diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ script_location = kallithea:alembic
 keys = root, routes, kallithea, sqlalchemy, tg, gearbox, beaker, templates, whoosh_indexer, werkzeug, backlash
 
 [handlers]
-keys = console, console_sql
+keys = console, console_color, console_color_sql, null
 
 [formatters]
 keys = generic, color_formatter, color_formatter_sql
@@ -367,7 +367,10 @@ keys = generic, color_formatter, color_f
 
 [logger_root]
 level = NOTSET
-handlers = console
+#handlers = console
+handlers = console_color
+# For coloring based on log level:
+# handlers = console_color
 
 [logger_routes]
 #level = WARN
@@ -408,9 +411,12 @@ qualname = gearbox
 
 [logger_sqlalchemy]
 level = WARN
-handlers = console_sql
+handlers =
 qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
-propagate = 0
+# For coloring based on log level and pretty printing of SQL:
+# level = INFO
+# handlers = console_color_sql
+# propagate = 0
 
 [logger_whoosh_indexer]
 #level = WARN
@@ -435,15 +441,24 @@ qualname = backlash
 [handler_console]
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr,)
-#formatter = generic
+formatter = generic
+
+[handler_console_color]
+# ANSI color coding based on log level
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
 formatter = color_formatter
 
-[handler_console_sql]
+[handler_console_color_sql]
+# ANSI color coding and pretty printing of SQL statements
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr,)
-#formatter = generic
 formatter = color_formatter_sql
 
+[handler_null]
+class = NullHandler
+args = ()
+
 ################
 ## FORMATTERS ##
 ################
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako
--- a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako
+++ b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ script_location = kallithea:alembic
 keys = root, routes, kallithea, sqlalchemy, tg, gearbox, beaker, templates, whoosh_indexer, werkzeug, backlash
 
 [handlers]
-keys = console, console_sql
+keys = console, console_color, console_color_sql, null
 
 [formatters]
 keys = generic, color_formatter, color_formatter_sql
@@ -549,6 +549,8 @@ keys = generic, color_formatter, color_f
 [logger_root]
 level = NOTSET
 handlers = console
+# For coloring based on log level:
+# handlers = console_color
 
 [logger_routes]
 level = WARN
@@ -583,9 +585,12 @@ qualname = gearbox
 
 [logger_sqlalchemy]
 level = WARN
-handlers = console_sql
+handlers =
 qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
-propagate = 0
+# For coloring based on log level and pretty printing of SQL:
+# level = INFO
+# handlers = console_color_sql
+# propagate = 0
 
 [logger_whoosh_indexer]
 level = WARN
@@ -611,10 +616,21 @@ class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr,)
 formatter = generic
 
-[handler_console_sql]
+[handler_console_color]
+# ANSI color coding based on log level
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr,)
-formatter = generic
+formatter = color_formatter
+
+[handler_console_color_sql]
+# ANSI color coding and pretty printing of SQL statements
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+formatter = color_formatter_sql
+
+[handler_null]
+class = NullHandler
+args = ()
 
 <%text>################</%text>
 <%text>## FORMATTERS ##</%text>
diff --git a/scripts/generate-ini.py b/scripts/generate-ini.py
--- a/scripts/generate-ini.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-ini.py
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ ini_files = [
                 'app_instance_uuid': 'development-not-secret',
                 'session.secret': 'development-not-secret',
             },
-            '[handler_console]': {
-                'formatter': 'color_formatter',
-            },
-            '[handler_console_sql]': {
-                'formatter': 'color_formatter_sql',
+            '[logger_root]': {
+                'handlers': 'console_color',
             },
             '[logger_routes]': {
                 'level': 'DEBUG',