diff --git a/src/fastmcp/__init__.py b/src/fastmcp/__init__.py
index fa76758dc..3a596584a 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/__init__.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ from fastmcp.settings import Settings
 from fastmcp.utilities.logging import configure_logging as _configure_logging
 
 settings = Settings()
-# if False:
-_configure_logging(
-    level=settings.log_level,
-    enable_rich_tracebacks=settings.enable_rich_tracebacks,
-)
+if settings.log_enabled:
+    _configure_logging(
+        level=settings.log_level,
+        enable_rich_tracebacks=settings.enable_rich_tracebacks,
+    )
 
 from fastmcp.server.server import FastMCP
 from fastmcp.server.context import Context
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/settings.py b/src/fastmcp/settings.py
index 1ecda5a08..91a0bb33b 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/settings.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/settings.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
     test_mode: bool = False
 
+    log_enabled: bool = True
     log_level: LOG_LEVEL = "INFO"
 
     @field_validator("log_level", mode="before")
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
                 Whether to include FastMCP meta in the server's MCP responses.
                 If True, a `_fastmcp` key will be added to the `meta` field of
                 all MCP component responses. This key will contain a dict of
-                various FastMCP-specific metadata, such as tags. 
+                various FastMCP-specific metadata, such as tags.
                 """
             ),
         ),