diff --git a/etc/ctrl.with.edge.yml b/etc/ctrl.with.edge.yml
index 49202f095..656bcc8b6 100644
--- a/etc/ctrl.with.edge.yml
+++ b/etc/ctrl.with.edge.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ mgmt:
   #url:                http://localhost:8086
   #database:           ziti
 
-events:
-  jsonLogger:
-    subscriptions:
+#events:
+#  jsonLogger:
+#    subscriptions:
 #      - type: fabric.routers
 #      - type: fabric.terminators
 #      - type: metrics
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ events:
 #      - type: fabric.usage
 #      - type: services
 #      - type: fabric.usage
-      - type: edge.entityCounts
-        interval: 5s
-    handler:
-      type: file
-      format: json
-      path: /tmp/ziti-events.log
+#      - type: edge.entityCounts
+#        interval: 5s
+#    handler:
+#      type: file
+#      format: json
+#      path: /tmp/ziti-events.log
 
 # xctrl_example
 #