diff --git a/src/packages/command-logger/index.coffee b/src/packages/command-logger/index.coffee
index 39dd9ad68..027035980 100644
--- a/src/packages/command-logger/index.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/command-logger/index.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 DeferredAtomPackage = require 'deferred-atom-package'
+$ = require 'jquery'
 
 module.exports =
 class CommandLogger extends DeferredAtomPackage
@@ -7,4 +8,25 @@ class CommandLogger extends DeferredAtomPackage
 
   instanceClass: 'command-logger/src/command-logger-view'
 
-  onLoadEvent: (event, instance) -> instance.toggle()
+  activate: (rootView, state={})->
+    super
+
+    @eventLog = state.eventLog ? {}
+    rootView.command 'command-logger:clear-data', => @eventLog = {}
+
+    registerTriggeredEvent = (eventName) =>
+      eventNameLog = @eventLog[eventName]
+      unless eventNameLog
+        eventNameLog =
+          count: 0
+          name: eventName
+        @eventLog[eventName] = eventNameLog
+      eventNameLog.count++
+      eventNameLog.lastRun = new Date().getTime()
+    originalTrigger = $.fn.trigger
+    $.fn.trigger = (eventName) ->
+      eventName = eventName.type if eventName.type
+      registerTriggeredEvent(eventName) if $(this).events()[eventName]
+      originalTrigger.apply(this, arguments)
+
+  onLoadEvent: (event, instance) -> instance.toggle(@eventLog)
diff --git a/src/packages/command-logger/src/command-logger-view.coffee b/src/packages/command-logger/src/command-logger-view.coffee
index 01496a2d0..4a5f89df5 100644
--- a/src/packages/command-logger/src/command-logger-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/command-logger/src/command-logger-view.coffee
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 {$$$} = require 'space-pen'
 ScrollView = require 'scroll-view'
-$ = require 'jquery'
 _ = require 'underscore'
 
 module.exports =
 class CommandLoggerView extends ScrollView
   @activate: (rootView, state) ->
-    @instance = new CommandLoggerView(rootView, state?.eventLog)
+    @instance = new CommandLoggerView(rootView)
 
   @content: (rootView) ->
     @div class: 'command-logger', tabindex: -1, =>
@@ -31,29 +30,12 @@ class CommandLoggerView extends ScrollView
     'tree-view:directory-modified'
   ]
 
-  initialize: (@rootView, @eventLog={}) ->
+  initialize: (@rootView) ->
     super
 
-    @rootView.command 'command-logger:clear-data', => @eventLog = {}
     @command 'core:cancel', => @detach()
 
-    registerEvent = (eventName) =>
-      eventNameLog = @eventLog[eventName]
-      unless eventNameLog
-        eventNameLog =
-          count: 0
-          name: eventName
-        @eventLog[eventName] = eventNameLog
-      eventNameLog.count++
-      eventNameLog.lastRun = new Date().getTime()
-
-    originalTrigger = $.fn.trigger
-    $.fn.trigger = (eventName) ->
-      eventName = eventName.type if eventName.type
-      registerEvent(eventName) if $(this).events()[eventName]
-      originalTrigger.apply(this, arguments)
-
-  toggle: ->
+  toggle: (@eventLog={}) ->
     if @hasParent()
       @detach()
     else