diff --git a/damus/ContentView.swift b/damus/ContentView.swift
index e658ac09..90251585 100644
--- a/damus/ContentView.swift
+++ b/damus/ContentView.swift
@@ -613,21 +613,21 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         let relay_filters = RelayFilters(our_pubkey: pubkey)
         let bootstrap_relays = load_bootstrap_relays(pubkey: pubkey)
         
-        let new_relay_filters = load_relay_filters(pubkey) == nil
-        for relay in bootstrap_relays {
-            if let url = RelayURL(relay) {
-                let descriptor = RelayDescriptor(url: url, info: .rw)
-                add_new_relay(model_cache: model_cache, relay_filters: relay_filters, pool: pool, descriptor: descriptor, new_relay_filters: new_relay_filters)
-            }
-        }
-        
-        pool.register_handler(sub_id: sub_id, handler: home.handle_event)
-        
         // dumb stuff needed for property wrappers
         UserSettingsStore.pubkey = pubkey
         let settings = UserSettingsStore()
         UserSettingsStore.shared = settings
         
+        let new_relay_filters = load_relay_filters(pubkey) == nil
+        for relay in bootstrap_relays {
+            if let url = RelayURL(relay) {
+                let descriptor = RelayDescriptor(url: url, info: .rw)
+                add_new_relay(model_cache: model_cache, relay_filters: relay_filters, pool: pool, descriptor: descriptor, new_relay_filters: new_relay_filters, logging_enabled: settings.developer_mode)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        pool.register_handler(sub_id: sub_id, handler: home.handle_event)
+        
         if let nwc_str = settings.nostr_wallet_connect,
            let nwc = WalletConnectURL(str: nwc_str) {
             try? pool.add_relay(.nwc(url: nwc.relay))
diff --git a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
index ecd44f48..4c416e02 100644
--- a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ func load_our_relays(state: DamusState, m_old_ev: NostrEvent?, ev: NostrEvent) {
         if new.contains(d) {
             if let url = RelayURL(d) {
                 let descriptor = RelayDescriptor(url: url, info: decoded[d] ?? .rw)
-                add_new_relay(model_cache: state.relay_model_cache, relay_filters: state.relay_filters, pool: state.pool, descriptor: descriptor, new_relay_filters: new_relay_filters)
+                add_new_relay(model_cache: state.relay_model_cache, relay_filters: state.relay_filters, pool: state.pool, descriptor: descriptor, new_relay_filters: new_relay_filters, logging_enabled: state.settings.developer_mode)
             }
         } else {
             state.pool.remove_relay(d)
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ func load_our_relays(state: DamusState, m_old_ev: NostrEvent?, ev: NostrEvent) {
     }
 }
 
-func add_new_relay(model_cache: RelayModelCache, relay_filters: RelayFilters, pool: RelayPool, descriptor: RelayDescriptor, new_relay_filters: Bool) {
+func add_new_relay(model_cache: RelayModelCache, relay_filters: RelayFilters, pool: RelayPool, descriptor: RelayDescriptor, new_relay_filters: Bool, logging_enabled: Bool) {
     try? pool.add_relay(descriptor)
     let url = descriptor.url
     
@@ -888,7 +888,10 @@ func add_new_relay(model_cache: RelayModelCache, relay_filters: RelayFilters, po
         await MainActor.run {
             let model = RelayModel(url, metadata: meta)
             model_cache.insert(model: model)
-            pool.setLog(model.log, for: relay_id)
+            
+            if logging_enabled {
+                pool.setLog(model.log, for: relay_id)
+            }
             
             // if this is the first time adding filters, we should filter non-paid relays
             if new_relay_filters && !meta.is_paid {
diff --git a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift
index ebe4bd3a..7a52ee95 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct RelayDetailView: View {
                     }
                 }
                 
-                if let log_contents = log.contents {
+                if state.settings.developer_mode, let log_contents = log.contents {
                     Section("Log") {
                         Text(log_contents)
                             .font(.system(size: 13))