diff --git a/diceplayer/__main__.py b/diceplayer/__main__.py
index 5de9c32..9a3071c 100644
--- a/diceplayer/__main__.py
+++ b/diceplayer/__main__.py
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ def main():
             with open(pickle_path) as pickle_file:
                 save = pickle.load(pickle_file)
 
-        output_path = Path(args.outfile)
-        if output_path.exists():
-            output_path.rename(str(output_path) + ".backup")
-
     except Exception as err:
         sys.exit(err)
 
diff --git a/diceplayer/shared/utils/logger.py b/diceplayer/shared/utils/logger.py
index 52430d9..2ed8372 100644
--- a/diceplayer/shared/utils/logger.py
+++ b/diceplayer/shared/utils/logger.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 import logging
 
 
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ class Logger:
             self._logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
 
     def set_logger(self, outfile='run.log', level=logging.INFO):
-        self.outfile = outfile
+        self.outfile = Path(outfile)
+        if self.outfile.exists():
+            self.outfile.rename(str(self.outfile) + ".backup")
 
         if level is not None:
             self._logger.setLevel(level)
diff --git a/tests/shared/utils/test_logger.py b/tests/shared/utils/test_logger.py
index 03d47b5..482341f 100644
--- a/tests/shared/utils/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/shared/utils/test_logger.py
@@ -36,10 +36,28 @@ class TestLogger(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(logger, Logger)
 
     @mock.patch('builtins.open', mock.mock_open())
-    def test_set_logger(self):
+    @mock.patch('diceplayer.shared.utils.logger.Path.exists')
+    @mock.patch('diceplayer.shared.utils.logger.Path.rename')
+    def test_set_logger_if_file_exists(self, mock_rename, mock_exists):
         logger = Logger('test')
+
+        mock_exists.return_value = True
         logger.set_logger()
 
+        self.assertTrue(mock_rename.called)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(logger._logger)
+        self.assertEqual(logger._logger.name, 'test')
+
+    @mock.patch('builtins.open', mock.mock_open())
+    @mock.patch('diceplayer.shared.utils.logger.Path.exists')
+    @mock.patch('diceplayer.shared.utils.logger.Path.rename')
+    def test_set_logger_if_file_not_exists(self, mock_rename, mock_exists):
+        logger = Logger('test')
+
+        mock_exists.return_value = False
+        logger.set_logger()
+
+        self.assertFalse(mock_rename.called)
         self.assertIsNotNone(logger._logger)
         self.assertEqual(logger._logger.name, 'test')