diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/resources/node_modules/@jsscripting-globals.js b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/resources/node_modules/@jsscripting-globals.js
index 840f316c2c5bd..e9f46e8fec318 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/resources/node_modules/@jsscripting-globals.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/resources/node_modules/@jsscripting-globals.js
@@ -1,21 +1,38 @@
 // ThreadsafeTimers is injected into the JS runtime
+// The identifier for ThreadsafeTimers is set inside the openhab-js library and only changed here when the logger name is changed
+// The default identifier of the script has to be computed on script executon, as it is not available at the time of script compilation
 
 (function (global) {
   'use strict';
 
   // Append the script file name OR rule UID depending on which is available
-  const defaultIdentifier = 'org.openhab.automation.script' + (globalThis['javax.script.filename'] ? '.file.' + globalThis['javax.script.filename'].replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, '') : globalThis.ruleUID ? '.ui.' + globalThis.ruleUID : '');
   const System = Java.type('java.lang.System');
   const formatRegExp = /%[sdj%]/g;
-  // Pass the defaultIdentifier to ThreadsafeTimers to enable naming of scheduled jobs
-  ThreadsafeTimers.setIdentifier(defaultIdentifier);
 
-  function createLogger (name = defaultIdentifier) {
-    return Java.type('org.slf4j.LoggerFactory').getLogger(name);
+  /**
+   * Gets the default identifier of the script.
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  function getDefaultIdentifier () {
+    return 'org.openhab.automation.script' + (globalThis['javax.script.filename'] ? '.file.' + globalThis['javax.script.filename'].replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, '') : globalThis.ruleUID ? '.ui.' + globalThis.ruleUID : '');
   }
 
-  // User configurable
-  let log = createLogger();
+  /**
+   * Gets a logger instance for given name.
+   * @param {string} [name] optional logger name, defaults to the default identifier of the script (see {@link getDefaultIdentifier})
+   * @returns {*} logger instance
+   */
+  function getLogger (name) {
+    if (typeof name === 'string') {
+      log = Java.type('org.slf4j.LoggerFactory').getLogger(name);
+    }
+    if (log === null) {
+      log = Java.type('org.slf4j.LoggerFactory').getLogger(getDefaultIdentifier());
+    }
+    return log;
+  }
+
+  let log = null;
 
   function stringify (value) {
     try {
@@ -86,7 +103,7 @@
   const console = {
     assert: function (expression, message) {
       if (!expression) {
-        log.error(message);
+        getLogger().error(message);
       }
     },
 
@@ -102,32 +119,32 @@
 
         // update
         counters[label] = ++counter;
-        log.debug(format.apply(null, [label + ':', counter]));
+        getLogger().debug(format.apply(null, [label + ':', counter]));
       }
     },
 
     debug: function () {
-      log.debug(format.apply(null, arguments));
+      getLogger().debug(format.apply(null, arguments));
     },
 
     info: function () {
-      log.info(format.apply(null, arguments));
+      getLogger().info(format.apply(null, arguments));
     },
 
     log: function () {
-      log.info(format.apply(null, arguments));
+      getLogger().info(format.apply(null, arguments));
     },
 
     warn: function () {
-      log.warn(format.apply(null, arguments));
+      getLogger().warn(format.apply(null, arguments));
     },
 
     error: function () {
-      log.error(format.apply(null, arguments));
+      getLogger().error(format.apply(null, arguments));
     },
 
     trace: function () {
-      log.trace(new Error(format.apply(null, arguments)).stack.replace(/^Error: /, ''));
+      getLogger().trace(new Error(format.apply(null, arguments)).stack.replace(/^Error: /, ''));
     },
 
     time: function (label) {
@@ -140,10 +157,10 @@
       if (label) {
         const now = System.currentTimeMillis();
         if (timers.hasOwnProperty(label)) {
-          log.info(format.apply(null, [label + ':', (now - timers[label]) + 'ms']));
+          getLogger().info(format.apply(null, [label + ':', (now - timers[label]) + 'ms']));
           delete timers[label];
         } else {
-          log.info(format.apply(null, [label + ':', '<no timer>']));
+          getLogger().info(format.apply(null, [label + ':', '<no timer>']));
         }
       }
     },
@@ -151,13 +168,13 @@
     // Allow user customizable logging names
     // Be aware that a log4j2 required a logger defined for the logger name, otherwise messages won't be logged!
     set loggerName (name) {
-      log = createLogger(name);
+      getLogger(name);
       this._loggerName = name;
       ThreadsafeTimers.setIdentifier(name);
     },
 
     get loggerName () {
-      return this._loggerName || defaultIdentifier;
+      return this._loggerName || getDefaultIdentifier();
     }
   };