diff --git a/edbob/initialization.py b/edbob/initialization.py
index 410b572..af2aeff 100644
--- a/edbob/initialization.py
+++ b/edbob/initialization.py
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ def init(appname='edbob', *args, **kwargs):
         shell = kwargs.get('shell', False)
         for paths in config_paths:
             config.read(paths, recurse=not shell)
-    config.configure_logging()
+    if config.getboolean('edbob', 'configure_logging', default=True):
+        config.configure_logging()
 
     default_modules = 'edbob.time'
     modules = config.get('edbob', 'init', default=default_modules)