diff --git a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def sanitize_settings_and_apply_defaults
 
     settings_maker.make_setting(
         'logging.autoconfigure',
-        default=True,
+        default=False,
         parser='bool')
 
     logging_conf = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(global_config.get('__file__')), 'logging.ini')