diff --git a/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs b/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs
index 9279b6c9..7934cb2f 100644
--- a/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs
+++ b/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ namespace MPF.Data
         /// </summary>
         public bool CompressLogFiles
         {
-            get { return GetBooleanSetting(_settings, "CompressLogFiles", true); }
+            get { return GetBooleanSetting(_settings, "CompressLogFiles", false); }
             set { _settings["CompressLogFiles"] = value.ToString(); }
         }