diff --git a/bin/mm-server b/bin/mm-server
index 5894b498..ceac3ce5 100755
--- a/bin/mm-server
+++ b/bin/mm-server
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Middleman
     
     class_option :port, :aliases => "-p", :default => "4567"
     class_option :"livereload-port", :default => "35729"
-    class_option :"livereload", :default => true, :type => :boolean
+    class_option :"livereload", :default => false, :type => :boolean
     
     def start_guard
       if !File.exists?("config.rb")
diff --git a/lib/middleman/guard.rb b/lib/middleman/guard.rb
index 4451730d..ac539bcb 100644
--- a/lib/middleman/guard.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman/guard.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require "guard"
 require "guard/guard"
 require "guard/livereload"
+require "webrick"
 
 module Middleman::Guard
   def self.start(options={}, livereload={})
@@ -53,12 +54,17 @@ module Guard
 
   private
     def server_start
-      puts "== The Middleman is standing watch on port #{@options[:port]}"
-      @server_options = { :Port => @options[:port], :AccessLog => [] }
+      @server_options = { 
+        :Port => @options[:port],
+        :Logger => ::WEBrick::Log.new('/dev/null'),
+        :AccessLog => ::WEBrick::Log.new('/dev/null')
+      }
       @server_job = fork do
         @server_options[:app] = ::Middleman.server.new
         ::Rack::Server.new(@server_options).start
       end
+
+      puts "== The Middleman is standing watch on port #{@options[:port]}"
     end
   
     def server_stop