diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73964ba0f..c5d77b8ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ All notable changes to Gogs are documented in this file.
 - _Regression:_ Submodule with a relative path is linked correctly. [#6319](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6319)
 - Backup can be processed when `--target` is specified on Windows. [#6339](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6339)
 - Commit message contains keywords look like an issue reference no longer fails the push entirely. [#6289](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6289)
+- _Regression:_ When running Gogs on Windows, push commits no longer fail on a daily basis with the error "pre-receive hook declined". [#6316](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6316)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c0b5eed98..d93015d0c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200420163511-1957bb5e6d1f h1:gWF768j/LaZugp8dyS4UwsslY
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200420163511-1957bb5e6d1f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 h1:tW2bmiBqwgJj/UpqtC8EpXEZVYOwU0yG4iWbprSVAcs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
@@ -401,7 +400,6 @@ gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7/go.mod h1:Tz8NjZHkW78fSQdbUxIjBTcgA1z1m8ZHf0WmKUhAMy
 gopkg.in/gomail.v2 v2.0.0-20160411212932-81ebce5c23df h1:n7WqCuqOuCbNr617RXOY0AWRXxgwEyPp2z+p0+hgMuE=
 gopkg.in/gomail.v2 v2.0.0-20160411212932-81ebce5c23df/go.mod h1:LRQQ+SO6ZHR7tOkpBDuZnXENFzX8qRjMDMyPD6BRkCw=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.46.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
-gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.55.0 h1:E8yzL5unfpW3M6fz/eB7Cb5MQAYSZ7GKo4Qth+N2sgQ=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.55.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.56.0 h1:DPMeDvGTM54DXbPkVIZsp19fp/I2K7zwA/itHYHKo8Y=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.56.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
@@ -409,10 +407,6 @@ gopkg.in/ldap.v2 v2.5.1 h1:wiu0okdNfjlBzg6UWvd1Hn8Y+Ux17/u/4nlk4CQr6tU=
 gopkg.in/ldap.v2 v2.5.1/go.mod h1:oI0cpe/D7HRtBQl8aTg+ZmzFUAvu4lsv3eLXMLGFxWk=
 gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.4/go.mod h1:/RoHTdC8ALpyJ3+QR36mKjwnT1F1dyYtsGM9Ate6ZFI=
 gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.5/go.mod h1:uMZCFccv9yr5TipIalVOyAyZQuOH3OkmXvgcWwhJuP4=
-gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.6 h1:mHw5qRGj2f86sCjBV/S5OOPvPbiZpu0OEs1F5l66fYI=
-gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.6/go.mod h1:uMZCFccv9yr5TipIalVOyAyZQuOH3OkmXvgcWwhJuP4=
-gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.8 h1:45bQT4dDF+5SLd75qlj+dulQsuFQ9aFyLlvZX6YUJWE=
-gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.8/go.mod h1:uMZCFccv9yr5TipIalVOyAyZQuOH3OkmXvgcWwhJuP4=
 gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.9 h1:Dw+DDRYdXgQyEsPlfAfKz+UA5qVUrH3KPD7JhmZ9MFc=
 gopkg.in/macaron.v1 v1.3.9/go.mod h1:uMZCFccv9yr5TipIalVOyAyZQuOH3OkmXvgcWwhJuP4=
 gopkg.in/redis.v2 v2.3.2 h1:GPVIIB/JnL1wvfULefy3qXmPu1nfNu2d0yA09FHgwfs=
@@ -422,7 +416,6 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.4/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.5/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20180728063816-88497007e858/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
diff --git a/internal/cmd/hook.go b/internal/cmd/hook.go
index 9b4e2278e..99a5e15ba 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/hook.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/hook.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func runHookPreReceive(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(os.Getenv("SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND")) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	setup(c, "hooks/pre-receive.log", true)
+	setup(c, "pre-receive.log", true)
 
 	isWiki := strings.Contains(os.Getenv(db.ENV_REPO_CUSTOM_HOOKS_PATH), ".wiki.git/")
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func runHookUpdate(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(os.Getenv("SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND")) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	setup(c, "hooks/update.log", false)
+	setup(c, "update.log", false)
 
 	args := c.Args()
 	if len(args) != 3 {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func runHookPostReceive(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(os.Getenv("SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND")) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	setup(c, "hooks/post-receive.log", true)
+	setup(c, "post-receive.log", true)
 
