diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
index b8713d8162..dee07c9fa3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ map<CString, CString> LogMaps;
 #define INFO_PATH	SYS_BASE_PATH "info.txt"
 #endif
 
-static FILE *g_fileLog, *g_fileInfo;
+static RageFile g_fileLog, g_fileInfo;
 
 #if defined(HAVE_VERSION_INFO)
 extern unsigned long version_num;
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ RageLog::RageLog()
 	remove( INFO_PATH );
 
 	// Open log file and leave it open.
-	g_fileLog = fopen( LOG_PATH, "w" );
+	g_fileLog.Open( LOG_PATH, RageFile::WRITE );
 	
 	// Failing to open shouldn't be fatal
 	//if( g_fileLog == NULL )
 	//	RageException::Throw( " Couldn't open log.txt: %s", strerror(errno) );
 
-	g_fileInfo = fopen( INFO_PATH, "w" );
+	g_fileInfo.Open( INFO_PATH, RageFile::WRITE );
 
 	// Failing to open shouldn't be fatal
 	//if( g_fileInfo == NULL )
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ RageLog::~RageLog()
 
 	Flush();
 	ShowLogOutput( false );
-	if(g_fileLog) fclose( g_fileLog );
-	if(g_fileInfo) fclose( g_fileInfo );
+	g_fileLog.Close();
+	g_fileInfo.Close();
 }
 
 void RageLog::SetLogging( bool b )
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ void RageLog::Write( int where, CString str)
 	if( m_bTimestamping )
 		str = SecondsToTime(RageTimer::GetTimeSinceStart()) + ": " + str;
 
-	if( where&WRITE_TO_INFO && g_fileInfo )
-		fprintf(g_fileInfo, "%s\n", str.c_str() );
+	if( where&WRITE_TO_INFO && g_fileInfo.IsOpen() )
+		g_fileInfo.PutLine( str );
 
 	if( HOOKS )
 		HOOKS->Log( str, where & WRITE_TO_INFO );
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ void RageLog::Write( int where, CString str)
 			  str.c_str());
 	}
 
-	if( g_fileLog )
-		fprintf(g_fileLog, "%s\n", str.c_str() );
+	if( g_fileLog.IsOpen() )
+		g_fileLog.PutLine( str );
 
 	if( m_bShowLogOutput || where != 0 )
 		printf("%s\n", str.c_str() );
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ void RageLog::Write( int where, CString str)
 
 void RageLog::Flush()
 {
-	fflush( g_fileLog );
-	fflush( g_fileInfo );
+	g_fileLog.Flush();
+	g_fileInfo.Flush();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 69d26f3711..fa3e8353c4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -816,15 +816,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	ChangeToDirOfExecutable(argv[0]);
 
-	/* Set this up second.  Do this early, since it's needed for RageException::Throw. 
+	/* Almost everything uses this to read and write files.  Load this early. */
+	FILEMAN = new RageFileManager;
+
+	/* Set this up next.  Do this early, since it's needed for RageException::Throw. 
 	 * Do it after ChangeToDirOfExecutable, so the log ends up in the right place. */
 	LOG			= new RageLog();
 
 	/* Whew--we should be able to crash safely now! */
 
-	/* Everything except LOG uses this to read and write files.  Load this early. */
-	FILEMAN = new RageFileManager;
-
 	MountTreeOfZips( ZIPS_DIR );
 
 	atexit(SDL_Quit);   /* Clean up on exit */