diff --git a/bip.conf.5 b/bip.conf.5
index 991eecc..a4a59a2 100644
--- a/bip.conf.5
+++ b/bip.conf.5
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ CAPAB (if you only use clients that support it for instance).
 \fBnetwork\fP
 The network name. See the \fBNETWORK SECTION\fP.
 
+.TP
+\fBlog\fP (override global log)
+When \fBtrue\fP, the file logs are enabled for this connection.
+When \fBfalse\fP, no log file is written, logs are kept in memory.
+
 .TP
 \fBnick\fP
 BIP will send that string as your nickname upon connect. If not specified
diff --git a/src/bip.c b/src/bip.c
index 3afd062..a361847 100644
--- a/src/bip.c
+++ b/src/bip.c
@@ -567,6 +567,9 @@ static int add_connection(bip_t *bip, struct bipuser *user, list_t *data)
 			list_add_last(&l->on_connect_send, t->pdata);
 			t->pdata = NULL;
 			break;
+		case LEX_LOG:
+			l->log->log_to_file = t->ndata;
+			break;
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
 		case LEX_SSL_CHECK_MODE:
 			if (strcmp(t->pdata, "basic") == 0)
diff --git a/src/conf.y b/src/conf.y
index 1a9a176..02b2823 100644
--- a/src/conf.y
+++ b/src/conf.y
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ con_command:
 	   LEX_NAME LEX_EQ LEX_STRING { $$ = tuple_s_new(LEX_NAME, $3); }
 	   | LEX_NETWORK LEX_EQ LEX_STRING { $$ = tuple_s_new(LEX_NETWORK,
 			 $3); }
+	   | LEX_LOG LEX_EQ LEX_BOOL { $$ = tuple_i_new(LEX_LOG, $3); }
 	   | LEX_NICK LEX_EQ LEX_STRING { $$ = tuple_s_new(LEX_NICK, $3); }
 	   | LEX_USER LEX_EQ LEX_STRING { $$ = tuple_s_new(LEX_USER, $3); }
 	   | LEX_REALNAME LEX_EQ LEX_STRING { $$ = tuple_s_new(LEX_REALNAME,
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index ff1d5f1..3ae1d4e 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static int log_add_file(log_t *logdata, const char *destination,
 	char *canonical_fname = NULL;
 	logfile_t *lf = NULL;
 
-	if (conf_log) {
+	if (logdata->log_to_file) {
 		if (log_has_file(logdata, filename)) {
 			canonical_fname = bip_strdup(filename);
 			uniq_fname = filename_uniq(filename);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static int log_add_file(log_t *logdata, const char *destination,
 		hash_insert(&logdata->logfgs, destination, store);
 	}
 
-	if (!conf_log && logdata->user->backlog) {
+	if (!logdata->log_to_file && logdata->user->backlog) {
 		if (!store->memlog)
 			store->memlog = list_new(NULL);
 	}
@@ -347,11 +347,11 @@ logstore_t *log_find_file(log_t *logdata, const char *destination)
 
 	store = hash_get(&logdata->logfgs, destination);
 
-	if (store && !conf_log)
+	if (store && !logdata->log_to_file)
 		return store;
 
 	if (!store) {
-		if (conf_log) {
+		if (logdata->log_to_file) {
 			filename = log_build_filename(logdata, destination);
 			if (!filename)
 				return NULL;
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static list_t *log_backread(log_t *log, const char *storename, const char *dest)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (!conf_log) {
+	if (!log->log_to_file) {
 		mylog(LOG_DEBUG, "No conf_log, not backlogging");
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static int _log_write(log_t *logdata, logstore_t *store,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!conf_log)
+	if (!logdata->log_to_file)
 		return 0;
 
 	logfile_t *lf = list_get_last(&store->file_group);
@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@ log_t *log_new(struct bipuser *user, const char *network)
 	logdata->buffer[LOGLINE_MAXLEN - 1] = 0; // debug
 	logdata->buffer[LOGLINE_MAXLEN] = 0;
 	logdata->connected = 0;
+	logdata->log_to_file = conf_log;
 	if (!log_all_logs)
 		log_all_logs = list_new(list_ptr_cmp);
 	list_add_last(log_all_logs, logdata);
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 4e73275..dbbc4a6 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ typedef struct log
 	int connected;
 	int backlogging;
 	int lastfile_seeked;
+	int log_to_file;
 
 	struct bipuser *user;
 } log_t;