diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index fefc28be..d79622ad 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ https_only: false
 ## Accepted values: true, false
 ## Default: true
 ##
-#colorize_logs: true
+#colorize_logs: false
 
 # -----------------------------
 #  Features
diff --git a/src/invidious/config.cr b/src/invidious/config.cr
index 054f8db7..d8543d35 100644
--- a/src/invidious/config.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/config.cr
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Config
   # Default log level, valid YAML values are ints and strings, see src/invidious/helpers/logger.cr
   property log_level : LogLevel = LogLevel::Info
   # Enables colors in logs. Useful for debugging purposes
-  property colorize_logs : Bool = true
+  property colorize_logs : Bool = false
   # Database configuration with separate parameters (username, hostname, etc)
   property db : DBConfig? = nil