diff --git a/hxl_proxy/__init__.py b/hxl_proxy/__init__.py
index 62911df8..94403b0d 100644
--- a/hxl_proxy/__init__.py
+++ b/hxl_proxy/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Documentation: http://hxlstandard.org
 """
 
-import os
+import logging, os
 
 import requests_cache
 from flask import Flask, g, request
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 # Main application object
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
+# Disable default logging (we'll add any log handlers explicitly in deployment)
+app.logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler)
+
 # Handle subpaths
 app.wsgi_app = reverse_proxied.ReverseProxied(app.wsgi_app)