diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
index 1ec2b0643..be7cf1647 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	// init the Nel context
 	CApplicationContext *appContext = new CApplicationContext;
 
+	// disable nldebug messages in logs in Release
+#ifdef NL_RELEASE
+	DisableNLDebug = true;
+#endif
+
 	createDebug();
 
 	INelContext::getInstance().setWindowedApplication(true);