diff --git a/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/aleph-vm/supervisor.env b/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/aleph-vm/supervisor.env
index 9793f2422..b661ee90f 100644
--- a/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/aleph-vm/supervisor.env
+++ b/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/aleph-vm/supervisor.env
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-ALEPH_VM_PRINT_SYSTEM_LOGS=True
+# System logs make boot ~2x slower
+ALEPH_VM_PRINT_SYSTEM_LOGS=False
 ALEPH_VM_DOMAIN_NAME=vm.example.org
 ALEPH_VM_PAYMENT_RECEIVER_ADDRESS=