diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp
index cbf029dd5a..2bfdf80500 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp
@@ -111,10 +111,13 @@ void initMemoryManager()
 	{
 		TheMemoryPoolFactory = new (malloc(sizeof MemoryPoolFactory)) MemoryPoolFactory;
 		TheDynamicMemoryAllocator = new (malloc(sizeof DynamicMemoryAllocator)) DynamicMemoryAllocator;
+
+		DEBUG_INIT(DEBUG_FLAGS_DEFAULT);
+		DEBUG_LOG(("*** Initialized the Null Memory Manager"));
 	}
 	else
 	{
-			DEBUG_CRASH(("memory manager is already inited"));
+			DEBUG_CRASH(("Null Memory Manager is already initialized"));
 	}
 
 	theMainInitFlag = true;
@@ -148,6 +151,8 @@ void shutdownMemoryManager()
 	}
 
 	theMainInitFlag = false;
+
+	DEBUG_SHUTDOWN();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Generals/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp b/Generals/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp
index 55968ebb46..809a5f85a7 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp
@@ -753,6 +753,9 @@ Int APIENTRY WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
 		TheMemoryPoolCriticalSection = &critSec4;
 		TheDebugLogCriticalSection = &critSec5;
 
+		// initialize the memory manager early
+		initMemoryManager();
+
 		/// @todo remove this force set of working directory later
 		Char buffer[ _MAX_PATH ];
 		GetModuleFileName( NULL, buffer, sizeof( buffer ) );
@@ -787,9 +790,6 @@ Int APIENTRY WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
 		// Force to be loaded from a file, not a resource so same exe can be used in germany and retail.
  		gLoadScreenBitmap = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hInstance, "Install_Final.bmp",	IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_SHARED|LR_LOADFROMFILE);
 
-		// initialize the memory manager early
-		initMemoryManager();
-
 		CommandLine::parseCommandLineForStartup();
 
 		// register windows class and create application window
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp
index cbf029dd5a..2bfdf80500 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemoryNull.cpp
@@ -111,10 +111,13 @@ void initMemoryManager()
 	{
 		TheMemoryPoolFactory = new (malloc(sizeof MemoryPoolFactory)) MemoryPoolFactory;
 		TheDynamicMemoryAllocator = new (malloc(sizeof DynamicMemoryAllocator)) DynamicMemoryAllocator;
+
+		DEBUG_INIT(DEBUG_FLAGS_DEFAULT);
+		DEBUG_LOG(("*** Initialized the Null Memory Manager"));
 	}
 	else
 	{
-			DEBUG_CRASH(("memory manager is already inited"));
+			DEBUG_CRASH(("Null Memory Manager is already initialized"));
 	}
 
 	theMainInitFlag = true;
@@ -148,6 +151,8 @@ void shutdownMemoryManager()
 	}
 
 	theMainInitFlag = false;
+
+	DEBUG_SHUTDOWN();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp
index 6f7d9d663e..a600d90618 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/Main/WinMain.cpp
@@ -779,6 +779,9 @@ Int APIENTRY WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
 		TheMemoryPoolCriticalSection = &critSec4;
 		TheDebugLogCriticalSection = &critSec5;
 
+		// initialize the memory manager early
+		initMemoryManager();
+
 		/// @todo remove this force set of working directory later
 		Char buffer[ _MAX_PATH ];
 		GetModuleFileName( NULL, buffer, sizeof( buffer ) );
@@ -833,9 +836,6 @@ Int APIENTRY WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
 		gLoadScreenBitmap = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(hInstance, "Install_Final.bmp", IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_SHARED|LR_LOADFROMFILE);
 #endif
 
-		// initialize the memory manager early
-		initMemoryManager();
-
 		CommandLine::parseCommandLineForStartup();
 
 		// register windows class and create application window