diff --git a/config.js.dist b/config.js.dist
index b79777eb7..9d0ef5f32 100644
--- a/config.js.dist
+++ b/config.js.dist
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ module.exports = {
     // the port used for websockets
     websocketPort: 3000,
 
+    /*  Cryptpad can log activity to stdout
+     *  This may be useful for debugging
+     */
+    logToStdout: false,
+
     // You now have a choice of storage engines
 
     /* amnesiadb only exists in memory.