diff --git a/src/_h5ai/private/php/core/class-logger.php b/src/_h5ai/private/php/core/class-logger.php
index 93a0cfd5..504bb3cf 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/private/php/core/class-logger.php
+++ b/src/_h5ai/private/php/core/class-logger.php
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ class Logger {
     private static $start;
     private static $prev;
 
+    private static function time() {
+        return microtime(true) * 1000; // sec * 1000 = ms
+    }
+
     public static function init() {
         self::$start = self::time();
         self::$prev = self::$start;
@@ -11,10 +15,6 @@ class Logger {
         Logger::log('--------------------------------');
     }
 
-    private static function time() {
-        return microtime(true) * 1000; // sec * 1000 = ms
-    }
-
     public static function log($message=null, $obj=null) {
         $now = self::time();
         $message = number_format($now - self::$start, 3) . ' ' . number_format($now - self::$prev, 3) . ' ' . $message;
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ class Logger {
         self::$prev = $now;
     }
 }
+
 Logger::init();