diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/SessionUtils.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/SessionUtils.java
index cc40b50f4..6cdb8c8e4 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/SessionUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/SessionUtils.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoProfile;
+import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.BuildConfig;
 import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.browser.SettingsStore;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ public static void vrPrefsWorkAround(Context aContext, Bundle aExtras) {
             out.write("pref(\"media.webspeech.synth.enabled\", false);\n".getBytes());
             // Prevent autozoom when giving a form field focus.
             out.write("pref(\"formhelper.autozoom\", false);\n".getBytes());
+            String geckoLogLevel = BuildConfig.DEBUG ? "Debug" : "Warn";
+            out.write(("pref(\"geckoview.logging\", \"" + geckoLogLevel + "\");\n").getBytes());
             // Uncomment this to enable WebRender. WARNING NOT READY FOR USAGE.
             // out.write("pref(\"gfx.webrender.all\", true);\n".getBytes());
             int msaa = SettingsStore.getInstance(aContext).getMSAALevel();