diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 332e07762..014013d21 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ bool LogAcceptCategory(const char* category)
  * suppress printing of the timestamp when multiple calls are made that don't
  * end in a newline. Initialize it to true, and hold it, in the calling context.
  */
-static std::string LogTimestampStr(const std::string &str, bool *fStartedNewLine)
+static std::string LogTimestampStr(const std::string &str, std::atomic_bool *fStartedNewLine)
 {
     string strStamped;
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static std::string LogTimestampStr(const std::string &str, bool *fStartedNewLine
 int LogPrintStr(const std::string &str)
 {
     int ret = 0; // Returns total number of characters written
-    static bool fStartedNewLine = true;
+    static std::atomic_bool fStartedNewLine(true);
 
     string strTimestamped = LogTimestampStr(str, &fStartedNewLine);
 
diff --git a/src/utiltime.cpp b/src/utiltime.cpp
index da590f888..51d545ef8 100644
--- a/src/utiltime.cpp
+++ b/src/utiltime.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ void MilliSleep(int64_t n)
 
 std::string DateTimeStrFormat(const char* pszFormat, int64_t nTime)
 {
+    static std::locale classic(std::locale::classic());
     // std::locale takes ownership of the pointer
-    std::locale loc(std::locale::classic(), new boost::posix_time::time_facet(pszFormat));
+    std::locale loc(classic, new boost::posix_time::time_facet(pszFormat));
     std::stringstream ss;
     ss.imbue(loc);
     ss << boost::posix_time::from_time_t(nTime);