diff --git a/common/post-processing-filters-list.h b/common/post-processing-filters-list.h
index 4b9758be31..a60ba83418 100644
--- a/common/post-processing-filters-list.h
+++ b/common/post-processing-filters-list.h
@@ -31,7 +31,22 @@ struct post_processing_filters_list
         auto & filters = get();
         return filters.insert(
             filters.end(),
-            [name]() -> std::shared_ptr< post_processing_filter > { return std::make_shared< T >( name ); }
+            [name]() -> std::shared_ptr< post_processing_filter >
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    return std::make_shared< T >( name );
+                }
+                catch( std::exception const& e )
+                {
+                    LOG( ERROR ) << "Failed to start " << name << ": " << e.what();
+                }
+                catch( ... )
+                {
+                    LOG( ERROR ) << "Failed to start " << name << ": unknown exception";
+                }
+                return std::shared_ptr< T >();
+            }
             );
     }
 };
diff --git a/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp b/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp
index b8f600b7b8..270ab8cbd1 100644
--- a/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp
+++ b/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 // to initialize ours if we want to use the APIs!
 INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP
 #endif
-
 using namespace rs2;
 using namespace rs400;
 
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) try
         }
     }
 
-#if 1
+#ifdef BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
     // Configure the logger
     el::Configurations conf;
     conf.set( el::Level::Global, el::ConfigurationType::Format, "[%level] %msg" );
@@ -334,10 +333,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) try
     el::Helpers::installLogDispatchCallback< viewer_model_dispatcher >( "viewer_model_dispatcher" );
     auto dispatcher = el::Helpers::logDispatchCallback< viewer_model_dispatcher >( "viewer_model_dispatcher" );
     dispatcher->vm = &viewer_model;
-    // Remove the default logger (which will log to standard out/err) or it'll still be active
     el::Helpers::uninstallLogDispatchCallback< el::base::DefaultLogDispatchCallback >( "DefaultLogDispatchCallback" );
+#else
+     rs2::log_to_callback( RS2_LOG_SEVERITY_INFO,
+         [&]( rs2_log_severity severity, rs2::log_message const& msg )
+         {
+             viewer_model.not_model.add_log( msg.raw() );
+         } );
 #endif
-
     window.on_file_drop = [&](std::string filename)
     {