diff --git a/app/watchdog.cpp b/app/watchdog.cpp
index cf26e56..e64cb72 100644
--- a/app/watchdog.cpp
+++ b/app/watchdog.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 
         // Mark as initialized so that future resets behave correctly
         wd_service.setInitialized(true);
+        wd_service.setLogTimeout(!dontLog);
 
         lastCallSuccessful = true;
         return ipmi::responseSuccess();