diff --git a/imports/startup/server/cron.js b/imports/startup/server/cron.js
index ab30477..9b0fa77 100644
--- a/imports/startup/server/cron.js
+++ b/imports/startup/server/cron.js
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import { isMailServerMaster, sendEmailsFromQueue } from '/imports/startup/server
 Meteor.startup(() => {
   SyncedCron.config({
     // Log job run details to console
-    log: true
+    log: Meteor.settings.private.cron.debug || false,
 
     // Use a custom logger function (defaults to Meteor's logging package)
-    // logger: null
+    // workaround to disable logging succesfully
+    logger: Meteor.settings.private.cron.debug ? null : () => {}
 
     // Name of collection to use for synchronisation and logging
     // collectionName: 'cronHistory',
diff --git a/settings-development-sample.json b/settings-development-sample.json
index c6199dc..1ba68f8 100644
--- a/settings-development-sample.json
+++ b/settings-development-sample.json
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     },
     "proxies_count": 0,
     "ironPassword": "SomePasswordAlLeast32LongYouKnowHowToCount",
+    "cron": {
+      "debug": false
+    },
     "twitter": {
       "es": {
         "enabled": true,