diff --git a/node/unread_counts.coffee b/node/unread_counts.coffee
index 6a735ea1e..6cf3ee14f 100644
--- a/node/unread_counts.coffee
+++ b/node/unread_counts.coffee
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ fs     = require 'fs'
 io     = require('socket.io').listen 8888
 redis  = require 'redis'
 
-REDIS_SERVER = if process.env.NODE_ENV == 'dev' then 'localhost' else 'db01'
+REDIS_SERVER = if process.env.NODE_ENV == 'development' then 'localhost' else 'db01'
 client = redis.createClient 6379, REDIS_SERVER
 
+io.configure 'production', ->
+    io.set 'log level', 1
+
+io.configure 'development', ->
+    io.set 'log level', 2
+
 io.sockets.on 'connection', (socket) ->
     socket.on 'subscribe:feeds', (@feeds, @username) ->
         console.log "   ---> [#{@username}] Subscribing to #{feeds.length} feeds " +
diff --git a/node/unread_counts.js b/node/unread_counts.js
index 36edf91cb..5adb0112f 100644
--- a/node/unread_counts.js
+++ b/node/unread_counts.js
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@
 
   redis = require('redis');
 
-  REDIS_SERVER = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'dev' ? 'localhost' : 'db01';
+  REDIS_SERVER = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'localhost' : 'db01';
 
   client = redis.createClient(6379, REDIS_SERVER);
 
+  io.configure('production', function() {
+    return io.set('log level', 1);
+  });
+
+  io.configure('development', function() {
+    return io.set('log level', 2);
+  });
+
   io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
     socket.on('subscribe:feeds', function(feeds, username) {
       var _ref,