diff --git a/rida.conf b/rida.conf
index e7d4c84e..e500e35a 100644
--- a/rida.conf
+++ b/rida.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ssl_ca_certificate_file = cacert.pem
 pkgdb_api_url = https://admin.stg.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/api
 
 # Available backends are: console, file, journal.
-log_backend = journal
+log_backend = console
 
 # Path to log file when log_backend is set to "file".
 log_file = rida.log