diff --git a/include/log.hpp b/include/log.hpp
index c384064..a7e919c 100644
--- a/include/log.hpp
+++ b/include/log.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef LOG_HPP
 #define LOG_HPP
 
+// #define log _log
+
+#ifdef log
 #include <zlib.h>
 
 #include <chrono>
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ inline std::mutex fmtx;  // file logging mutex
 enum class LOG { INF, WRN, ERR, DBG, START };
 
 template <typename... Args>
-inline void log(LOG level, std::string_view tag, std::format_string<Args...> str, Args&&... args) {
+inline void _log(LOG level, std::string_view tag, std::format_string<Args...> str, Args&&... args) {
     constexpr bool logToFile = true;
     constexpr std::string_view reset = "\033[0m";
     constexpr std::string_view pattern = "[{}{}{}] ";
@@ -57,4 +60,10 @@ inline void log(LOG level, std::string_view tag, std::format_string<Args...> str
     }
 }
 
+#else
+
+#define log(...)
+
+#endif
+
 #endif
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