 	// Post-receive hook does more than just gather Git information,
 	// so we need to setup additional services for email notifications.
diff --git a/internal/cmd/serv.go b/internal/cmd/serv.go
index 4c9bb4ca5..06d78a6db 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/serv.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/serv.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var Serv = cli.Command{
 // logs error message on the server side. When not in "prod" mode,
 // error message is also printed to the client for easier debugging.
 func fail(userMessage, errMessage string, args ...interface{}) {
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Gogs:", userMessage)
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Gogs:", userMessage)
 
 	if len(errMessage) > 0 {
 		if !conf.IsProdMode() {
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ func fail(userMessage, errMessage string, args ...interface{}) {
 		log.Error(errMessage, args...)
 	}
 
+	log.Stop()
 	os.Exit(1)
 }
 
-func setup(c *cli.Context, logPath string, connectDB bool) {
+func setup(c *cli.Context, logFile string, connectDB bool) {
 	conf.HookMode = true
 
 	var customConf string
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func setup(c *cli.Context, logPath string, connectDB bool) {
 
 	err = log.NewFile(log.FileConfig{
 		Level:    level,
-		Filename: filepath.Join(conf.Log.RootPath, logPath),
+		Filename: filepath.Join(conf.Log.RootPath, "hooks", logFile),
 		FileRotationConfig: log.FileRotationConfig{
 			Rotate:  true,
 			Daily:   true,
diff --git a/internal/db/db.go b/internal/db/db.go
index a6e536830..0e818bff1 100644
--- a/internal/db/db.go
+++ b/internal/db/db.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ var tables = []interface{}{
 	new(LFSObject), new(LoginSource),
 }
 
-func Init() (*gorm.DB, error) {
+func Init(w io.Writer) (*gorm.DB, error) {
 	db, err := openDB(conf.Database)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "open database")
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ func Init() (*gorm.DB, error) {
 	db.DB().SetMaxIdleConns(conf.Database.MaxIdleConns)
 	db.DB().SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Minute)
 
-	w, err := getLogWriter()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get log writer")
-	}
 	db.SetLogger(&dbutil.Writer{Writer: w})
 	if !conf.IsProdMode() {
 		db = db.LogMode(true)
diff --git a/internal/db/models.go b/internal/db/models.go
index d2868bb65..ed7fe7bcc 100644
--- a/internal/db/models.go
+++ b/internal/db/models.go
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ package db
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "unknwon.dev/clog/v2"
 	"xorm.io/core"
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
@@ -130,16 +133,21 @@ func SetEngine() (*gorm.DB, error) {
 
 	x.SetMapper(core.GonicMapper{})
 
-	// WARNING: for serv command, MUST remove the output to os.stdout,
-	// so use log file to instead print to stdout.
+	var logPath string
+	if conf.HookMode {
+		logPath = filepath.Join(conf.Log.RootPath, "hooks", "xorm.log")
+	} else {
+		logPath = filepath.Join(conf.Log.RootPath, "xorm.log")
+	}
 	sec := conf.File.Section("log.xorm")
-	logger, err := log.NewFileWriter(path.Join(conf.Log.RootPath, "xorm.log"),
+	fileWriter, err := log.NewFileWriter(logPath,
 		log.FileRotationConfig{
 			Rotate:  sec.Key("ROTATE").MustBool(true),
 			Daily:   sec.Key("ROTATE_DAILY").MustBool(true),
 			MaxSize: sec.Key("MAX_SIZE").MustInt64(100) * 1024 * 1024,
 			MaxDays: sec.Key("MAX_DAYS").MustInt64(3),
-		})
+		},
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create 'xorm.log': %v", err)
 	}
@@ -149,12 +157,22 @@ func SetEngine() (*gorm.DB, error) {
 	x.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Second)
 
 	if conf.IsProdMode() {
-		x.SetLogger(xorm.NewSimpleLogger3(logger, xorm.DEFAULT_LOG_PREFIX, xorm.DEFAULT_LOG_FLAG, core.LOG_WARNING))
+		x.SetLogger(xorm.NewSimpleLogger3(fileWriter, xorm.DEFAULT_LOG_PREFIX, xorm.DEFAULT_LOG_FLAG, core.LOG_WARNING))
 	} else {
-		x.SetLogger(xorm.NewSimpleLogger(logger))
+		x.SetLogger(xorm.NewSimpleLogger(fileWriter))
 	}
 	x.ShowSQL(true)
-	return Init()
+
+	var w io.Writer
+	if conf.HookMode {
+		w = fileWriter
+	} else {
+		w, err = getLogWriter()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get log writer")
+		}
+	}
+	return Init(w)
 }
 
 func NewEngine() (err error) {