diff --git a/ext/ghoul b/ext/ghoul
index 68ec5fef09..62d6b98d7d 160000
--- a/ext/ghoul
+++ b/ext/ghoul
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 68ec5fef095ddc79f1d75057ea3a917816352556
+Subproject commit 62d6b98d7d33535d31f7029f0118c074ada5810d
diff --git a/include/openspace/engine/logfactory.h b/include/openspace/engine/logfactory.h
index 8b67a2f1dd..ab615b4236 100644
--- a/include/openspace/engine/logfactory.h
+++ b/include/openspace/engine/logfactory.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define __LOGFACTORY_H__
 
 #include <ghoul/misc/dictionary.h>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace ghoul {
 namespace logging {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ namespace openspace {
 
 class LogFactory {
 public:
-	static ghoul::logging::Log* createLog(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary);
+    static std::unique_ptr<ghoul::logging::Log> createLog(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary);
 };
 
 } // namespace openspace
diff --git a/src/engine/logfactory.cpp b/src/engine/logfactory.cpp
index 4f493a3363..6e668993de 100644
--- a/src/engine/logfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/logfactory.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace {
 
 namespace openspace {
 
-ghoul::logging::Log* LogFactory::createLog(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary) {
+std::unique_ptr<ghoul::logging::Log> LogFactory::createLog(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary) {
 	std::string type;
 	bool typeSuccess = dictionary.getValue(keyType, type);
 	if (!typeSuccess) {
@@ -74,12 +74,14 @@ ghoul::logging::Log* LogFactory::createLog(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
 	dictionary.getValue(keyLogLevelStamping, logLevelStamp);
 
 	if (type == valueHtmlLog) {
-		return new ghoul::logging::HTMLLog(
-			filename, append, timeStamp, dateStamp, categoryStamp, logLevelStamp);
+        return std::make_unique<ghoul::logging::HTMLLog>(
+			filename, append, timeStamp, dateStamp, categoryStamp, logLevelStamp
+        );
 	}
 	else if (type == valueTextLog) {
-		return new ghoul::logging::TextLog(
-			filename, append, timeStamp, dateStamp, categoryStamp, logLevelStamp);
+        return std::make_unique<ghoul::logging::TextLog>(
+			filename, append, timeStamp, dateStamp, categoryStamp, logLevelStamp
+        );
 	}
 	else {
 		LERROR("Log with type '" << type << "' did not name a valid log");
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 68b3fd3081..890257e21f 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ bool OpenSpaceEngine::create(
 	// configuration file, we will deinitialize this LogManager and reinitialize it later
 	// with the correct LogLevel
 	LogManager::initialize(LogManager::LogLevel::Debug, true);
-	LogMgr.addLog(new ConsoleLog);
+    LogMgr.addLog(std::make_unique<ConsoleLog>());
 
 	LDEBUG("Initialize FileSystem");
 
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::configureLogging() {
 		LogManager::LogLevel level = LogManager::levelFromString(logLevel);
 		LogManager::deinitialize();
 		LogManager::initialize(level, immediateFlush);
-		LogMgr.addLog(new ConsoleLog);
+		LogMgr.addLog(std::make_unique<ConsoleLog>());
 	}
 
 	if (configurationManager()->hasKeyAndValue<ghoul::Dictionary>(ConfigurationManager::KeyLogs)) {
@@ -625,10 +625,10 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::configureLogging() {
 			ghoul::Dictionary logInfo;
 			logs.getValue(std::to_string(i), logInfo);
 
-			Log* log = LogFactory::createLog(logInfo);
+            std::unique_ptr<Log> log = LogFactory::createLog(logInfo);
 
 			if (log)
-				LogMgr.addLog(log);
+                LogMgr.addLog(std::move(log));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
index 7e8cc38ec2..bb27f80ec1 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@ bool RenderEngine::initializeGL() {
 	_abuffer->initialize();
 
     LINFO("Initializing Log");
-	_log = new ScreenLog();
-	ghoul::logging::LogManager::ref().addLog(_log);
+    std::unique_ptr<ScreenLog> log = std::make_unique<ScreenLog>();
+    _log = log.get();
+    ghoul::logging::LogManager::ref().addLog(std::move(log));
 
     LINFO("Initializing Visualizer");
 	_visualizer = new ABufferVisualizer();