diff --git a/src/common/slurm_protocol_pack.c b/src/common/slurm_protocol_pack.c
index 08a6e53206de68912a4d840188cdb55cf791a327..1f05fbbb1e3d322a2915a393afca4e7904fd29a8 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_protocol_pack.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_protocol_pack.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,6 @@ void pack_slurm_ctl_conf ( slurm_ctl_conf_info_msg_t * build_ptr, Buf buffer )
 	packstr (build_ptr->prioritize, buffer);
 	packstr (build_ptr->prolog, buffer);
 	pack16 (build_ptr->ret2service, buffer);
-error("logfile=%s",build_ptr->slurmctld_logfile);
 	packstr (build_ptr->slurmctld_logfile, buffer);
 	pack16 (build_ptr->slurmctld_timeout, buffer);
 	packstr (build_ptr->slurmd_logfile, buffer);
@@ -1288,7 +1287,6 @@ int unpack_slurm_ctl_conf ( slurm_ctl_conf_info_msg_t **build_buffer_ptr, Buf bu
 	safe_unpackstr_xmalloc (&build_ptr->prolog, &uint16_tmp, buffer);
 	safe_unpack16 (&build_ptr->ret2service, buffer);
 	safe_unpackstr_xmalloc (&build_ptr->slurmctld_logfile, &uint16_tmp, buffer);
-error("logfile=%s",build_ptr->slurmctld_logfile);
 	safe_unpack16 (&build_ptr->slurmctld_timeout, buffer);
 	safe_unpackstr_xmalloc (&build_ptr->slurmd_logfile, &uint16_tmp, buffer);
 	safe_unpackstr_xmalloc (&build_ptr->slurmd_spooldir, &uint16_tmp, buffer);
diff --git a/src/slurmctld/controller.c b/src/slurmctld/controller.c
index cf922438c60c5c1337b300628684b85908daf251..34667e2e936c5b126a2c1679f378d464ee950d43 100644
--- a/src/slurmctld/controller.c
+++ b/src/slurmctld/controller.c
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ init_ctld_conf ( slurm_ctl_conf_t * conf_ptr )
 	conf_ptr->prioritize        	= NULL ;
 	conf_ptr->prolog            	= NULL ;
 	conf_ptr->ret2service           = 0 ;
-	conf_ptr->slurmctld_logfile   	= xstrdup ("test") ; /* FIXME to NULL */
+	conf_ptr->slurmctld_logfile   	= NULL ;
 	conf_ptr->slurmctld_timeout   	= 300 ;
 	conf_ptr->slurmd_logfile   	= NULL ;
 	conf_ptr->slurmd_spooldir   	= NULL ;