diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index becd548f6..d0090caea 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from qutebrowser.browser import quickmarks, cookies, downloads, cache
 from qutebrowser.widgets import mainwindow, console, crash
 from qutebrowser.keyinput import modeparsers, keyparser, modeman
 from qutebrowser.utils import (log, version, message, utilcmds, readline,
-                               utils, qtutils, urlutils)
+                               utils, qtutils, urlutils, debug)
 from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes as utypes
 
 
@@ -767,4 +767,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
     def exit(self, status):
         """Extend QApplication::exit to log the event."""
         log.destroy.debug("Now calling QApplication::exit.")
+        if self.args.debug_exit:
+            print("Now logging late shutdown.", file=sys.stderr)
+            debug.trace_lines(True)
         super().exit(status)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py b/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
index bd8a71137..dfc1ae57c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ def main():
     earlyinit.check_pygments()
     # We do this import late as we need to fix harfbuzz first.
     from qutebrowser import app
-    from qutebrowser.utils import debug
     from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtRemoveInputHook
     import PyQt5.QtWidgets as QtWidgets
     # We don't use qutebrowser via the interactive shell, but we want to be
@@ -131,8 +130,5 @@ def main():
     # FIXME: We should do another attempt at contacting upstream about this.
     QtWidgets.qApp = app
     ret = app.exec_()
-    if args.debug_exit:
-        print("Now logging late shutdown.", file=sys.stderr)
-        debug.trace_lines(True)
     QtWidgets.qApp = None
     return ret