diff --git a/source/net/yacy/yacy.java b/source/net/yacy/yacy.java
index 51fa0d651..7c550e10b 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/yacy.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/yacy.java
@@ -170,11 +170,12 @@ public final class yacy {
 			f = new File(dataHome, "DATA/LOG/");
             mkdirsIfNeseccary(f);
 			f = new File(dataHome, "DATA/LOG/yacy.logging");
-			//if (!f.exists()) try {
-			    FileUtils.copy(new File(appHome, "yacy.logging"), f);
-            //} catch (final IOException e){
-            //    System.out.println("could not copy yacy.logging");
-            //}
+			final File f0 = new File(appHome, "yacy.logging");
+			if (!f.exists() || f0.lastModified() > f.lastModified()) try {
+			    FileUtils.copy(f0, f);
+            } catch (final IOException e){
+                System.out.println("could not copy yacy.logging");
+            }
             try{
                 Log.configureLogging(dataHome, appHome, new File(dataHome, "DATA/LOG/yacy.logging"));
             } catch (final IOException e) {
diff --git a/yacy.logging b/yacy.logging
index 2835386c8..ea200b078 100644
--- a/yacy.logging
+++ b/yacy.logging
@@ -67,3 +67,6 @@ de.anomic.http.server.HTTPDProxyHandler.logging.FileHandler.pattern = DATA/LOG/p
 net.yacy.kelondro.logging.LogalizerHandler.enabled = false
 net.yacy.kelondro.logging.LogalizerHandler.debug = false
 net.yacy.kelondro.logging.LogalizerHandler.parserPackage = net.yacy.kelondro.logging
+
+org.apache.http.level = OFF
+org.apache.http.wire.level = OFF
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