diff --git a/app/modules/core/static/merchant/js/init-alpine.js b/app/modules/core/static/merchant/js/init-alpine.js
index e3253601..67d93920 100644
--- a/app/modules/core/static/merchant/js/init-alpine.js
+++ b/app/modules/core/static/merchant/js/init-alpine.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * Provides common data and methods for all merchant pages
  */
 
-// Use centralized logger
-const merchantLog = window.LogConfig.log;
+// Use centralized logger (guarded: log-config.js loads with defer, so it may not be ready yet)
+const merchantLog = (window.LogConfig && window.LogConfig.log) || console.log;
 
 console.log('[MERCHANT INIT-ALPINE] Loading...');
 
diff --git a/app/modules/core/static/store/js/init-alpine.js b/app/modules/core/static/store/js/init-alpine.js
index 267c44cc..2d6150ff 100644
--- a/app/modules/core/static/store/js/init-alpine.js
+++ b/app/modules/core/static/store/js/init-alpine.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * Provides common data and methods for all store pages
  */
 
-// ✅ Use centralized logger
-const storeLog = window.LogConfig.log;
+// Use centralized logger (guarded: log-config.js loads with defer, so it may not be ready yet)
+const storeLog = (window.LogConfig && window.LogConfig.log) || console.log;
 
 console.log('[STORE INIT-ALPINE] Loading...');
 
@@ -267,4 +267,4 @@ function emailSettingsWarning() {
     };
 }
 
-window.emailSettingsWarning = emailSettingsWarning;
\ No newline at end of file
+window.emailSettingsWarning = emailSettingsWarning;