diff --git a/include/ircd/m/sync.h b/include/ircd/m/sync.h
index f1002ed66..44d57d6d4 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/sync.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/sync.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace ircd::m::sync
 
 	extern log::log log;
 	extern ctx::pool pool;
+	extern conf::item<bool> debug_stats;
 }
 
 struct ircd::m::sync::item
diff --git a/ircd/m.cc b/ircd/m.cc
index 48ec535ef..e23cce463 100644
--- a/ircd/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m.cc
@@ -419,6 +419,13 @@ ircd::m::sync::pool
 	"sync", pool_opts
 };
 
+decltype(ircd::m::sync::debug_stats)
+ircd::m::sync::debug_stats
+{
+	{ "name",     "ircd.m.sync.debug_stats" },
+	{ "default",  false                     },
+};
+
 bool
 ircd::m::sync::for_each(const item_closure_bool &closure)
 {
@@ -677,7 +684,7 @@ try
 	_polylog(data);
 
 	#ifdef RB_DEBUG
-	if(data.stats)
+	if(data.stats && bool(debug_stats))
 	{
 		//data.out.flush();
 		thread_local char tmbuf[32];
diff --git a/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc b/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
index 446b45d03..15ee5574c 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ ircd::m::sync::_rooms_polylog(data &data,
 
 		#ifdef RB_DEBUG
 		thread_local char tmbuf[32];
-		if(data.stats) log::debug
+		if(data.stats && bool(debug_stats)) log::debug
 		{
 			log, "polylog %s %s in %s",
 			loghead(data),