diff --git a/MBTiles/Shared/MBTileLayer.cs b/MBTiles/Shared/MBTileLayer.cs
index c988640b..02ce2a78 100644
--- a/MBTiles/Shared/MBTileLayer.cs
+++ b/MBTiles/Shared/MBTileLayer.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ namespace MapControl.MBTiles
     /// </summary>
     public class MBTileLayer : MapTileLayer
     {
+        private static ILogger logger;
+        private static ILogger Logger => logger ?? (logger = ImageLoader.LoggerFactory?.CreateLogger<MBTileLayer>());
+
         public static readonly DependencyProperty FileProperty =
             DependencyPropertyHelper.Register<MBTileLayer, string>(nameof(File), null,
                 async (layer, oldValue, newValue) => await layer.FilePropertyChanged(newValue));
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ namespace MapControl.MBTiles
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    ImageLoader.LoggerFactory?.CreateLogger<MBTileLayer>()?.LogError(ex, "Invalid file: {file}", file);
+                    Logger?.LogError(ex, "Invalid file: {file}", file);
                 }
             }
         }