diff --git a/rai/node/node.cpp b/rai/node/node.cpp
index 05fce00a..f341bdb9 100644
--- a/rai/node/node.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/node.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ ledger_logging_value (false),
 ledger_duplicate_logging_value (false),
 vote_logging_value (false),
 network_logging_value (true),
-network_message_logging_value (true),
+network_message_logging_value (false),
 network_publish_logging_value (false),
 network_packet_logging_value (false),
 network_keepalive_logging_value (false),