diff --git a/include/blah/app.h b/include/blah/app.h
index cb2d292..142528a 100644
--- a/include/blah/app.h
+++ b/include/blah/app.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ namespace Blah
 		// Runs the application
 		bool run(const Config* config);
 
+		// Checks if the Application is running yet
+		bool is_running();
+
 		// Exits the application.
 		// This only signals for the application to close, it will not stop
 		// until the current update and render calls are finished.
diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index 4831737..5e86512 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ bool App::run(const Config* c)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool App::is_running()
+{
+	return app_is_running;
+}
+
 void App::Internal::iterate()
 {
 	// update at a fixed timerate
diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index 05b1769..768d5ea 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ void Log::info(const char* format, ...)
 	vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(char) * max_length, format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	if (App::config().on_log)
+	if (App::is_running() && App::config().on_log)
 	{
 		App::config().on_log(msg, Category::Info);
 	}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void Log::warn(const char* format, ...)
 	vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(char) * max_length, format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	if (App::config().on_log)
+	if (App::is_running() && App::config().on_log)
 	{
 		App::config().on_log(msg, Category::Warning);
 	}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void Log::error(const char* format, ...)
 	vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(char) * max_length, format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	if (App::config().on_log)
+	if (App::is_running() && App::config().on_log)
 	{
 		App::config().on_log(msg, Category::Error);
 	}