diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/maxbinlogcheck.c b/server/modules/routing/binlog/maxbinlogcheck.c
index 7ff7c55fa..cb5dd76c8 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/maxbinlogcheck.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/maxbinlogcheck.c
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         arg_vector[3] = "-o";
         arg_vector[4] = NULL;
         skygw_logmanager_init(arg_count,arg_vector);
+
+	skygw_log_set_augmentation(0);
+
         free(arg_vector);
 
 	if (!debug_out)