diff --git a/server/Logger.js b/server/Logger.js
index 19e657b4..9909778f 100644
--- a/server/Logger.js
+++ b/server/Logger.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Logger {
   constructor() {
     this.isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
     this.logLevel = !this.isDev ? LogLevel.INFO : LogLevel.TRACE
+    this.hideDevLogs = process.env.HIDE_DEV_LOGS === undefined ? !this.isDev : process.env.HIDE_DEV_LOGS === '1'
     this.socketListeners = []
 
     this.logManager = null
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class Logger {
    * @param  {...any} args
    */
   dev(...args) {
-    if (!this.isDev || process.env.HIDE_DEV_LOGS === '1') return
+    if (this.hideDevLogs) return
     console.log(`[${this.timestamp}] DEV:`, ...args)
   }