diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
index 1e49e8b4f..b3d1ac142 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mcl_mobs.invis = {}
 local remove_far = true
 
 local mobs_debug = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_debug", false) -- Shows helpful debug info above each mob
-local spawn_logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_spawn",true)
+local spawn_logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_spawn", false)
 
 local MAPGEN_LIMIT = mcl_vars.mapgen_limit
 local MAPGEN_MOB_LIMIT = MAPGEN_LIMIT - 90
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
index 85b0ca3e5..b0b63ff39 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ local table_copy     = table.copy
 local table_remove   = table.remove
 local pairs = pairs
 
-local LOGGING_ON = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_spawning", false)
+local logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_spawn", false)
 local function mcl_log (message, property)
-	if LOGGING_ON then
+	if logging then
 		if property then
 			message = message .. ": " .. dump(property)
 		end
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ mcl_log("Percentage of hostile spawns are group: " .. hostile_group_percentage_s
 --do mobs spawn?
 local mobs_spawn = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_spawn", true) ~= false
 local spawn_protected = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_spawn_protected") ~= false
-local logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_spawn",true)
 
 -- THIS IS THE BIG LIST OF ALL BIOMES - used for programming/updating mobs
 -- Also used for missing parameter
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index ac3399498..30a160427 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -329,13 +329,13 @@ give_starting_inv (Player Starter Pack) bool false
 mcl_item_id_debug (Item ID Debug) bool false
 
 #Log mob spawning and despawning events
-mcl_logging_mobs_spawn (Log Mob Spawning) bool true
+mcl_logging_mobs_spawn (Log Mob Spawning) bool false
 
 # If enabled mapgen timings will be dumped to log
 mcl_logging_mapgen (Chunk generation logging) bool false
 
 # If enabled generated structures will be logged
-mcl_logging_structures (Structure generation logging) bool true
+mcl_logging_structures (Structure generation logging) bool false
 
 #Complete debug logging for mcl_signs events. Use this if you have issues with signs.
 mcl_logging_mcl_signs (Complete debug logging for mcl_signs) bool false