diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index f50242f74c..74e2f0822c 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     },
     "IAP_GOOGLE_KEYDIR": "/path/to/google/public/key/dir/",
     "LOGGLY": {
+        "enabled": false,
         "subdomain": "subdomain",
         "token": "token",
         "username": "username",
diff --git a/src/logging.js b/src/logging.js
index 441af207ee..5c0d973812 100644
--- a/src/logging.js
+++ b/src/logging.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ require('winston-newrelic');
 
 var logger, loggly;
 
-if (nconf.get('NODE_ENV') == 'production'){
-  var loggly = require('loggly').createClient({
+if (nconf.get('LOGGLY:enabled')){
+  loggly = require('loggly').createClient({
     token: nconf.get('LOGGLY:token'),
     subdomain: nconf.get('LOGGLY:subdomain'),
     auth: {
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ module.exports.error = function(/* variable args */) {
 };
 
 module.exports.loggly = function(/* variable args */){
-  if(loggly)
-      loggly.log.apply(loggly, arguments);
+    if (loggly)
+        loggly.log.apply(loggly, arguments);
 };