diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt b/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e49983..6c96cf2 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ set(BOOST_COMPONENTS program_options thread timer chrono)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9.1)
 project(FlippR-Driver VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+#set easylogging flags
+add_definitions(-DELPP_NO_DEFAULT_LOG_FILE)
+
 # Compile library to output_path
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${OUTPUT_PATH})
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/lib/easylogging/easylogging++.cc b/FlippR-Driver/lib/easylogging/easylogging++.cc
index 278531a..a87f0b8 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/lib/easylogging/easylogging++.cc
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/lib/easylogging/easylogging++.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 //
 
 #include "easylogging++.h"
-#define ELPP_NO_DEFAULT_LOG_FILE
 
 #if defined(AUTO_INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP)
 INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP