diff --git a/include/ircd/m/sync.h b/include/ircd/m/sync.h
index eaeded3c9..0456ab4d4 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/sync.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/sync.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ namespace ircd::m::sync
 	extern log::log log;
 	extern ctx::pool pool;
 	extern conf::item<bool> stats_info;
-	extern conf::item<bool> stats_debug;
 }
 
 struct ircd::m::sync::item
@@ -45,6 +44,9 @@ struct ircd::m::sync::item
 {
 	using handle = std::function<void (data &)>;
 
+	std::string conf_name[2];
+	conf::item<bool> enable;
+	conf::item<bool> stats_debug;
 	handle _polylog;
 	handle _linear;
 
diff --git a/ircd/m.cc b/ircd/m.cc
index 81a37047a..bd77ced08 100644
--- a/ircd/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m.cc
@@ -426,13 +426,6 @@ ircd::m::sync::stats_info
 	{ "default",  false                    },
 };
 
-decltype(ircd::m::sync::stats_debug)
-ircd::m::sync::stats_debug
-{
-	{ "name",     "ircd.m.sync.stats.debug" },
-	{ "default",  false                     },
-};
-
 bool
 ircd::m::sync::for_each(const item_closure_bool &closure)
 {
@@ -644,6 +637,21 @@ ircd::m::sync::item::item(std::string name,
 {
 	std::move(name)
 }
+,conf_name
+{
+	fmt::snstringf{128, "ircd.m.sync.%s.enable", this->name()},
+	fmt::snstringf{128, "ircd.m.sync.%s.stats.debug", this->name()},
+}
+,enable
+{
+	{ "name",     conf_name[0] },
+	{ "default",  true         },
+}
+,stats_debug
+{
+	{ "name",     conf_name[1] },
+	{ "default",  false        },
+}
 ,_polylog
 {
 	std::move(polylog)
@@ -676,22 +684,25 @@ void
 ircd::m::sync::item::polylog(data &data)
 try
 {
+	if(!enable)
+		return;
+
 	#ifdef RB_DEBUG
 	sync::stats stats
 	{
-		data.stats?
+		data.stats && (stats_info || stats_debug)?
 			*data.stats:
 			sync::stats{}
 	};
 
-	if(data.stats)
+	if(data.stats && (stats_info || stats_debug))
 		stats.timer = {};
 	#endif
 
 	_polylog(data);
 
 	#ifdef RB_DEBUG
-	if(data.stats && bool(stats_debug))
+	if(data.stats && (stats_info || stats_debug))
 	{
 		//data.out.flush();
 		thread_local char tmbuf[32];
diff --git a/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc b/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
index 6f04ea46c..b09ef3e2c 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ircd::m::sync::_rooms_polylog(data &data,
 	data.user_rooms.for_each(membership, [&data]
 	(const m::room &room, const string_view &membership_)
 	{
-		#ifdef RB_DEBUG
+		#if defined(RB_DEBUG) && 0
 		sync::stats stats
 		{
 			data.stats?
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ ircd::m::sync::_rooms_polylog(data &data,
 
 		_rooms_polylog_room(data, room);
 
-		#ifdef RB_DEBUG
+		#if defined(RB_DEBUG) && 0
 		thread_local char tmbuf[32];
 		if(data.stats && bool(stats_debug)) log::debug
 		{