diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java
index 254a20728..61d496933 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java
@@ -59,8 +59,16 @@ public class ConfigStatsHelper extends HelperBase {
             _filters.add(tok.nextToken().trim());
     }
 
-    public ConfigStatsHelper() {}
-    
+    /**
+     *  Just hide for everybody unless already set.
+     *  To enable set advanced config stat.logFilters=foo before starting...
+     *  it has to be set at startup anyway for logging to be enabled at all
+     *  @since 0.9
+     */
+    public boolean shouldShowLog() {
+        return !_filters.isEmpty();
+    }
+
     public String getFilename() { return _context.statManager().getStatFile(); }
     
     /** 
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configstats.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configstats.jsp
index 7e548a113..94cf96833 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configstats.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configstats.jsp
@@ -78,8 +78,19 @@ function toggleAll(category)
  <input type="checkbox" class="optbox" name="isFull" value="true" <%
  if (statshelper.getIsFull()) { %>checked="true" <% } %> >
  (<%=intl._("change requires restart to take effect")%>)<br>
- <%=intl._("Stat file")%>: <input type="text" name="filename" value="<%=statshelper.getFilename()%>" ><br>
-<%=intl._("Filter")%>: (<a href="javascript:void(null);" onclick="toggleAll('*')"><%=intl._("toggle all")%></a>)<br></p>
+<%
+
+  // stats.log for devs only and grows without bounds, not recommended
+  boolean shouldShowLog = statshelper.shouldShowLog();
+  if (shouldShowLog) {
+
+%><%=intl._("Stat file")%>: <input type="text" name="filename" value="<%=statshelper.getFilename()%>" ><br>
+Warning - Log with care, stat file grows without limit.<br>
+<%
+
+  }  // shouldShowLog
+
+%><%=intl._("Filter")%>: (<a href="javascript:void(null);" onclick="toggleAll('*')"><%=intl._("toggle all")%></a>)<br></p>
  <div class="wideload">
  <table>
  <% while (statshelper.hasMoreStats()) {
@@ -90,27 +101,51 @@ function toggleAll(category)
      (<a href="javascript:void(null);" onclick="toggleAll('<%=statshelper.getCurrentGroupName()%>')"><%=intl._("toggle all")%></a>)
      </td></tr>
  <tr class="tablefooter">
-    <td align="center"><b><%=intl._("Log")%></b></td>
-    <td align="center"><b><%=intl._("Graph")%></b></td>
+<%
+
+  if (shouldShowLog) {
+
+%>  <td align="center"><b><%=intl._("Log")%></b></td>
+<%
+
+  }  // shouldShowLog
+
+%>    <td align="center"><b><%=intl._("Graph")%></b></td>
     <td></td></tr>
         <%
      } // end iterating over required groups for the current stat %>
- <tr><td align="center">
+ <tr>
+<%
+
+  if (shouldShowLog) {
+
+%>   <td align="center">
      <a name="<%=statshelper.getCurrentStatName()%>"></a>
      <input type="checkbox" class="optbox <%=statshelper.getCurrentGroupName()%>" name="statList" value="<%=statshelper.getCurrentStatName()%>" <%
      if (statshelper.getCurrentIsLogged()) { %>checked="true" <% } %> ></td>
-     <td align="center">
+<%
+
+  }  // shouldShowLog
+
+%>   <td align="center">
      <% if (statshelper.getCurrentCanBeGraphed()) { %>
        <input type="checkbox" class="optbox <%=statshelper.getCurrentGroupName()%>" name="graphList" value="<%=statshelper.getCurrentGraphName()%>" <%
        if (statshelper.getCurrentIsGraphed()) { %>checked="true" <% } %> ><% } %></td>
      <td align="left"><b><%=statshelper.getCurrentStatName()%>:</b><br>
      <%=statshelper.getCurrentStatDescription()%></td></tr><%
-    } // end iterating over all stats %>
- <tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr>
+    } // end iterating over all stats
+
+  if (shouldShowLog) {
+
+%> <tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center"><input type="checkbox" class="optbox" name="explicitFilter" ></td>
      <td colspan="2"><%=intl._("Advanced filter")%>:
      <input type="text" name="explicitFilterValue" value="<%=statshelper.getExplicitFilter()%>" size="40" ></td></tr>
-     <tr class="tablefooter"><td colspan="3" align="right">
+<%
+
+  }  // shouldShowLog
+
+%>   <tr class="tablefooter"><td colspan="3" align="right">
 <input type="reset" class="cancel" value="<%=intl._("Cancel")%>" >
 <input type="submit" name="shouldsave" class="accept" value="<%=intl._("Save changes")%>" >
 </td></tr>