diff --git a/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb b/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb
index dc2a379c89..1ebbd98e4e 100644
--- a/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/bugsnag.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Bugsnag.configure do |config|
   config.api_key = ENV['BUGSNAG_API_KEY']
   config.release_stage = ENV['RAILS_ENV']
-
+  if Rails.env.development?
+    config.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT) # In Rails apps, create a new logger to avoid changing the Rails log level
+    config.logger.level = Logger::ERROR
+  end
   config.notify_release_stages = %w(production staging)
 end