diff --git a/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc b/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc
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--- a/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones[database time zones
 
 | [[logging-verbose]] `logging.verbose:` {ess-icon}
  | Set to `true` to log all events, including system usage information and all
-requests. *Default: `false`*
+requests. Requires `logging.silent` and `logging.quiet` set to `false`. *Default: `false`*
 
 | [[regionmap-ES-map]] `map.includeElasticMapsService:` {ess-icon}
  | Set to `false` to disable connections to Elastic Maps Service.