diff --git a/webapp/src/components/MessageList.tsx b/webapp/src/components/MessageList.tsx
index ac47818b..4c7bb57c 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/MessageList.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {resetTabState, updateTabs} from '../utils/tabHandling';
 import WebSocketService from "../services/websocket";
 import Prism from 'prismjs';
 
-const VERBOSE_LOGGING = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+const VERBOSE_LOGGING = false && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
 const CONTAINER_ID = 'message-list-' + Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9);
 
 const MessageListContainer = styled.div`
diff --git a/webapp/src/utils/tabHandling.ts b/webapp/src/utils/tabHandling.ts
index 8bde05b3..1adbe7e1 100644
--- a/webapp/src/utils/tabHandling.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/utils/tabHandling.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Controls verbosity of debug logging. When enabled, provides detailed operation tracking.
  * Disable in production to reduce console noise.
  */
-const VERBOSE_LOGGING = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+const VERBOSE_LOGGING = false && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
 
 /**
  * Error tracking by category for monitoring and debugging