diff --git a/default/config.yaml b/default/config.yaml
index 6965d8b35..bdc25006d 100644
--- a/default/config.yaml
+++ b/default/config.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ disableCsrfProtection: false
 securityOverride: false
 # -- LOGGING CONFIGURATION --
 logging:
-  # Enable access logging to access.log file
+  # Enable access logging to access.log file and console output
   # Records new connections with timestamp, IP address and user agent
   enableAccessLog: true
   # Minimum log level to display in the terminal (DEBUG = 0, INFO = 1, WARN = 2, ERROR = 3)
diff --git a/src/middleware/accessLogWriter.js b/src/middleware/accessLogWriter.js
index 4aaeeb5a6..9451dabc1 100644
--- a/src/middleware/accessLogWriter.js
+++ b/src/middleware/accessLogWriter.js
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ export default function accessLoggerMiddleware() {
 
         if (!knownIPs.has(clientIp)) {
             // Log new connection
-            console.info(color.yellow(`New connection from ${clientIp}; User Agent: ${userAgent}\n`));
             knownIPs.add(clientIp);
 
             // Write to access log if enabled
             if (enableAccessLog) {
+                console.info(color.yellow(`New connection from ${clientIp}; User Agent: ${userAgent}\n`));
                 const logPath = getAccessLogPath();
                 const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
                 const log = `${timestamp} ${clientIp} ${userAgent}\n`;