diff --git a/onionr/api.py b/onionr/api.py
index 79df9451..146d43c5 100755
--- a/onionr/api.py
+++ b/onionr/api.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ class API:
             while len(self._core.hsAddress) == 0:
                 self._core.refreshFirstStartVars()
                 time.sleep(0.5)
-            self.http_server = WSGIServer((self.host, bindPort), app)
+            self.http_server = WSGIServer((self.host, bindPort), app, log=None)
             self.http_server.serve_forever()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils.py b/onionr/onionrutils.py
index ba8d6b42..f5820059 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils.py
@@ -263,18 +263,21 @@ class OnionrUtils:
         myBlock = Block(blockHash, self._core)
         if myBlock.isEncrypted:
             myBlock.decrypt()
-        blockType = myBlock.getMetadata('type') # we would use myBlock.getType() here, but it is bugged with encrypted blocks
-        signer = self.bytesToStr(myBlock.signer)
-        valid = myBlock.verifySig()
-        try:
-            if len(blockType) <= 10:
-                self._core.updateBlockInfo(blockHash, 'dataType', blockType)
+        if myBlock.decrypted:
+            blockType = myBlock.getMetadata('type') # we would use myBlock.getType() here, but it is bugged with encrypted blocks
+            signer = self.bytesToStr(myBlock.signer)
+            valid = myBlock.verifySig()
+            try:
+                if len(blockType) <= 10:
+                    self._core.updateBlockInfo(blockHash, 'dataType', blockType)
 
-                onionrevents.event('processblocks', data = {'block': myBlock, 'type': blockType, 'signer': signer, 'validSig': valid}, onionr = None)
+                    onionrevents.event('processblocks', data = {'block': myBlock, 'type': blockType, 'signer': signer, 'validSig': valid}, onionr = None)
 
-        except TypeError:
-            logger.warn("Missing block information")
-            pass
+            except TypeError:
+                logger.warn("Missing block information")
+                pass
+        else:
+            logger.debug('Not processing metadata on encrypted block we cannot decrypt.')
 
     def escapeAnsi(self, line):
         '''
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default_config.json b/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
index 5ebcfa4a..de27f4c1 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
     "log": {
         "file": {
-            "output": true,
+            "output": false,
             "path": "data/output.log"
         },