diff --git a/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp b/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp
index b61c5386..6ce8d774 100644
--- a/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ enum EIpcLogOutputter {
 	kBufferRateTimeLimit = 1 // seconds
 };
 
-IpcLogOutputter::IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer, EIpcClientType clientType, bool useThread) :
+IpcLogOutputter::IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer, bool useThread) :
 	m_ipcServer(ipcServer),
 	m_bufferMutex(ARCH->newMutex()),
 	m_sending(false),
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ IpcLogOutputter::IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer, EIpcClientType clientType
 	m_bufferRateWriteLimit(kBufferRateWriteLimit),
 	m_bufferRateTimeLimit(kBufferRateTimeLimit),
 	m_bufferWriteCount(0),
-	m_bufferRateStart(ARCH->time()),
-	m_clientType(clientType)
+	m_bufferRateStart(ARCH->time())
 {
 	if (useThread) {
 		m_bufferThread = new Thread(new TMethodJob<IpcLogOutputter>(
@@ -103,9 +102,7 @@ IpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel, const char* text)
 	}
 
 	appendBuffer(text);
-	if (m_ipcServer.hasClients(m_clientType)) {
-		notifyBuffer();
-	}
+	notifyBuffer();
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ IpcLogOutputter::bufferThread(void*)
 
 	try {
 		while (m_running) {
-			if (m_buffer.empty() || !m_ipcServer.hasClients(m_clientType)) {
+			if (m_buffer.empty()) {
 				ArchMutexLock lock(m_notifyMutex);
 				ARCH->waitCondVar(m_notifyCond, m_notifyMutex, -1);
 			}
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ IpcLogOutputter::getChunk(size_t count)
 void
 IpcLogOutputter::sendBuffer()
 {
-	if (m_buffer.empty() || !m_ipcServer.hasClients(m_clientType)) {
+	if (m_buffer.empty() || !m_ipcServer.hasClients(kIpcClientGui)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.h b/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.h
index f5e771a5..a6a476a6 100644
--- a/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.h
+++ b/src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "arch/Arch.h"
 #include "arch/IArchMultithread.h"
 #include "base/ILogOutputter.h"
-#include "ipc/Ipc.h"
 
 #include <deque>
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ public:
 	If \p useThread is \c false, then the buffer needs to be sent manually
 	using the \c sendBuffer() function.
 	*/
-	IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer, EIpcClientType clientType, bool useThread);
+	IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer, bool useThread);
 	virtual ~IpcLogOutputter();
 
 	// ILogOutputter overrides
@@ -114,5 +113,4 @@ private:
 	UInt16				m_bufferWriteCount;
 	double				m_bufferRateStart;
 	bool				m_useThread;
-	EIpcClientType		m_clientType;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp
index bb1ef91f..15ff14df 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ DaemonApp::mainLoop(bool logToFile)
 		m_ipcServer = new IpcServer(m_events, &multiplexer);
 
 		// send logging to gui via ipc, log system adopts outputter.
-		m_ipcLogOutputter = new IpcLogOutputter(*m_ipcServer, kIpcClientGui, true);
+		m_ipcLogOutputter = new IpcLogOutputter(*m_ipcServer, true);
 		CLOG->insert(m_ipcLogOutputter);
 		
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
diff --git a/src/test/unittests/ipc/IpcLogOutputterTests.cpp b/src/test/unittests/ipc/IpcLogOutputterTests.cpp
index 72c75b49..444b506a 100644
--- a/src/test/unittests/ipc/IpcLogOutputterTests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/unittests/ipc/IpcLogOutputterTests.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_threadingEnabled_bufferIsSent)
 	
 	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
 
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(5);
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(2);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\n"), _)).Times(1);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 2\n"), _)).Times(1);
 
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, kIpcClientUnknown, true);
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, true);
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
 	mockServer.waitForSend();
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_overBufferMaxSize_firstLineTruncated)
 	MockIpcServer mockServer;
 	
 	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(4);
+
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(1);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 2\nmock 3\n"), _)).Times(1);
 
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, kIpcClientUnknown, false);
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, false);
 	outputter.bufferMaxSize(2);
 
 	// log more lines than the buffer can contain
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_underBufferMaxSize_allLinesAreSent)
 	
 	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
 
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(3);
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(1);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\nmock 2\n"), _)).Times(1);
 
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, kIpcClientUnknown, false);
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, false);
 	outputter.bufferMaxSize(2);
 
 	// log more lines than the buffer can contain
@@ -142,11 +143,11 @@ TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_underBufferRateLimit_allLinesAreSent)
 	
 	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
 
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(6);
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(2);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\nmock 2\n"), _)).Times(1);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 3\nmock 4\n"), _)).Times(1);
 
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, kIpcClientUnknown, false);
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, false);
 	outputter.bufferRateLimit(4, 1); // 1s (should be plenty of time)
 
 	// log 1 more line than the buffer can accept in time limit.