diff --git a/src/logger.cpp b/src/logger.cpp
index 30e912d..bb51d05 100644
--- a/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/logger.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 using namespace sc;
 
-std::mutex logger::_mtx;
+std::recursive_mutex logger::_mtx;
 
 logger::logger(const std::string& name, loglevel level)
     : _level(level), _name(name) {}
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ logger::logger(const std::string& name, loglevel level)
 void logger::msg(loglevel level, const sc::io::trgb* color,
                  const char* file, int line, const char* func) {
     if (level >= _level) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock {_mtx};
         if (_topcall) {
             write_prefix(level, color, file, line, func);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/logger.hpp b/src/logger.hpp
index 9f6b6dc..f5be8e3 100644
--- a/src/logger.hpp
+++ b/src/logger.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace sc {
                      const char* file, int line, const char* func,
                      T value, Args... args) {
                 if (level >= _level) {
+                    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock {_mtx};
                     if (_topcall) {
                         _topcall = false;
                         write_prefix(level, color, file, line, func);
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ namespace sc {
             loglevel _level {loglevel::info};
             bool _topcall {true};
             std::string _name;
-            static std::mutex _mtx;
+            static std::recursive_mutex _mtx;
     };
 
 }