diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/main/MainNavigationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/main/MainNavigationViewModel.kt
index aef907c3ae..b18e5842f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/main/MainNavigationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/main/MainNavigationViewModel.kt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
 class MainNavigationViewModel(
   savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
   initialListLocation: MainListRoute = MainListRoute.Chats
-) : EventDrivenViewModel<MainNavigationEvents>(TAG), MainNavigationEventSink {
+) : EventDrivenViewModel<MainNavigationEvents>(TAG, shouldLogEvents = false), MainNavigationEventSink {
 
   companion object {
     private val TAG = Log.tag(MainNavigationViewModel::class)
diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/compose/EventDrivenViewModel.kt b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/compose/EventDrivenViewModel.kt
index c21d0941f0..9ae6da9fe2 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/compose/EventDrivenViewModel.kt
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/signal/core/ui/compose/EventDrivenViewModel.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
  * to avoid gotcha's around threading and race conditions.
  */
 abstract class EventDrivenViewModel<E : Any>(
-  private val tag: String
+  private val tag: String,
+  private val shouldLogEvents: Boolean = true
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
   private val eventChannel = Channel<E>(Channel.UNLIMITED)
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ abstract class EventDrivenViewModel<E : Any>(
   init {
     viewModelScope.launch {
       for (event in eventChannel) {
-        Log.d(tag, "[Event] $event")
+        if (shouldLogEvents) {
+          Log.d(tag, "[Event] $event")
+        }
         processEvent(event)
       }
     }