diff --git a/boswatch/router/routerManager.py b/boswatch/router/routerManager.py
index 86f6326..bd4b434 100644
--- a/boswatch/router/routerManager.py
+++ b/boswatch/router/routerManager.py
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ class RouterManager:
             else:
                 logging.warning("unknown router: %s", routerName)
 
-        self._saveStats()  # write stats to stats file
+        if self.config.get('server.logging', False):
+            self._saveStats()  # write stats to stats file
 
     def cleanup(self):
         """!Run cleanup routines for all loaded route points"""
diff --git a/config/server.yaml b/config/server.yaml
index 03e260d..9ba8715 100644
--- a/config/server.yaml
+++ b/config/server.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ server:
   port: 8080
   name: BW3 Server        # name of the BW3 Server instance
   useBroadcast: no        # serve server ip on broadcast request
+  log: true               # enable log file
 
 alarmRouter:
 - Router 1