diff --git a/rai/node/node.cpp b/rai/node/node.cpp
index cadc67d0b3..ca78d0d6a6 100644
--- a/rai/node/node.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/node.cpp
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ insufficient_work_logging_value (true),
 log_rpc_value (true),
 bulk_pull_logging_value (false),
 work_generation_time_value (true),
-log_to_cerr_value (true),
+log_to_cerr_value (false),
 max_size (16 * 1024 * 1024),
 rotation_size (4 * 1024 * 1024),
 flush (true)