diff --git a/runbot/models/build.py b/runbot/models/build.py
index 7e4cb489..1ebd1556 100644
--- a/runbot/models/build.py
+++ b/runbot/models/build.py
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ class BuildResult(models.Model):
         _logger.error('None of %s found in commit, actual commit content:\n %s' % (commit.repo_id.server_files, os.listdir(commit._source_path())))
         raise RunbotException('No server found in %s' % commit.dname)
 
-    def _cmd(self, python_params=None, py_version=None, local_only=True, sub_command=None):
+    def _cmd(self, python_params=None, py_version=None, local_only=True, sub_command=None, enable_log_db=True):
         """Return a list describing the command to start the build
         """
         self.ensure_one()
@@ -1056,11 +1056,12 @@ class BuildResult(models.Model):
             elif grep(config_path, "--xmlrpc-interface"):
                 command.add_config_tuple("xmlrpc_interface", "127.0.0.1")
 
-        log_db = self.env['ir.config_parameter'].get_param('runbot.logdb_name')
-        if grep(config_path, "log-db"):
-            command.add_config_tuple("log_db", log_db)
-            if grep(config_path, 'log-db-level'):
-                command.add_config_tuple("log_db_level", '25')
+        if enable_log_db:
+            log_db = self.env['ir.config_parameter'].get_param('runbot.logdb_name')
+            if grep(config_path, "log-db"):
+                command.add_config_tuple("log_db", log_db)
+                if grep(config_path, 'log-db-level'):
+                    command.add_config_tuple("log_db_level", '25')
 
         if grep(config_path, "data-dir"):
             datadir = build._path('datadir')
diff --git a/runbot/models/build_config.py b/runbot/models/build_config.py
index 402cbf82..e7bc92bb 100644
--- a/runbot/models/build_config.py
+++ b/runbot/models/build_config.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class ConfigStep(models.Model):
     sub_command = fields.Char('Subcommand', tracking=True)
     extra_params = fields.Char('Extra cmd args', tracking=True)
     additionnal_env = fields.Char('Extra env', help='Example: foo="bar";bar="foo". Cannot contains \' ', tracking=True)
+    enable_log_db = fields.Boolean("Enable log db", default=True)
     # python
     python_code = fields.Text('Python code', tracking=True, default=PYTHON_DEFAULT)
     python_result_code = fields.Text('Python code for result', tracking=True, default=PYTHON_DEFAULT)
@@ -357,10 +358,9 @@ class ConfigStep(models.Model):
 
         exports = build._checkout()
 
-        # adjust job_end to record an accurate job_20 job_time
         build._log('run', 'Start running build %s' % build.dest)
         # run server
-        cmd = build._cmd(local_only=False)
+        cmd = build._cmd(local_only=False, enable_log_db=self.enable_log_db)
 
         available_options = build.parse_config()
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class ConfigStep(models.Model):
             python_params = ['-m', 'coverage', 'run', '--branch', '--source', '/data/build'] + coverage_extra_params
         elif self.flamegraph:
             python_params = ['-m', 'flamegraph', '-o', self._perfs_data_path()]
-        cmd = build._cmd(python_params, py_version, sub_command=self.sub_command)
+        cmd = build._cmd(python_params, py_version, sub_command=self.sub_command, enable_log_db=self.enable_log_db)
         # create db if needed
         db_suffix = build.params_id.config_data.get('db_name') or (build.params_id.dump_db.db_suffix if not self.create_db else False) or self.db_name
         db_name = '%s-%s' % (build.dest, db_suffix)
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ class ConfigStep(models.Model):
         db_suffix = build.params_id.config_data.get('db_name') or build.params_id.dump_db.db_suffix
         migrate_db_name = '%s-%s' % (build.dest, db_suffix)  # only ok if restore does not force db_suffix
 
-        migrate_cmd = build._cmd()
+        migrate_cmd = build._cmd(enable_log_db=self.enable_log_db)
         migrate_cmd += ['-u all']
         migrate_cmd += ['-d', migrate_db_name]
         migrate_cmd += ['--stop-after-init']
diff --git a/runbot/views/config_views.xml b/runbot/views/config_views.xml
index 20accff7..84bc04d7 100644
--- a/runbot/views/config_views.xml
+++ b/runbot/views/config_views.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
                     <group string="Extra Parameters" attrs="{'invisible': [('job_type', 'not in', ('python', 'install_odoo', 'test_upgrade', 'run_odoo'))]}">
                         <field name="extra_params"/>
                         <field name="additionnal_env"/>
+                        <field name="enable_log_db"/>
                     </group>
                     <group string="Create settings" attrs="{'invisible': [('job_type', 'not in', ('python', 'create_build'))]}">
                         <field name="create_config_ids" widget="many2many_tags" options="{'no_create': True}" />