diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py
index ce12befd6d..57d8c2c709 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ __title__ = "Base class for PathArea based operations."
 __author__ = "sliptonic (Brad Collette)"
 __url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
 
-PathLog.setLevel(PathLog.Level.DEBUG, PathLog.thisModule())
-PathLog.trackModule()
+if False:
+    PathLog.setLevel(PathLog.Level.DEBUG, PathLog.thisModule())
+    PathLog.trackModule()
+else:
+    PathLog.setLevel(PathLog.Level.INFO, PathLog.thisModule())
 
 # Qt tanslation handling
 def translate(context, text, disambig=None):