERS: &[(&str, log::LevelFilter)] = &[
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd"))]
-    ("zbus", log::LevelFilter::Off),
+    ("zbus", log::LevelFilter::Warn),
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "windows"))]
-    ("blade_graphics", log::LevelFilter::Off),
+    ("blade_graphics", log::LevelFilter::Warn),
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "windows"))]
-    ("naga::back::spv::writer", log::LevelFilter::Off),
+    ("naga::back::spv::writer", log::LevelFilter::Warn),
 ];
 
 pub fn init_env_filter(filter: env_config::EnvFilter) {
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ pub fn is_scope_enabled(scope: &Scope, module_path: Option<&str>, level: log::Le
     };
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn refresh() {
-    refresh_from_settings(&HashMap::default());
-}
-
 pub fn refresh_from_settings(settings: &HashMap<String, String>) {
     let env_config = ENV_FILTER.get();
     let map_new = ScopeMap::new_from_settings_and_env(settings, env_config, DEFAULT_FILTERS);
diff --git a/crates/zlog/src/zlog.rs b/crates/zlog/src/zlog.rs
index d8b685e57f..570c82314c 100644
--- a/crates/zlog/src/zlog.rs
+++ b/crates/zlog/src/zlog.rs
@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ mod env_config;
 pub mod filter;
 pub mod sink;
 
-use anyhow::Context;
 pub use sink::{flush, init_output_file, init_output_stdout};
 
 pub const SCOPE_DEPTH_MAX: usize = 4;
 
 pub fn init() {
-    try_init().expect("Failed to initialize logger");
+    match try_init() {
+        Err(err) => {
+            log::error!("{err}");
+            eprintln!("{err}");
+        }
+        Ok(()) => {}
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn try_init() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    log::set_logger(&ZLOG).context("cannot be initialized twice")?;
+    log::set_logger(&ZLOG)?;
     log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::max());
     process_env();
+    filter::refresh_from_settings(&std::collections::HashMap::default());
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +48,6 @@ pub fn process_env() {
     match env_config::parse(&env_config) {
         Ok(filter) => {
             filter::init_env_filter(filter);
-            filter::refresh();
         }
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("Failed to parse log filter: {}", err);