diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala
index bb3a2765b..59e69bbdc 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ object LogManager {
   // construct a Logger that delegates to the global logger, but only holds a weak reference
   //  this is an approximation to the ideal that would invalidate the delegate after loading completes
   private[this] def globalWrapper(s: State): Logger = {
-    val ref = new java.lang.ref.WeakReference(s.globalLogging.full)
     new Logger {
+      private[this] val ref = new java.lang.ref.WeakReference(s.globalLogging.full)
       private[this] def slog: Logger = Option(ref.get) getOrElse sys.error("Settings logger used after project was loaded.")
 
       override val ansiCodesSupported = slog.ansiCodesSupported
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
index d7d364472..f2fe6ff6b 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ object BuiltinCommands {
   def reapply(newSession: SessionSettings, structure: BuildStructure, s: State): State =
     {
       s.log.info("Reapplying settings...")
-      val newStructure = Load.reapply(newSession.mergeSettings, structure)(Project.showContextKey(newSession, structure))
+      // Here, for correct behavior, we also need to re-inject a settings logger, as we'll be re-evaluating settings.
+      val loggerInject = LogManager.settingsLogger(s)
+      val withLogger = newSession.appendRaw(loggerInject :: Nil)
+      val newStructure = Load.reapply(withLogger.mergeSettings, structure)(Project.showContextKey(newSession, structure))
       Project.setProject(newSession, newStructure, s)
     }
   def set = Command(SetCommand, setBrief, setDetailed)(setParser) {
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/reload/log-in-setting.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/reload/log-in-setting.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..671118f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/reload/log-in-setting.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+version := {
+  sLog.value.info("Version is initializing")
+  version.value
+}
+
+TaskKey[Unit]("evil-clear-logger") := {
+  val logger = sLog.value
+  val cls = logger.getClass
+  val field = cls.getDeclaredField("ref")
+  field.setAccessible(true)
+  val ref = field.get(logger).asInstanceOf[java.lang.ref.WeakReference[_]]
+  // MUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA, I am de evil GC, I clear things.
+  ref.clear()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/reload/test b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/reload/test
index 69e42a70f..0e8bb10b2 100755
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/reload/test
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/reload/test
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Note: We aren't actively running this test, but it checks to make sure the setting-level logger is ok across reloads.
+# > evil-clear-logger
+# > reload
 -> f
 > project sub
 > f
@@ -10,4 +13,4 @@ $ copy-file changes/Changed.scala project/TestProject.scala
 > g
 # The current URI should be kept
 > reload
-> g
\ No newline at end of file
+> g
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/build.sbt
index 641163ffb..1d4e17374 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/build.sbt
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ TaskKey[Unit]("checkBuildSbtDefined", "") := {
 	assert(notExistingThing.?.value == Some(5), "Failed to set a settingKey defined in build.sbt")
 }
 
+TaskKey[Unit]("evil-clear-logger") := {
+  val logger = sLog.value
+  val cls = logger.getClass
+  val field = cls.getDeclaredField("ref")
+  field.setAccessible(true)
+  val ref = field.get(logger).asInstanceOf[java.lang.ref.WeakReference[_]]
+  // MUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA, I am de evil GC, I clear things.
+  ref.clear()
+}
+
 commands ++= Seq(
   Command.command("helloWorldTest") { state: State =>
      """set name := "hello-world"""" ::
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/test b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/test
index 8867956d9..7426c5704 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/test
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/set/test
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 > helloWorldTest
-> buildSbtTest
\ No newline at end of file
+> buildSbtTest
+> evil-clear-logger
+> set version := { sLog.value.info("yo"); version.value }
\ No newline at end of file