diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 673e4cd7..c154c2aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 * evocheck: upstream verison 20.02.1
 * evocheck: cron jobs execute in verbose
 * evolinux-base: use "evolinux_internal_group" for SSH authentication
+* evolinux-base: Don't customize the logcheck recipient by default.
 * evomaintenance: upstream release 0.6.3
 * evomaintenance: Turn on API by default (instead of DB)
 * evomaintenance: install PG dependencies only when needed
diff --git a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
index 9d651003..4b1b0611 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ evolinux_packages_purge_locate: True
 evolinux_packages_invalid_mta: True
 evolinux_packages_delete_nfs: True
 evolinux_packages_listchanges: True
-evolinux_packages_logcheck_recipient: True
+evolinux_packages_logcheck_recipient: False
 
 # system