diff --git a/lib/gitlab/logger.rb b/lib/gitlab/logger.rb
index aff13ba..c3a19e7 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/logger.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
     def self.read_latest
       path = Rails.root.join("log/githost.log")
+      self.build unless File.exist?(path)
       logs = File.read(path).split("\n")
     end
 
--
libgit2 0.21.2