diff --git a/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env b/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env
index 10d6c94c..20a9fc05 100644
--- a/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env
+++ b/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_NAME="cerc_testing"
 CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_USER="vdbm"
 CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PASSWORD="password"
 CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER=23
+CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_LOG_STATEMENTS="false"
diff --git a/app/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh b/app/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh
index c2f2364c..01672c39 100755
--- a/app/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh
+++ b/app/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else
       --statediff.db.password=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PASSWORD \
       --statediff.db.port=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PORT \
       --statediff.db.user=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_USER \
+      --statediff.db.logstatements=${CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_LOG_STATEMENTS:-false} \
       --statediff.waitforsync=true \
       --statediff.writing=true"
     fi
@@ -86,6 +87,6 @@ else
       --miner.threads=1 \
       --metrics \
       --verbosity=${CERC_GETH_VERBOSITY:-3} \
-      --vmodule="${CERC_GETH_VMODULE:-statediff/*=6}" \
+      --vmodule="${CERC_GETH_VMODULE:-statediff/*=5}" \
       --miner.etherbase="${ETHERBASE}" ${STATEDIFF_OPTS}
 fi