diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 84a6bc0..9bc8775 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { ParquetEditorProvider } from './parquet-editor-provider';
 import { getLogger, initLogger } from './logger';
+import { loggingSettings } from './settings';
 
 // this method is called when your extension is activated
 // your extension is activated the very first time the command is executed
@@ -12,11 +13,8 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void>
   getLogger().info('parquet-viewer activated');
 
   context.subscriptions.push(vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration((e: vscode.ConfigurationChangeEvent) => {
-    if (e.affectsConfiguration('logging')
-      || e.affectsConfiguration('logLevel')
-      || e.affectsConfiguration('logPanel')
-      || e.affectsConfiguration('logFolder')) {
-        // restart logger on log configuration change
+    if (loggingSettings.some(s => e.affectsConfiguration(s))) {
+      // restart logger on log configuration change
       initLogger(context);
     }
   }));
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 61f7818..4ce00af 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { LogLevel } from '@vscode-logging/logger';
 
+const basename = 'parquet-viewer';
+
 function settings() {
-  return vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('parquet-viewer');
+  return vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(basename);
 }
 
 export function parquetTools(): string | undefined {
@@ -44,3 +46,5 @@ export function useParquetTools(): boolean {
 export function jsonSpace(): number | string | undefined {
   return settings().get('jsonSpace');
 }
+
+export const loggingSettings = ['logging', 'logLevel', 'logPanel', 'logFolder'].map(s => `${basename}.${s}`);