diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
index ababe495f..476e2ead3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public final class Config {
 	public static final boolean DISABLE_HTTP_UPLOAD = false;
 	public static final boolean DISABLE_STRING_PREP = false; // setting to true might increase startup performance
 	public static final boolean EXTENDED_SM_LOGGING = false; // log stanza counts
-	public static final boolean BACKGROUND_STANZA_LOGGING = true;
+	public static final boolean BACKGROUND_STANZA_LOGGING = false;
 	public static final boolean RESET_ATTEMPT_COUNT_ON_NETWORK_CHANGE = true; //setting to true might increase power consumption
 
 	public static final boolean ENCRYPT_ON_HTTP_UPLOADED = false;