diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C
index c24fa72729..74b892aa1e 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void Foam::forces::read(const dictionary& dict)
     {
         initialised_ = false;
 
-        log_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<Switch>("log", true);
+        log_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<Switch>("log", false);
 
         if (log_)
         {