diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h b/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
index 6eeb1441..ec4bcbe2 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define MCDEBUG(cat,x) CLOG(DEBUG,cat) << x
 #define MCTRACE(cat,x) CLOG(TRACE,cat) << x
 #define MCLOG(level,cat,x) ELPP_WRITE_LOG(el::base::Writer, level, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog, cat) << x
+#define MCLOG_FILE(level,cat,x) ELPP_WRITE_LOG(el::base::Writer, level, el::base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog, cat) << x
 
 #define MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,color,x) MCLOG(level,cat,"\033[1;" color "m" << x << "\033[0m")
 #define MCLOG_RED(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,"31",x)
diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp
index a51654d3..39661a1a 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static const char *get_default_categories(int level)
   switch (level)
   {
     case 0:
-      categories = "*:WARNING,net:FATAL,net.p2p:FATAL,net.cn:FATAL,global:INFO,verify:FATAL,stacktrace:INFO,logging:INFO,msgwriter:INFO";
+      categories = "*:WARNING,net:FATAL,net.p2p:FATAL,net.cn:FATAL,global:INFO,verify:FATAL,stacktrace:INFO,logging:INFO";
       break;
     case 1:
       categories = "*:WARNING,global:INFO,stacktrace:INFO,logging:INFO,msgwriter:INFO";
diff --git a/src/common/scoped_message_writer.h b/src/common/scoped_message_writer.h
index 7ee4f137..e31f8f0b 100644
--- a/src/common/scoped_message_writer.h
+++ b/src/common/scoped_message_writer.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
     {
       m_flush = false;
 
-      MCLOG(m_log_level, "msgwriter", m_oss.str());
+      MCLOG_FILE(m_log_level, "msgwriter", m_oss.str());
 
       if (epee::console_color_default == m_color)
       {