diff --git a/packages/ppsspp-debug/src/ppsspp_debug/_lane.py b/packages/ppsspp-debug/src/ppsspp_debug/_lane.py
index 238f0d23..9a4a92de 100644
--- a/packages/ppsspp-debug/src/ppsspp_debug/_lane.py
+++ b/packages/ppsspp-debug/src/ppsspp_debug/_lane.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
     "RemoteDebuggerOnStartup": "True",
     "PauseOnLostFocus": "False",
     "PauseWhenMinimized": "False",
+    "FileLogging": "False",
 }
+"""Set in a lane's ini on every start; a lane cloned from a debug-logging stick wrote GBs of
+`SYSTEM/DUMP/log.txt` per session."""
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
diff --git a/packages/ppsspp-debug/tests/test_lane.py b/packages/ppsspp-debug/tests/test_lane.py
index 07cd83cf..bf6b4d43 100644
--- a/packages/ppsspp-debug/tests/test_lane.py
+++ b/packages/ppsspp-debug/tests/test_lane.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ def stick(tmp_path):
     src = tmp_path / "stick"
     (src / "SYSTEM").mkdir(parents=True)
     (src / "SYSTEM/ppsspp.ini").write_text(
-        "[General]\nRemoteISOPort = 62517\nPauseOnLostFocus = True\n[Graphics]\nFrameSkip = 0\n"
+        "[General]\nRemoteISOPort = 62517\nPauseOnLostFocus = True\nFileLogging = True\n"
+        "[Graphics]\nFrameSkip = 0\n"
     )
     (src / "SAVEDATA/ULES01213").mkdir(parents=True)
     (src / "SAVEDATA/ULES01213/DATA.BIN").write_bytes(b"save")
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def test_prepare_clones_and_owns_the_port(tmp_path, stick):
     assert "RemoteISOPort = 45103" in ini
     assert "PauseOnLostFocus = False" in ini
     assert "RemoteDebuggerOnStartup = True" in ini
+    assert "FileLogging = False" in ini
     assert "FrameSkip = 0" in ini
     assert (lane.stick / "SAVEDATA/ULES01213/DATA.BIN").read_bytes() == b"save"
     assert lane.game.read_bytes() == b"iso"