diff --git a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
index 350cda61..940a2dbe 100755
--- a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ void closeLogFile() {
 }
 
 bool needsLog(const LogFacility facility, const LogLevel level) {
+  if (s_logFile == nullptr && !s_useSyslog) {
+    return false;
+  }
   return s_facilityLogLevel[facility] >= level;
 }