diff --git a/src/logging/Manager.cc b/src/logging/Manager.cc
index fd6072d3b5..4f5fc5aaa0 100644
--- a/src/logging/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/logging/Manager.cc
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct Manager::Filter {
     string path;
     Val* path_val = nullptr;
     EnumVal* writer = nullptr;
+    std::string writer_name;
     TableVal* config = nullptr;
     TableVal* field_name_map = nullptr;
     string scope_sep;
@@ -882,6 +883,7 @@ bool Manager::AddFilter(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* fval) {
     filter->policy = policy ? policy->AsFunc() : stream->policy;
     filter->path_func = path_func ? path_func->AsFunc() : nullptr;
     filter->writer = writer->Ref()->AsEnumVal();
+    filter->writer_name = writer->GetType()->AsEnumType()->Lookup(writer->InternalInt());
     filter->local = log_local->AsBool();
     filter->remote = log_remote->AsBool();
     filter->interval = interv->AsInterval();
@@ -1126,10 +1128,9 @@ bool Manager::WriteToFilters(const Manager::Stream* stream, zeek::RecordValPtr c
 
             if ( ! wi->hook_initialized ) {
                 wi->hook_initialized = true;
-                PLUGIN_HOOK_VOID(HOOK_LOG_INIT, HookLogInit(filter->writer->GetType()->AsEnumType()->Lookup(
-                                                                filter->writer->InternalInt()),
-                                                            wi->instantiating_filter, filter->local, filter->remote,
-                                                            *info, filter->num_fields, filter->fields));
+                PLUGIN_HOOK_VOID(HOOK_LOG_INIT,
+                                 HookLogInit(filter->writer_name, wi->instantiating_filter, filter->local,
+                                             filter->remote, *info, filter->num_fields, filter->fields));
             }
         }
 
@@ -1161,10 +1162,8 @@ bool Manager::WriteToFilters(const Manager::Stream* stream, zeek::RecordValPtr c
             for ( auto& v : rec )
                 vals.emplace_back(&v);
 
-            bool res =
-                zeek::plugin_mgr->HookLogWrite(filter->writer->GetType()->AsEnumType()->Lookup(
-                                                   filter->writer->InternalInt()),
-                                               filter->name, *info, filter->num_fields, filter->fields, &vals[0]);
+            bool res = zeek::plugin_mgr->HookLogWrite(filter->writer_name, filter->name, *info, filter->num_fields,
+                                                      filter->fields, &vals[0]);
             if ( ! res ) {
                 DBG_LOG(DBG_LOGGING, "Hook prevented writing to filter '%s' on stream '%s'", filter->name.c_str(),
                         stream->name.c_str());
@@ -1684,9 +1683,8 @@ WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, WriterBacken
 
     if ( ! from_remote ) {
         winfo->hook_initialized = true;
-        PLUGIN_HOOK_VOID(HOOK_LOG_INIT,
-                         HookLogInit(writer->GetType()->AsEnumType()->Lookup(writer->InternalInt()),
-                                     instantiating_filter, local, remote, *winfo->info, num_fields, fields));
+        PLUGIN_HOOK_VOID(HOOK_LOG_INIT, HookLogInit(writer_name, instantiating_filter, local, remote, *winfo->info,
+                                                    num_fields, fields));
     }
 
     InstallRotationTimer(winfo);