diff --git a/config/local.example.toml b/config/local.example.toml
index 60c43344..24338b82 100644
--- a/config/local.example.toml
+++ b/config/local.example.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 database_url = "mysql://sample_user:sample_password@localhost/syncstorage_rs"
-master_secret = "some_secret_here"
\ No newline at end of file
+master_secret = "some_secret_here"
+# removing this line will default to moz_json formatted logs (which is preferred for production envs)
+human_logs = 1