diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua
index c62602d3b..9e3cdd5f6 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local PATHFINDING = "gowp"
 local node_snow = "mcl_core:snow"
 
 local mobs_griefing = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_griefing") ~= false
-local logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_movement", true)
+local logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_movement", false)
 
 local random = math.random
 local sin = math.sin
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index ec829b783..443d29440 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ mcl_item_id_debug (Item ID Debug) bool false
 #Log mob spawning and despawning events
 mcl_logging_mobs_spawn (Log Mob Spawning) bool false
 
+#Log mob movement events
+mcl_logging_mobs_movement (Log Mob Movement) bool false
+
 # If enabled mapgen timings will be dumped to log
 mcl_logging_mapgen (Chunk generation logging) bool false