diff --git a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/ConfigData.pm.in b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/ConfigData.pm.in
index 47bee17da..cd93dfe15 100644
--- a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/ConfigData.pm.in
+++ b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/ConfigData.pm.in
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ our @options = (
   },
   {
     name        => 'ZM_LOG_LEVEL_FILE',
-    default     => '-5',
+    default     => '1',
     description => 'Save logging output to component files',
     help        => q`
       ZoneMinder logging is now more integrated between
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ our @options = (
   },
   {
     name        => 'ZM_LOG_DEBUG_FILE',
-    default     => '@ZM_LOGDIR@/zm_debug.log+',
+    default     => '',
     description => 'Where extra debug is output to',
     help        => q`
       This option allows you to specify a different target for debug