diff --git a/src/chat_commands.c b/src/chat_commands.c
index f054f56..c093931 100644
--- a/src/chat_commands.c
+++ b/src/chat_commands.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void cmd_group_accept(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*
         return;
     }
 
-    if (init_groupchat_win(m, groupnumber, NULL, 0) == -1) {
+    if (init_groupchat_win(m, groupnumber, NULL, 0, Group_Join_Type_Join) == -1) {
         line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Group chat window failed to initialize.");
         tox_group_leave(m, groupnumber, NULL, 0, NULL);
         return;
diff --git a/src/global_commands.c b/src/global_commands.c
index c13f3c3..bf610b0 100644
--- a/src/global_commands.c
+++ b/src/global_commands.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ void cmd_groupchat(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*arg
         return;
     }
 
-    int init = init_groupchat_win(m, groupnumber, name, len);
+    int init = init_groupchat_win(m, groupnumber, name, len, Group_Join_Type_Create);
 
     if (init == -1) {
         line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Group chat window failed to initialize.");
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ void cmd_join(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
         return;
     }
 
-    int init = init_groupchat_win(m, groupnumber, NULL, 0);
+    int init = init_groupchat_win(m, groupnumber, NULL, 0, Group_Join_Type_Join);
 
     if (init == -1) {
         line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Group chat window failed to initialize.");
diff --git a/src/groupchats.c b/src/groupchats.c
index ce788aa..b97a8c1 100644
--- a/src/groupchats.c
+++ b/src/groupchats.c
@@ -265,7 +265,53 @@ void exit_groupchat(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *p
     }
 
     tox_group_leave(m, groupnumber, (uint8_t *) partmessage, length, NULL);
-    close_groupchat(self, m, groupnumber);
+
+    if (self != NULL) {
+        close_groupchat(self, m, groupnumber);
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initializes groupchat log. This should only be called after we have the group name.
+ */
+static void init_groupchat_log(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber)
+{
+    GroupChat *chat = get_groupchat(groupnumber);
+
+    if (!chat) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;
+
+    char my_id[TOX_ADDRESS_SIZE];
+    tox_self_get_address(m, (uint8_t *) my_id);
+
+    char chat_id[TOX_GROUP_CHAT_ID_SIZE];
+
+    TOX_ERR_GROUP_STATE_QUERIES err;
+
+    if (!tox_group_get_chat_id(m, groupnumber, (uint8_t *)chat_id, &err)) {
+        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to fetch chat id. Logging disabled. (error: %d)", err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (log_init(ctx->log, chat->group_name, my_id, chat_id, LOG_TYPE_CHAT) != 0) {
+        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Log failed to initialize.");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (load_chat_history(self, ctx->log) != 0) {
+        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to load chat history.");
+    }
+
+    if (user_settings->autolog == AUTOLOG_ON) {
+        if (log_enable(ctx->log) != 0) {
+            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to enable chat log.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    execute(ctx->history, self, m, "/log", GLOBAL_COMMAND_MODE);  // print log state to screen
 }
 
 /* Creates a new toxic groupchat window associated with groupnumber.
@@ -273,17 +319,12 @@ void exit_groupchat(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *p
  * Returns 0 on success.
  * Returns -1 on general failure.
  * Returns -2 if the groupnumber is already in use. This usually means that the client has
- * been kicked and needs to close the chat window before opening a new one.
+ *     been kicked and needs to close the chat window before opening a new one.
  */
-int init_groupchat_win(Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *groupname, size_t length)
+int init_groupchat_win(Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *groupname, size_t length, Group_Join_Type join_type)
 {
     ToxWindow *self = new_group_chat(m, groupnumber, groupname, length);
 
-    /* In case we're loading a saved group */
-    if (length == 0) {
-        groupchat_set_group_name(self, m, groupnumber);
-    }
-
     for (int i = 0; i <= max_groupchat_index; ++i) {
         if (!groupchats[i].active) {
             groupchats[i].chatwin = add_window(m, self);
@@ -307,6 +348,10 @@ int init_groupchat_win(Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *groupname, size
                 return -1;
             }
 
+            if (join_type == Group_Join_Type_Create || join_type == Group_Join_Type_Load) {
+                groupchat_set_group_name(self, m, groupnumber);
+            }
+
             groupchat_onGroupPeerJoin(self, m, groupnumber, peer_id);
 
             return 0;
@@ -901,6 +946,12 @@ void groupchat_onGroupPeerExit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, ui
 
 static void groupchat_set_group_name(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber)
 {
+    GroupChat *chat = get_groupchat(groupnumber);
+
+    if (!chat) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     TOX_ERR_GROUP_STATE_QUERIES err;
     size_t len = tox_group_get_name_size(m, groupnumber, &err);
 
