diff --git a/devTools/docker/my.cnf b/devTools/docker/my.cnf
index 73938e5fef1..4704f105918 100644
--- a/devTools/docker/my.cnf
+++ b/devTools/docker/my.cnf
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ user=mysql
 pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
 
 # owid-specific
-general_log = 1
-general_log_file = /var/log/mysql/queries.log
-slow_query_log = 1
-slow_query_log_file = /var/log/mysql/slow-queries.log
-long_query_time = 2
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+# general_log = 1
+# general_log_file = /var/log/mysql/queries.log
+# slow_query_log = 1
+# slow_query_log_file = /var/log/mysql/slow-queries.log
+# long_query_time = 2
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