From 263e1f59f718d62b5dc56d3e0fc14f7ab059710c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Badlop <badlop@process-one.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:38:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix problem calling get_log_path when ejabberd is stopping

When ejabberd is being stopped
and some module calls ejabberd_logger:get_log_path(),
application:load/1 crashes with error:

** Reason for termination ==
** {terminating,
       [{application_controller,call,2,
            [{file,"application_controller.erl"},{line,511}]},
        {application,load1,2,[{file,"application.erl"},{line,274}]},
        {ejabberd_config,env_binary_to_list,2,
            [{file,"/home/git/ejabberd/src/ejabberd_config.erl"},
             {line,343}]},
        {ejabberd_logger,get_log_path,0,
            [{file,"/home/git/ejabberd/src/ejabberd_logger.erl"},
             {line,55}]},
---
 src/ejabberd_config.erl | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ejabberd_config.erl b/src/ejabberd_config.erl
index 89f89504d..a1bf043a6 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_config.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_config.erl
@@ -340,7 +340,12 @@ may_hide_data(Data) ->
 -spec env_binary_to_list(atom(), atom()) -> {ok, any()} | undefined.
 env_binary_to_list(Application, Parameter) ->
     %% Application need to be loaded to allow setting parameters
-    application:load(Application),
+    case proplists:is_defined(Application, application:loaded_applications()) of
+        true ->
+            ok;
+        false ->
+            application:load(Application)
+    end,
     case application:get_env(Application, Parameter) of
         {ok, Val} when is_binary(Val) ->
             BVal = binary_to_list(Val),