diff --git a/sammler.c b/sammler.c
index b85f761..9dccb87 100644
--- a/sammler.c
+++ b/sammler.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* check logfile */
 	char *logfile = config_get_string("global", "logfile", DEFAULT_LOGFILE);
-	if (logfile != NULL && debug != 0) {
+	if (logfile != NULL && debug == 0) {
 		/* start logging */
 		if (!log_init(logfile))
 			exit(-1);