diff --git a/r5dev/core/dllmain.cpp b/r5dev/core/dllmain.cpp
index 464137cb..6235b58a 100644
--- a/r5dev/core/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/r5dev/core/dllmain.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ void SDK_Shutdown()
     DirectX_Shutdown();
 #endif // !DEDICATED
 
-    FreeConsole();
+    Console_Shutdown();
+    SpdLog_Shutdown();
 }
 
 //#############################################################################
diff --git a/r5dev/core/logdef.cpp b/r5dev/core/logdef.cpp
index 6ed8ecd7..c5bc7caa 100644
--- a/r5dev/core/logdef.cpp
+++ b/r5dev/core/logdef.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "core/logdef.h"
 
 //#############################################################################
-// SPDLOG SETUP
+// SPDLOG INIT
 //#############################################################################
 void SpdLog_Init(void)
 {
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ void SpdLog_Init(void)
 	bInitialized = true;
 }
 
+//#############################################################################
+// SPDLOG POST INIT
+//#############################################################################
 void SpdLog_PostInit()
 {
 	std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> iconsole = spdlog::get("game_console");
@@ -79,4 +82,12 @@ void SpdLog_PostInit()
 	}
 	else { wconsole->set_pattern("%v"); }
 	g_bSpdLog_PostInit = true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+//#############################################################################
+// SPDLOG SHUTDOWN
+//#############################################################################
+void SpdLog_Shutdown()
+{
+	spdlog::shutdown();
+}
diff --git a/r5dev/core/logdef.h b/r5dev/core/logdef.h
index 7a40ba61..834ecfe2 100644
--- a/r5dev/core/logdef.h
+++ b/r5dev/core/logdef.h
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ inline auto g_spd_sys_p_ostream_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::ostream_s
 
 void SpdLog_Init(void);
 void SpdLog_PostInit(void);
+void SpdLog_Shutdown(void);
diff --git a/r5dev/tier0/crashhandler.cpp b/r5dev/tier0/crashhandler.cpp
index 84f18826..5b590276 100644
--- a/r5dev/tier0/crashhandler.cpp
+++ b/r5dev/tier0/crashhandler.cpp
@@ -562,7 +562,12 @@ long __stdcall BottomLevelExceptionFilter(EXCEPTION_POINTERS* pExceptionInfo)
 
 	// Kill on recursive call.
 	if (g_CrashHandler->GetState())
+	{
+		// Shutdown SpdLog to flush all buffers.
+		SpdLog_Shutdown();
 		ExitProcess(1u);
+	}
+
 	g_CrashHandler->SetState(true);
 
 	g_CrashHandler->FormatCrash();
@@ -624,4 +629,4 @@ CCrashHandler::~CCrashHandler()
 	Shutdown();
 }
 
-CCrashHandler* g_CrashHandler = new CCrashHandler();
\ No newline at end of file
+CCrashHandler* g_CrashHandler = new CCrashHandler();
diff --git a/r5dev/windows/console.cpp b/r5dev/windows/console.cpp
index 5cf2e2b9..b52048ce 100644
--- a/r5dev/windows/console.cpp
+++ b/r5dev/windows/console.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,20 @@ void Console_Init()
 	SetConsoleCtrlHandler(ConsoleHandlerRoutine, true);
 }
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose: terminal window shutdown
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Console_Shutdown()
+{
+	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	// Destroy the console window
+	if (FreeConsole() == FALSE)
+	{
+		OutputDebugStringA("Failed to destroy console window!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 //#############################################################################
 // WORKER THREAD
 //#############################################################################
diff --git a/r5dev/windows/console.h b/r5dev/windows/console.h
index e42d960d..3e6b4d1f 100644
--- a/r5dev/windows/console.h
+++ b/r5dev/windows/console.h
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 void SetConsoleBackgroundColor(COLORREF color);
 void FlashConsoleBackground(int nFlashCount, int nFlashInterval, COLORREF color);
+
 void Console_Init();
+void Console_Shutdown();