diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
index 45aa675..7d66175 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class MareConfig : IMareConfiguration
     public bool InitialScanComplete { get; set; } = false;
     public LogLevel LogLevel { get; set; } = LogLevel.Information;
     public bool LogPerformance { get; set; } = false;
+    public bool LogEvents { get; set; } = true;
     public double MaxLocalCacheInGiB { get; set; } = 20;
     public bool OpenGposeImportOnGposeStart { get; set; } = false;
     public bool OpenPopupOnAdd { get; set; } = true;
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
index 48f962e..c5189ad 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             collection.AddSingleton<FileCompactor>();
             collection.AddSingleton<TagHandler>();
             collection.AddSingleton<UidDisplayHandler>();
-            collection.AddSingleton((s) => new EventAggregator(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName,
-                s.GetRequiredService<ILogger<EventAggregator>>(), s.GetRequiredService<MareMediator>()));
+            collection.AddSingleton<EventAggregator>();
             collection.AddSingleton((s) => new DalamudUtilService(s.GetRequiredService<ILogger<DalamudUtilService>>(),
                 clientState, objectTable, framework, gameGui, toastGui, condition, gameData, targetManager,
                 s.GetRequiredService<MareMediator>(), s.GetRequiredService<PerformanceCollectorService>()));
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Services/Events/EventAggregator.cs b/MareSynchronos/Services/Events/EventAggregator.cs
index c8c35e5..b2b4ed2 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Services/Events/EventAggregator.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Services/Events/EventAggregator.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using MareSynchronos.Services.Mediator;
+using MareSynchronos.MareConfiguration;
+using MareSynchronos.Services.Mediator;
 using MareSynchronos.Utils;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -18,19 +19,22 @@ public class EventAggregator : MediatorSubscriberBase, IHostedService
     private string CurrentLogName => $"{DateTime.Now:yyyy-MM-dd}-events.log";
     private DateTime _currentTime;
 
-    public EventAggregator(string configDirectory, ILogger<EventAggregator> logger, MareMediator mareMediator) : base(logger, mareMediator)
+    public EventAggregator(MareConfigService configService, ILogger<EventAggregator> logger, MareMediator mareMediator) : base(logger, mareMediator)
     {
         Logger.LogInformation("Starting EventAggregatorService");
         Logger.LogInformation("Started EventAggregatorService");
+        _configDirectory = configService.ConfigurationDirectory;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _currentTime = DateTime.UnixEpoch;
 
         Mediator.Subscribe<EventMessage>(this, (msg) =>
         {
             _lock.Wait();
             try
             {
-                Logger.LogTrace("Received Event: {evt}", msg.Event.ToString());
                 _events.Add(msg.Event);
-                WriteToFile(msg.Event);
+                if (configService.Current.LogEvents)
+                    WriteToFile(msg.Event);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -41,9 +45,6 @@ public class EventAggregator : MediatorSubscriberBase, IHostedService
         });
 
         EventList = CreateEventLazy();
-        _configDirectory = configDirectory;
-        _logger = logger;
-        _currentTime = DateTime.Now - TimeSpan.FromDays(1);
     }
 
     private void RecreateLazy()
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
index 5e3406c..e855c50 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
@@ -661,6 +661,13 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         {
             _performanceCollector.PrintPerformanceStats(60);
         }
+
+        bool logEvents = _configService.Current.LogEvents;
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox("Log Event Viewer Data", ref logEvents))
+        {
+            _configService.Current.LogEvents = logEvents;
+            _configService.Save();
+        }
     }
 
     private void DrawFileStorageSettings()