diff --git a/packages/core/botpress/src/botpress.js b/packages/core/botpress/src/botpress.js
index b9b574339fd..e9d6240a2fe 100644
--- a/packages/core/botpress/src/botpress.js
+++ b/packages/core/botpress/src/botpress.js
@@ -472,7 +472,9 @@ class botpress {
         }
       })
 
-      cluster.fork().on('message', receiveMessageFromWorker)
+      if (!this.botfile.disableClusterMode) {
+        cluster.fork().on('message', receiveMessageFromWorker)
+      }
     }
 
     if (cluster.isWorker) {
diff --git a/packages/core/botpress/src/cli/templates/init-default/botfile.js b/packages/core/botpress/src/cli/templates/init-default/botfile.js
index ec3623c7b03..ab0129f4d7b 100644
--- a/packages/core/botpress/src/cli/templates/init-default/botfile.js
+++ b/packages/core/botpress/src/cli/templates/init-default/botfile.js
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ module.exports = {
   mediaDir: './generated/media',
 
   /*
-    By default logs are enabled and stored in the DB
+    By default logs are enabled and stored in the DB. 
+    Silent mode prevents logs from being displayed in the console
    */
   logs: {
     enabled: true,
-    keepDays: 30
+    keepDays: 30,
+    silentMode: false
   },
 
   /*
@@ -133,5 +135,10 @@ module.exports = {
       If this is set to false, you should call `bp.middlewares.load` manually
      */
     autoLoading: true
-  }
+  },
+
+  /*
+    Prevents Botpress from creating worker threads
+   */
+  disableClusterMode: false
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/botpress/src/logger/index.js b/packages/core/botpress/src/logger/index.js
index 5821bd0a833..3743a188ee5 100644
--- a/packages/core/botpress/src/logger/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/botpress/src/logger/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = logConfig => {
       new winston.transports.Console({
         prettyPrint: true,
         colorize: true,
+        silent: logConfig.silentMode,
         timestamp: () => moment().format('HH:mm:ss')
       })
     ]