diff --git a/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/config1.yml b/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/config1.yml
index f701af13..1d0c480b 100644
--- a/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/config1.yml
+++ b/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/config1.yml
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ logging: # general logging args
       class : logging.StreamHandler
       formatter: default
       level : INFO
-    file:
-      class: logging.FileHandler
-      formatter: default
-      level : DEBUG
+#    file: #Uncomment if you want a log file, don't forget to also uncomment the filename in paths1.yml.
+#      class: logging.FileHandler
+#      formatter: default
+#      level : DEBUG
   loggers:
     xscen:
       propagate: False
diff --git a/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/paths1_example.yml b/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/paths1_example.yml
index 217ef9a4..208f1ab5 100644
--- a/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/paths1_example.yml
+++ b/templates/1-basic_workflow_with_config/paths1_example.yml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ dask:
     local_directory: DASK_PATH
     dashboard_address: YOUR_RANDOM_NUMBER
 
-logging:
-    handlers:
-        file:
-            filename: PATH/logger.log
+#logging: #Uncomment if you want a log file
+#    handlers:
+#        file:
+#            filename: PATH/logger.log
 
 utils:
     stack_drop_nans: