diff --git a/amxmodx/binlog.cpp b/amxmodx/binlog.cpp
index 7c393997..ec342a06 100644
--- a/amxmodx/binlog.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/binlog.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,27 @@ bool BinLog::Open()
 	}
 	build_pathname_r(file, sizeof(file)-1, "%s/binlogs/binlog%04d.blg", data, lastcntr);
 	m_logfile.assign(file);
-	build_pathname_r(file, sizeof(file)-1, "%s/binlogs/bindb%04d.bdb", data, lastcntr);
-	m_dbfile.assign(file);
+
+	/**
+	* it's now safe to create the binary log
+	*/
+	FILE *fp = fopen(m_logfile.c_str(), "wb");
+	if (!fp)
+		return false;
+
+	int magic = BINLOG_MAGIC;
+	short vers = BINLOG_VERSION;
+	char c = sizeof(time_t);
+	fwrite(&magic, sizeof(int), 1, fp);
+	fwrite(&vers, sizeof(short), 1, fp);
+	fwrite(&c, sizeof(char), 1, fp);
+
+	WritePluginDB(fp);
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	m_state = true;
+
+	WriteOp(BinLog_Start, -1);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -54,10 +73,14 @@ bool BinLog::Open()
 void BinLog::Close()
 {
 	WriteOp(BinLog_End, -1);
+	m_state = false;
 }
 
 void BinLog::WriteOp(BinLogOp op, int plug, ...)
 {
+	if (!m_state)
+		return;
+
 	FILE *fp = fopen(m_logfile.c_str(), "ab");
 	if (!fp)
 		return;
@@ -70,7 +93,6 @@ void BinLog::WriteOp(BinLogOp op, int plug, ...)
 			fclose(fp);
 			Close();
 			Open();
-			CacheAllPlugins();
 			fp = fopen(m_logfile.c_str(), "ab");
 			if (!fp)
 				return;
@@ -187,18 +209,8 @@ void BinLog::WriteOp(BinLogOp op, int plug, ...)
 	fclose(fp);
 }
 
-void BinLog::CacheAllPlugins()
+void BinLog::WritePluginDB(FILE *fp)
 {
-	FILE *fp = fopen(m_dbfile.c_str(), "wb");
-	if (!fp)
-		return;
-
-	unsigned int magic = BINDB_MAGIC;
-	unsigned short vers = BINDB_VERSION;
-
-	fwrite(&magic, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, fp);
-	fwrite(&vers, sizeof(unsigned short), 1, fp);
-
 	int num = g_plugins.getPluginsNum();
 	fwrite(&num, sizeof(int), 1, fp);
 
@@ -243,24 +255,6 @@ void BinLog::CacheAllPlugins()
 			fwrite(name, sizeof(char), len, fp);
 		}
 	}
-	fclose(fp);
-
-	/**
-	 * it's now safe to create the binary log
-	 */
-	fp = fopen(m_logfile.c_str(), "wb");
-	if (!fp)
-		return;
-
-	magic = BINLOG_MAGIC;
-	vers = BINLOG_VERSION;
-	c = sizeof(time_t);
-	fwrite(&magic, sizeof(int), 1, fp);
-	fwrite(&vers, sizeof(short), 1, fp);
-	fwrite(&c, sizeof(char), 1, fp);
-	fclose(fp);
-
-	WriteOp(BinLog_Start, -1);
 }
 
 #endif //BINLOG_ENABLED
diff --git a/amxmodx/binlog.h b/amxmodx/binlog.h
index cf417011..0b1a1c29 100644
--- a/amxmodx/binlog.h
+++ b/amxmodx/binlog.h
@@ -6,25 +6,13 @@
 #include "CString.h"
 
 #define BINLOG_MAGIC	0x414D424C
-#define BINLOG_VERSION	0x0100
-#define BINDB_MAGIC		0x414D4244
-#define BINDB_VERSION	0x0100
+#define BINLOG_VERSION	0x0200
 
 /**
  * Format of binlog:
  * uint32		magic
  * uint16		version
  * uint8		sizeof(time_t)
- * [
- *  uint8		operation code
- *  time_t		realtime
- *  float		gametime
- *  int32		plugin id
- *  <extra info>
- * ]
- * Format of bindb:
- * uint32		magic
- * uint16		version
  * uint32		num plugins
  * [
  *  uint8		status codes
@@ -37,6 +25,14 @@
  *  [
  *   str[uint8] public name
  *  ]
+ * ]
+ * [
+ *  uint8		operation code
+ *  time_t		realtime
+ *  float		gametime
+ *  int32		plugin id
+ *  <extra info>
+ * ]
  */
 
 enum BinLogOp
@@ -57,14 +53,19 @@ enum BinLogOp
 
 class BinLog
 {
+public:
+	BinLog() : m_state(false)
+	{
+	};
 public:
 	bool Open();
 	void Close();
-	void CacheAllPlugins();
 	void WriteOp(BinLogOp op, int plug, ...);
 private:
-	String m_dbfile;
+	void WritePluginDB(FILE *fp);
+private:
 	String m_logfile;
+	bool m_state;
 };
 
 extern BinLog g_BinLog;
diff --git a/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp b/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp
index 7e047530..97c1977c 100755
--- a/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp
@@ -292,15 +292,6 @@ int	C_Spawn(edict_t *pent)
 	// Set server flags
 	memset(g_players[0].flags, -1, sizeof(g_players[0].flags));
 
-#if defined BINLOG_ENABLED
-	if (!g_BinLog.Open())
-	{
-		LOG_ERROR(PLID, "Binary log failed to open.");
-	}
-	g_binlog_level = atoi(get_localinfo("bin_logging", "17"));
-	g_binlog_maxsize = atoi(get_localinfo("g_binlog_maxsize", "20"));
-#endif
-
 	g_opt_level = atoi(get_localinfo("optimizer", "7"));
 	if (!g_opt_level)
 		g_opt_level = 7;
@@ -325,7 +316,12 @@ int	C_Spawn(edict_t *pent)
 	FF_ChangeLevel = registerForward("server_changelevel", ET_STOP, FP_STRING, FP_DONE);
 
 #if defined BINLOG_ENABLED
-	g_BinLog.CacheAllPlugins();
+	if (!g_BinLog.Open())
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR(PLID, "Binary log failed to open.");
+	}
+	g_binlog_level = atoi(get_localinfo("bin_logging", "17"));
+	g_binlog_maxsize = atoi(get_localinfo("binlog_maxsize", "20"));
 #endif
 
 	modules_callPluginsLoaded();
diff --git a/amxmodx/msvc/amxmodx_mm.vcproj b/amxmodx/msvc/amxmodx_mm.vcproj
index 6ffb3720..8b4882fe 100755
--- a/amxmodx/msvc/amxmodx_mm.vcproj
+++ b/amxmodx/msvc/amxmodx_mm.vcproj
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="..\zlib\zlib.lib ..\JIT\amxjitsn.obj ..\JIT\amxexecn.obj ..\JIT\natives-x86.obj"
 				OutputFile="jitdebugbinlog/amxmodx_mm.dll"
 				Version="0.1"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\extra\lib_win32"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="MSVCRT"