diff --git a/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp b/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp
index f44e986..454b771 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/aprinitializer.cpp
@@ -129,10 +129,17 @@
 }
 
 
+#if LOG4CXX_ABI_VERSION <= 15
 log4cxx_time_t APRInitializer::initialize()
 {
 	return getInstance().m_priv->startTime;
 }
+#endif
+
+log4cxx_time_t APRInitializer::getStartTime()
+{
+	return getInstance().m_priv->startTime;
+}
 
 apr_pool_t* APRInitializer::getRootPool()
 {
@@ -173,7 +180,7 @@
 	if (m_priv->objects.empty())
 	{
 		// Ensure the internal logger has a longer life than other Log4cxx static data
-		LogLog::debug(LOG4CXX_STR("Log4cxx starting"));
+		LogLog::debug(LOG4CXX_STR("Started"));
 	}
 	auto pItem = m_priv->objects.find(key);
 	if (m_priv->objects.end() == pItem)
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/level.cpp b/src/main/cpp/level.cpp
index 7e2e4da..50fcfd1 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/level.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/level.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 	const LogString& name1, int syslogEquivalent1)
 	: level(level1), name(name1), syslogEquivalent(syslogEquivalent1)
 {
-	APRInitializer::initialize();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/loggingevent.cpp b/src/main/cpp/loggingevent.cpp
index f6ecedd..2c67447 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/loggingevent.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/loggingevent.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 //
 log4cxx_time_t LoggingEvent::getStartTime()
 {
-	return LOG4CXX_NS::helpers::APRInitializer::initialize();
+	return APRInitializer::getStartTime();
 }
 
 LoggingEvent::LoggingEvent() :
diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/aprinitializer.h b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/aprinitializer.h
index ea5945a..f810127 100644
--- a/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/aprinitializer.h
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/helpers/aprinitializer.h
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@
 class APRInitializer
 {
 	public:
+#if LOG4CXX_ABI_VERSION <= 15
 		static log4cxx_time_t initialize();
+#endif
 		static apr_pool_t* getRootPool();
+		static log4cxx_time_t getStartTime();
 		static apr_threadkey_t* getTlsKey();
 		static bool isDestructed;