diff --git a/etc/emqx.conf b/etc/emqx.conf
index 266ffc999..3d18dfb83 100644
--- a/etc/emqx.conf
+++ b/etc/emqx.conf
@@ -333,16 +333,16 @@ rpc.socket_keepalive_count = 9
 ##
 ## Value: off | file | console | both
 ## - off: disable logs entirely
-## - file: write logs to file
-## - console: write logs to standard I/O
+## - file: write logs only to file
+## - console: write logs only to standard I/O
 ## - both: write logs both to file and standard I/O
-log.to = console
+log.to = both
 
 ## The log severity level.
 ##
 ## Value: debug | info | notice | warning | error | critical | alert | emergency
 ##
-## Note: Only the messages with severity level greater than or equal to
+## Note: Only the messages with severity level higher than or equal to
 ##       this level will be logged.
 ##
 ## Default: error
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ log.rotation.count = 5
 ## Format: log.$level.file = $filename,
 ##         where "$level" can be one of: debug, info, notice, warning,
 ##                                       error, critical, alert, emergency
-## Note: Log files for a specific log level will contain all the logs
-##       that greater than or equal to that level
+## Note: Log files for a specific log level will only contain all the logs
+##       that higher than or equal to that level
 ##
 
 #log.info.file = info.log