diff --git a/app-configs/rinoa/mongodb/config/mongod.conf b/app-configs/rinoa/mongodb/config/mongod.conf
index e1a7aa9..676dcd3 100644
--- a/app-configs/rinoa/mongodb/config/mongod.conf
+++ b/app-configs/rinoa/mongodb/config/mongod.conf
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ storage:
 
 # where to write logging data.
 systemLog:
-  destination: file
-  quiet: false
+  destination: stdout
   logAppend: true
-  logRotate: reopen
-  path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
   verbosity: 1
 
 # network interfaces