diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index 052ef7c79..03fffcde3 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ import { getNetworkInterfaces } from './utils/networkInterfaces.js';
 console.log('\n');
 consoleHighlight(`Starting Ontime version ${ONTIME_VERSION}`);
 
-if (!isProduction) {
+const canLog = isProduction;
+if (!canLog) {
   console.log(`Ontime running in ${environment} environment`);
   console.log(`Ontime directory at ${srcDirectory} `);
   console.log(`Ontime database at ${resolveDbPath}`);
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ if (!isProduction) {
 // Create express APP
 const app = express();
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-  // log more serever timings
+  // log server timings to requests
   app.use(serverTiming());
 }
 app.disable('x-powered-by');
diff --git a/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts b/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts
index 6e520c212..5c29f7b36 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import { consoleSubdued, consoleRed } from '../utils/console.js';
 class Logger {
   private queue: Log[];
   private escalateErrorFn: (error: string) => void | null;
+  private canLog = false;
 
   constructor() {
     this.queue = [];
     this.escalateErrorFn = null;
+    this.canLog = !isProduction;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ class Logger {
    * @param log
    */
   private _push(log: Log) {
-    if (!isProduction || log.level === LogLevel.Severe) {
+    if (this.canLog || log.level === LogLevel.Severe) {
       if (log.level === LogLevel.Severe) {
         consoleRed(`[${log.level}] \t ${log.origin} \t ${log.text}`);
       } else {