diff --git a/src/logger.h b/src/logger.h
index 04eacc5eda958c8b3f693b1b065c74d74a70b6c2..54c19758163a2595913b907323af9c81c804be96 100644
--- a/src/logger.h
+++ b/src/logger.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void logger_struct_restore(struct logger_writer *log, FILE *stream);
  */
 INLINE static void logger_part_data_init(struct logger_part_data *logger) {
   logger->last_offset = 0;
-  logger->steps_since_last_output = 0; //INT_MAX;
+  logger->steps_since_last_output = INT_MAX;
 }
 
 /**