@@ -916,11 +967,12 @@ static void groupchat_set_group_name(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumb
         return;
     }
 
-    char groupname[TOX_GROUP_MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
-    len = copy_tox_str(groupname, sizeof(groupname), tmp_groupname, len);
+    len = copy_tox_str(chat->group_name, sizeof(chat->group_name), tmp_groupname, len);
+    chat->group_name_length = len;
 
     if (len > 0) {
-        set_window_title(self, groupname, len);
+        set_window_title(self, chat->group_name, len);
+        init_groupchat_log(self, m, groupnumber);
     }
 }
 
@@ -936,7 +988,6 @@ static void groupchat_onGroupSelfJoin(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnum
         return;
     }
 
-    groupchat_set_group_name(self, m, groupnumber);
     chat->time_connected = get_unix_time();
 
     char topic[TOX_GROUP_MAX_TOPIC_LENGTH + 1];
@@ -962,6 +1013,10 @@ static void groupchat_onGroupSelfJoin(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnum
 
     line_info_add(self, timefrmt, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, MAGENTA, "-!- Topic set to: %s", topic);
 
+    if (chat->group_name_length == 0) {
+        groupchat_set_group_name(self, m, groupnumber);
+    }
+
     /* Update own role since it may have changed while we were offline */
     TOX_ERR_GROUP_SELF_QUERY s_err;
     TOX_GROUP_ROLE role = tox_group_self_get_role(m, groupnumber, &s_err);
@@ -1583,17 +1638,6 @@ static void groupchat_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
 
     line_info_init(ctx->hst);
 
-    if (user_settings->autolog == AUTOLOG_ON) {
-        char myid[TOX_ADDRESS_SIZE];
-        tox_self_get_address(m, (uint8_t *) myid);
-
-        if (log_enable(self->name, myid, NULL, ctx->log, LOG_CONFERENCE) == -1) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Log failed to initialize.");
-        }
-    }
-
-    execute(ctx->history, self, m, "/log", GLOBAL_COMMAND_MODE);
-
     scrollok(ctx->history, 0);
     wmove(self->window, y2 - CURS_Y_OFFSET, 0);
 }
diff --git a/src/groupchats.h b/src/groupchats.h
index 1e2ab38..488849c 100644
--- a/src/groupchats.h
+++ b/src/groupchats.h
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
 
 #define MAX_GROUPCHAT_NUM (MAX_WINDOWS_NUM - 2)
 
+typedef enum Group_Join_Type {
+    Group_Join_Type_Create,
+    Group_Join_Type_Join,
+    Group_Join_Type_Load,
+} Group_Join_Type;
+
 typedef struct GroupPeer {
     bool             active;
     char             name[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
@@ -49,6 +55,8 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t   num_peers;     /* Number of peers in the chat/name_list array */
     uint32_t   max_idx;       /* Maximum peer list index - 1 */
 
+    char       group_name[TOX_GROUP_MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
+    size_t     group_name_length;
     uint32_t   groupnumber;
     bool       active;
     uint64_t   time_connected;    /* The time we successfully connected to the group */
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } GroupChat;
 
 void exit_groupchat(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *partmessage, size_t length);
-int init_groupchat_win(Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *groupname, size_t length);
+int init_groupchat_win(Tox *m, uint32_t groupnumber, const char *groupname, size_t length, Group_Join_Type join_type);
 void set_nick_all_groups(Tox *m, const char *new_nick, size_t length);
 void set_status_all_groups(Tox *m, uint8_t status);
 int group_get_nick_peer_id(uint32_t groupnumber, const char *nick, uint32_t *peer_id);
diff --git a/src/toxic.c b/src/toxic.c
index 4436724..3bba1a3 100644
--- a/src/toxic.c
+++ b/src/toxic.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void load_groups(Tox *m)
     size_t numgroups = tox_group_get_number_groups(m);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < numgroups; ++i) {
-        if (init_groupchat_win(m, i, NULL, 0) != 0) {
+        if (init_groupchat_win(m, i, NULL, 0, Group_Join_Type_Load) != 0) {
             tox_group_leave(m, i, NULL, 0, NULL);
         }
     }