diff --git a/dmrlink.py b/dmrlink.py
index 4563838..7522d4e 100755
--- a/dmrlink.py
+++ b/dmrlink.py
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ dictConfig({
         }
     },
     'handlers': {
+        'null': {
+            'class': 'logging.NullHandler'
+        },
         'console': {
             'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
             'formatter': 'simple'
diff --git a/dmrlink_SAMPLE.cfg b/dmrlink_SAMPLE.cfg
index 6b92bb9..932ef0e 100644
--- a/dmrlink_SAMPLE.cfg
+++ b/dmrlink_SAMPLE.cfg
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ PRINT_PEERS_INC_FLAGS: 0
 # SYSTEM LOGGER CONFIGURAITON
 #   This allows the logger to be configured without chaning the individual
 #   python logger stuff in dmrlink.py. LOG_FILE should be a complete
-#   path/filename for *your* system. LOG_HANDERLS may be any of the
-#   following, please, no spaces in the list if you use several:
+#   path/filename for *your* system -- use /dev/null for non-file handlers.
+#   LOG_HANDERLS may be any of the following, please, no spaces in the
+#   list if you use several:
+#       null
 #       console
 #       console-timed
 #       file