diff --git a/native/jni/core/log_monitor.c b/native/jni/core/log_monitor.c
index 19f1efbac..72bb7f6a9 100644
--- a/native/jni/core/log_monitor.c
+++ b/native/jni/core/log_monitor.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "resetprop.h"
 
 extern int is_daemon_init;
-int logd = 0;
+int loggable = 1;
 
 static int am_proc_start_filter(const char *log) {
 	return strstr(log, "am_proc_start") != NULL;
@@ -49,15 +49,16 @@ struct log_listener log_events[] = {
 static int debug_log_pid = -1, debug_log_fd = -1;
 #endif
 
-static void check_logd() {
-	char *prop = getprop("init.svc.logd");
-	if (prop != NULL) {
-		free(prop);
-		logd = 1;
-	} else {
-		LOGD("log_monitor: logd not started, disable logging");
-		logd = 0;
+static void test_logcat() {
+	int log_fd = -1, log_pid;
+	char buf[1];
+	log_pid = exec_command(0, &log_fd, NULL, "logcat", NULL);
+	if (read(log_fd, buf, sizeof(buf)) != sizeof(buf)) {
+		loggable = 0;
+		LOGD("log_monitor: cannot read from logcat, disable logging");
 	}
+	kill(log_pid, SIGTERM);
+	waitpid(log_pid, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static void *logger_thread(void *args) {
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ static void *logger_thread(void *args) {
 	LOGD("log_monitor: logger start");
 
 	while (1) {
-		if (!logd) {
+		if (!loggable) {
 			// Disable all services
 			for (int i = 0; i < (sizeof(log_events) / sizeof(struct log_listener)); ++i) {
 				close(log_events[i].fd);
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ static void *logger_thread(void *args) {
 		// Clear buffer before restart
 		exec_command_sync("logcat", "-b", "events", "-b", "main", "-c", NULL);
 
-		check_logd();
+		test_logcat();
 	}
 
 	// Should never be here, but well...
@@ -163,9 +164,9 @@ static void *debug_magisk_log_thread(void *args) {
 void monitor_logs() {
 	pthread_t thread;
 
-	check_logd();
+	test_logcat();
 
-	if (logd) {
+	if (loggable) {
 		// Start log file dumper before monitor
 		xpthread_create(&thread, NULL, magisk_log_thread, NULL);
 		pthread_detach(thread);
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ void monitor_logs() {
 
 void start_debug_full_log() {
 #ifdef MAGISK_DEBUG
-	if (logd) {
+	if (loggable) {
 		// Log everything initially
 		debug_log_fd = xopen(DEBUG_LOG, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_CLOEXEC | O_TRUNC, 0644);
 		debug_log_pid = exec_command(0, &debug_log_fd, NULL, "logcat", "-v", "threadtime", NULL);
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ void stop_debug_full_log() {
 
 void start_debug_log() {
 #ifdef MAGISK_DEBUG
-	if (logd) {
+	if (loggable) {
 		pthread_t thread;
 		// Start debug thread
 		xpthread_create(&thread, NULL, debug_magisk_log_thread, NULL);
diff --git a/native/jni/include/daemon.h b/native/jni/include/daemon.h
index 3a30c26df..823d1a7cf 100644
--- a/native/jni/include/daemon.h
+++ b/native/jni/include/daemon.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ enum {
 	DAEMON_ERROR = -1,
 	DAEMON_SUCCESS = 0,
 	ROOT_REQUIRED,
-	LOGD_DISABLED,
+	LOGCAT_DISABLED,
 	HIDE_IS_ENABLED,
 	HIDE_NOT_ENABLED,
 	HIDE_ITEM_EXIST,
diff --git a/native/jni/include/logging.h b/native/jni/include/logging.h
index 93d7c4c30..658930d05 100644
--- a/native/jni/include/logging.h
+++ b/native/jni/include/logging.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct log_listener {
 };
 
 extern struct log_listener log_events[];
-extern int logd;
+extern int loggable;
 
 void monitor_logs();
 void start_debug_full_log();
diff --git a/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.c b/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.c
index 7185ae9f4..230743ec4 100644
--- a/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.c
+++ b/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.c
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ void launch_magiskhide(int client) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!logd) {
+	if (!loggable) {
 		if (client > 0) {
-			write_int(client, LOGD_DISABLED);
+			write_int(client, LOGCAT_DISABLED);
 			close(client);
 		}
 		setprop(MAGISKHIDE_PROP, "0");
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ int magiskhide_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	case ROOT_REQUIRED:
 		fprintf(stderr, "Root is required for this operation\n");
 		return code;
-	case LOGD_DISABLED:
-		fprintf(stderr, "Logd is not running, cannot run logcat\n");
+	case LOGCAT_DISABLED:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Logcat is disabled, cannot start MagiskHide\n");
 		return (code);
 	case HIDE_NOT_ENABLED:
-		fprintf(stderr, "Magisk hide is not enabled yet\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "MagiskHide is not enabled yet\n");
 		return code;
 	case HIDE_IS_ENABLED:
-		fprintf(stderr, "Magisk hide is already enabled\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "MagiskHide is already enabled\n");
 		return code;
 	case HIDE_ITEM_EXIST:
 		fprintf(stderr, "Process [%s] already exists in hide list\n", argv[2]);