diff --git a/redash/__init__.py b/redash/__init__.py
index 5ef03404..ecc6a777 100644
--- a/redash/__init__.py
+++ b/redash/__init__.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ def setup_logging():
     logging.getLogger().addHandler(handler)
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(settings.LOG_LEVEL)
 
-    if settings.EVENTS_LOG_PATH:
-        events.setup_logging(settings.EVENTS_LOG_PATH, settings.EVENTS_CONSOLE_OUTPUT)
+    events.setup_logging(settings.EVENTS_LOG_PATH, settings.EVENTS_CONSOLE_OUTPUT)
 
 setup_logging()
 
diff --git a/redash/events.py b/redash/events.py
index c7c996d9..feef260b 100644
--- a/redash/events.py
+++ b/redash/events.py
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ logger.propagate = False
 
 
 def setup_logging(log_path, console_output=False):
-    fh = logging.FileHandler(log_path)
-    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(message)s')
-    fh.setFormatter(formatter)
-    logger.addHandler(fh)
+    if log_path:
+        fh = logging.FileHandler(log_path)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(message)s')
+        fh.setFormatter(formatter)
+        logger.addHandler(fh)
 
     if console_output:
         handler = logging.StreamHandler()