diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ClientConfiguration.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ClientConfiguration.scala
index 1e444677271..6dff22f89a4 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ClientConfiguration.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ClientConfiguration.scala
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ final class ClientConfiguration(
     extract(
       initializationOptions.bspStatusBarState,
       StatusBarState.fromString(initialConfig.bspStatusBar.value),
-      StatusBarState.ShowMessage,
+      StatusBarState.LogMessage,
     )
 
   def globSyntax(): GlobSyntaxConfig =