diff --git a/lib/winston/logger.js b/lib/winston/logger.js
index dc7866854..7523c69d7 100644
--- a/lib/winston/logger.js
+++ b/lib/winston/logger.js
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ class Logger extends Transform {
     // Hoist other options onto this instance.
     this.levels = levels || this.levels || config.npm.levels;
     this.level = level;
+    if(this.exceptions !== undefined) {
+        this.exceptions.unhandle();
+    }
+    if(this.rejections !== undefined) {
+        this.rejections.unhandle();
+    }
     this.exceptions = new ExceptionHandler(this);
     this.rejections = new RejectionHandler(this);
     this.profilers = {};