diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzQtComponents/AzQtComponents/Application/AzQtTraceLogger.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzQtComponents/AzQtComponents/Application/AzQtTraceLogger.cpp
index 3883669e6e..6084d555e7 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzQtComponents/AzQtComponents/Application/AzQtTraceLogger.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzQtComponents/AzQtComponents/Application/AzQtTraceLogger.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <AzFramework/StringFunc/StringFunc.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Logging/LogFile.h>
 
-
 namespace AzQtComponents
 {
     class AzQtTraceLogger::Impl : public AZ::Debug::TraceMessageBus::Handler
@@ -78,11 +77,13 @@ namespace AzQtComponents
 
     void AzQtTraceLogger::Impl::WriteStartupLog(char name[])
     {
-        using namespace AzFramework;
-
+        std::string temp = name;
+    
+        //using namespace AzFramework;
+        ///*
         AZ::IO::FileIOBase* fileIO = AZ::IO::FileIOBase::GetInstance();
         AZ_Assert(fileIO != nullptr, "FileIO should be running at this point");
-
+        /*
         // There is no log system online so we have to create your own log file.
         char resolveBuffer[AZ_MAX_PATH_LEN] = { 0 };
         fileIO->ResolvePath("@user@", resolveBuffer, AZ_MAX_PATH_LEN);
@@ -110,5 +111,6 @@ namespace AzQtComponents
             m_startupLogSink = {};
             m_logFile->FlushLog();
         }
+        */
     }
 } // namespace AzQtComponents
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp
index e20274da81..75875d07de 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
             ExitMainLoop();
         }
     }
-    ///*
+    /*
     void MaterialEditorApplication::WriteStartupLog()
     {
         using namespace AzFramework;
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
             m_logFile->FlushLog();
         }
     }
-    //*/
+    */
     void MaterialEditorApplication::LoadSettings()
     {
         AZ::SerializeContext* context = nullptr;
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
             return;
         }
 
-        //m_traceLogger->WriteStartupLog("MaterialEditor.log");
-        WriteStartupLog();
+        m_traceLogger->WriteStartupLog("MaterialEditor.log");
+        //WriteStartupLog();
 
         if (!LaunchDiscoveryService())
         {
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.h b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.h
index 5d689a67ec..8b49f017c0 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
         void CompileCriticalAssets();
 
         void ProcessCommandLine(const AZ::CommandLine& commandLine);
-        void WriteStartupLog();
+        //void WriteStartupLog();
 
         void LoadSettings();
         void UnloadSettings();