diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f6e3bbc..b6bf684 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
-	logFile           = flag.String("logfile", "/var/log/smtprelay.log", "Path to logfile")
+	logFile           = flag.String("logfile", "", "Path to logfile")
 	logFormat         = flag.String("log_format", "default", "Log output format")
 	logLevel          = flag.String("log_level", "info", "Minimum log level to output")
 	hostName          = flag.String("hostname", "localhost.localdomain", "Server hostname")
diff --git a/smtprelay.ini b/smtprelay.ini
index 99b5c33..d0120bc 100644
--- a/smtprelay.ini
+++ b/smtprelay.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; smtprelay configuration
 
 ; Logfile
-;logfile = /var/log/smtprelay.log
+;logfile = 
 
 ; Log format: default, plain (no timestamp), json
 ;log_format = "default"