diff --git a/src/log/log.ts b/src/log/log.ts
index 01cbc87..8c38690 100644
--- a/src/log/log.ts
+++ b/src/log/log.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const log = fs.createWriteStream("/tmp/jsoniq-lsp.log");
 export default {
   write: (message: object | unknown) => {
     // Only write if verbosity enabled
-    if (true) {
+    if (!!process.env.VERBOSE) {
       if (typeof message === "object") {
         log.write(JSON.stringify(message));
       } else {