diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/MapOutputTracker.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/MapOutputTracker.scala
index 6bd950205f..486d535da0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/MapOutputTracker.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/MapOutputTracker.scala
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ private[spark] class MapOutputTrackerMasterEndpoint(
     override val rpcEnv: RpcEnv, tracker: MapOutputTrackerMaster, conf: SparkConf)
   extends RpcEndpoint with Logging {
 
+  logDebug("init") // force eager creation of logger
+
   override def receiveAndReply(context: RpcCallContext): PartialFunction[Any, Unit] = {
     case GetMapOutputStatuses(shuffleId: Int) =>
       val hostPort = context.senderAddress.hostPort
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index 57d1f09f6b..6d7f05d217 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging with ExecutorAllocationCli
     // Make sure the context is stopped if the user forgets about it. This avoids leaving
     // unfinished event logs around after the JVM exits cleanly. It doesn't help if the JVM
     // is killed, though.
+    logDebug("Adding shutdown hook") // force eager creation of logger
     _shutdownHookRef = ShutdownHookManager.addShutdownHook(
       ShutdownHookManager.SPARK_CONTEXT_SHUTDOWN_PRIORITY) { () =>
       logInfo("Invoking stop() from shutdown hook")
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/ExternalShuffleService.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/ExternalShuffleService.scala
index 37a19a495b..13eadbe44f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/ExternalShuffleService.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/ExternalShuffleService.scala
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ object ExternalShuffleService extends Logging {
     server = newShuffleService(sparkConf, securityManager)
     server.start()
 
+    logDebug("Adding shutdown hook") // force eager creation of logger
     ShutdownHookManager.addShutdownHook { () =>
       logInfo("Shutting down shuffle service.")
       server.stop()
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/mesos/MesosClusterDispatcher.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/mesos/MesosClusterDispatcher.scala
index a057977eb0..73b6ca3844 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/mesos/MesosClusterDispatcher.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/mesos/MesosClusterDispatcher.scala
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ private[mesos] object MesosClusterDispatcher extends Logging {
     }
     val dispatcher = new MesosClusterDispatcher(dispatcherArgs, conf)
     dispatcher.start()
+    logDebug("Adding shutdown hook") // force eager creation of logger
     ShutdownHookManager.addShutdownHook { () =>
       logInfo("Shutdown hook is shutting down dispatcher")
       dispatcher.stop()
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala
index 2dd453cd63..7bed6851d0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ private[spark] object OutputCommitCoordinator {
       override val rpcEnv: RpcEnv, outputCommitCoordinator: OutputCommitCoordinator)
     extends RpcEndpoint with Logging {
 
+    logDebug("init") // force eager creation of logger
+
     override def receive: PartialFunction[Any, Unit] = {
       case StopCoordinator =>
         logInfo("OutputCommitCoordinator stopped!")
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/DiskBlockManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/DiskBlockManager.scala
index 0666be2dcb..3d43e3c367 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/DiskBlockManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/DiskBlockManager.scala
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ private[spark] class DiskBlockManager(conf: SparkConf, deleteFilesOnStop: Boolea
   }
 
   private def addShutdownHook(): AnyRef = {
+    logDebug("Adding shutdown hook") // force eager creation of logger
     ShutdownHookManager.addShutdownHook(ShutdownHookManager.TEMP_DIR_SHUTDOWN_PRIORITY + 1) { () =>
       logInfo("Shutdown hook called")
       DiskBlockManager.this.doStop()
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala
index 93ac67e5db..4001fac3c3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ private[spark] object ShutdownHookManager extends Logging {
   private val shutdownDeletePaths = new scala.collection.mutable.HashSet[String]()
 
   // Add a shutdown hook to delete the temp dirs when the JVM exits
+  logDebug("Adding shutdown hook") // force eager creation of logger
   addShutdownHook(TEMP_DIR_SHUTDOWN_PRIORITY) { () =>
     logInfo("Shutdown hook called")
     // we need to materialize the paths to delete because deleteRecursively removes items from
diff --git a/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala b/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala
index 6046426fdf..4808d0fcbc 100644
--- a/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala
+++ b/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ class StreamingContext private[streaming] (
           }
           StreamingContext.setActiveContext(this)
         }
+        logDebug("Adding shutdown hook") // force eager creation of logger
         shutdownHookRef = ShutdownHookManager.addShutdownHook(
           StreamingContext.SHUTDOWN_HOOK_PRIORITY)(stopOnShutdown)
         // Registering Streaming Metrics at the start of the StreamingContext