diff --git a/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift b/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift
index d1321a19f769e..82307244212d3 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift
+++ b/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift
@@ -51,19 +51,28 @@ class AppHub: NSObject {
     }
 
     @objc func initMpv(_ mpv: OpaquePointer) {
-        log.log = mp_log_new(UnsafeMutablePointer(mpv), mp_client_get_log(mpv), "app")
-        option = OptionHelper(UnsafeMutablePointer(mpv), mp_client_get_global(mpv))
-        input.option = option
+        print("-------- initMpv1")
         event = EventHelper(self, mpv)
-        self.mpv = event?.mpv
+        print("-------- initMpv2")
+        if let mpv = event?.mpv {
+            print("-------- initMpv2.1")
+            self.mpv = mpv
+            log.log = mp_log_new(UnsafeMutablePointer(mpv), mp_client_get_log(mpv), "app")
+            option = OptionHelper(UnsafeMutablePointer(mpv), mp_client_get_global(mpv))
+            input.option = option
+        }
 
 #if HAVE_MACOS_MEDIA_PLAYER
+        print("-------- initMpv3.1")
         remote?.registerEvents()
 #endif
 #if HAVE_MACOS_TOUCHBAR
+        print("-------- initMpv3.2")
         touchBar = TouchBar(self)
 #endif
+        print("-------- initMpv4")
         log.verbose("AppHub functionality initialised")
+        print("-------- initMpv5")
     }
 
     @objc func initInput(_ input: OpaquePointer?) {
diff --git a/osdep/mac/event_helper.swift b/osdep/mac/event_helper.swift
index 277a9aa08d063..53453d389a47b 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/event_helper.swift
+++ b/osdep/mac/event_helper.swift
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ class EventHelper {
 
     init?(_ appHub: AppHub, _ mpv: OpaquePointer) {
         if !appHub.isApplication {
+            print("------- mpv_destroy(mpv)")
             mpv_destroy(mpv)
+            print("------- mpv_destroy(mpv)2")
             return nil
         }
 
diff --git a/osdep/mac/log_helper.swift b/osdep/mac/log_helper.swift
index 0f65975da1209..784054e364232 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/log_helper.swift
+++ b/osdep/mac/log_helper.swift
@@ -50,12 +50,16 @@ class LogHelper {
     }
 
     func send(message: String, type: Int) {
-        guard let log = log, UnsafeRawPointer(log).load(as: UInt8.self) != 0 else {
+        print("------- send(message:)0 \(message)")
+        guard let log = log/*, UnsafeRawPointer(log).load(as: UInt8.self) != 0*/ else {
+            print("------- send(message:)1")
             logger.log(level: loggerMapping[type] ?? .default, "\(message, privacy: .public)")
+            print("------- send(message:)2")
             return
         }
-
+        print("------- send(message:)1.1")
         let args: [CVarArg] = [(message as NSString).utf8String ?? "NO MESSAGE"]
         mp_msg_va(log, Int32(type), "%s\n", getVaList(args))
+        print("------- send(message:)1.2")
     }
 }