diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
index 7b6f13293b..492422e453 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
@@ -392,6 +392,20 @@ angular.module('Tower', [
             });
         }
     ])
+
+    .config(function($provide) {
+        $provide.decorator('$log', function($delegate) {
+            var _debug = $delegate.debug;
+            $delegate.debug = function(msg) {
+                // only show debug messages when debug_mode set to true in config
+                if ($AnsibleConfig.debug_mode) {
+                    _debug(msg);
+                }
+            }
+            return $delegate;
+        });
+    })
+
     .run(['$compile', '$cookieStore', '$rootScope', '$log', 'CheckLicense', '$location', 'Authorization', 'LoadBasePaths', 'ViewLicense',
         'Timer', 'ClearScope', 'HideStream', 'Socket',
         function ($compile, $cookieStore, $rootScope, $log, CheckLicense, $location, Authorization, LoadBasePaths, ViewLicense,
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/config.js b/awx/ui/static/js/config.js
index 9864881116..66255cf4da 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/config.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/config.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var $AnsibleConfig = {
 
     tooltip_delay: {show: 500, hide: 100},   // Default number of milliseconds to delay displaying/hiding tooltips
 
-    debug_mode: true,                        // Enable console logging messages
+    debug_mode: false,                       // Enable console logging messages
 
     password_strength: 45,                   // User password strength. Integer between 0 and 100, 100 being impossibly strong.
                                              // This value controls progress bar colors: