diff --git a/docs/structured_logging.md b/docs/structured_logging.md
index 002565b223..761d6466dd 100644
--- a/docs/structured_logging.md
+++ b/docs/structured_logging.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ handlers:
 loggers:
     synapse:
         level: INFO
-        handlers: [remote]
+        handlers: [file]
     synapse.storage.SQL:
         level: WARNING
 ```