diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 656778007..30113a2e3 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -855,7 +855,11 @@
 ]
 
 config :pleroma, :telemetry,
-  slow_queries_logging: [exclude_sources: [nil, "oban_jobs"], min_duration: 500_000]
+  slow_queries_logging: [
+    enabled: false,
+    min_duration: 500_000,
+    exclude_sources: [nil, "oban_jobs"]
+  ]
 
 # Import environment specific config. This must remain at the bottom
 # of this file so it overrides the configuration defined above.
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/telemetry/logger.ex b/lib/pleroma/telemetry/logger.ex
index 0f73ecc02..d7fea9c0f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/telemetry/logger.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/telemetry/logger.ex
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ def handle_event(
       ) do
     logging_config = Pleroma.Config.get([:telemetry, :slow_queries_logging], [])
 
-    if logging_config[:min_duration] && query_time > logging_config[:min_duration] and
+    if logging_config[:enabled] &&
+         logging_config[:min_duration] &&
+         query_time > logging_config[:min_duration] and
          (is_nil(logging_config[:exclude_sources]) or
             source not in logging_config[:exclude_sources]) do
       log_slow_query(measurements, metadata, config)