diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp
index 0c9325ed3..5998dd517 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include "GBAApp.h"
+#include "LogController.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "VFileDevice.h"
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ void MemoryAccessLogView::start() {
 	m_controller->attachDebuggerModule(&m_logger.d);
 	if (!mDebuggerAccessLoggerOpen(&m_logger, vf, flags)) {
 		mDebuggerAccessLoggerDeinit(&m_logger);
-		// log error
+		LOG(QT, ERROR) << tr("Failed to open memory log file");
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h
index 896ba5a07..ffe31cc43 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private:
 	QSet<QString> m_watchedRegions;
 	QHash<QString, QCheckBox*> m_regionBoxes;
 	QHash<QString, int> m_regionMapping;
-	struct mDebuggerAccessLogger m_logger;
+	struct mDebuggerAccessLogger m_logger{};
 	bool m_active = false;
 
 	mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlags activeFlags() const;