diff --git a/planetstack/hpc_observer/hpc_observer_config b/planetstack/hpc_observer/hpc_observer_config
index 13bfaaf..30c9a8d 100644
--- a/planetstack/hpc_observer/hpc_observer_config
+++ b/planetstack/hpc_observer/hpc_observer_config
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 dependency_graph=/opt/planetstack/hpc_observer/model-deps
 steps_dir=/opt/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps
 deleters_dir=/opt/planetstack/hpc_ovserver/deleters
-log_file=/var/log/hpc.log
+log_file=console
+#/var/log/hpc.log
 driver=None
 
 [feefie]