diff --git a/cmd/newscanoe/main.go b/cmd/newscanoe/main.go
index be142cb..136ebaa 100644
--- a/cmd/newscanoe/main.go
+++ b/cmd/newscanoe/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&display.DebugMode, "d", false, "enable debug mode")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	//TODO discard logs if debug mode is disabled
+	if !display.DebugMode {
+		log.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	}
 
 	origTermios := termios.EnableRawMode(os.Stdin.Fd())
 	defer termios.DisableRawMode(os.Stdin.Fd(), origTermios)