diff --git a/config/suricata/suricata.yaml b/config/suricata/suricata.yaml
index 50abb9486..6fbc7b3ee 100644
--- a/config/suricata/suricata.yaml
+++ b/config/suricata/suricata.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ default-log-dir: /var/log/suricata/
 
 # global stats configuration
 stats:
-  enabled: yes
+  enabled: no
   # The interval field (in seconds) controls at what interval
   # the loggers are invoked.
   interval: 8