diff --git a/src/logging/logger.hpp b/src/logging/logger.hpp
index 980d1291f..cdf1b0535 100644
--- a/src/logging/logger.hpp
+++ b/src/logging/logger.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Logger {
 
   template <class Level, class... Args>
   void emit(Args &&... args) {
-    debug_assert(log != nullptr, "Log object has to be defined.");
+    if (log == nullptr) return;
 
     auto message = std::make_unique<Message<Level>>(
         Timestamp::now(), name, fmt::format(std::forward<Args>(args)...));