diff --git a/src/app.ml b/src/app.ml
index d556864..b5a814f 100644
--- a/src/app.ml
+++ b/src/app.ml
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ let port =
         failwith "invalid `port` value in configuration file" ) )
 
 let () = Dream.log "port: %d" port
+
+let log =
+  match Scfg.Query.get_dir "log" config with
+  | None -> true
+  | Some open_registration -> (
+    match Scfg.Query.get_param 0 open_registration with
+    | Error e -> failwith e
+    | Ok "true" -> true
+    | Ok "false" -> false
+    | Ok _unknown -> failwith "invalid `log` value in configuration file" )
+
+let () = Dream.log "log: %b" log
diff --git a/src/permap.ml b/src/permap.ml
index 46def5e..1be67b2 100644
--- a/src/permap.ml
+++ b/src/permap.ml
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ let routes =
   [ get_ "/:thread_id" thread_get; post "/:thread_id" reply_post ]
 
 let () =
-  Dream.run ~port:App.port @@ Dream.logger @@ Dream.cookie_sessions
+  let logger = if App.log then Dream.logger else Fun.id in
+  Dream.run ~port:App.port @@ logger @@ Dream.cookie_sessions
   (* this should replace memory/cookie sessions but it doesn't work :-(
      @@ Dream.sql_pool Db.db_uri
      @@ Dream.sql_sessions