diff --git a/rplugin/python3/neotags.py b/rplugin/python3/neotags.py
index 5c08aa0..1deddb7 100644
--- a/rplugin/python3/neotags.py
+++ b/rplugin/python3/neotags.py
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ class NeotagsPlugin(object):
         self.ctags_cmd = 'ctags'
         # Perhaps fetch debugging settings?
 
+    def update_settings(self):
+        try:
+            self.logging = bool(self.nvim.vars['neotags_logging'])
+        except neovim.api.nvim.NvimError:
+            self.logging = false
+
     # Check whether 'FileWritePost' is necessary
     @neovim.autocmd('BufWritePost', pattern='*', eval='expand("<afile>:p")')
     def update_tags_for_file(self, filename):
+        self.update_settings()
+
         self.log('Triggered for "%s"' % filename)
 
         pwd = self.nvim.funcs.execute('pwd').strip()
@@ -30,7 +38,7 @@ class NeotagsPlugin(object):
             self.log('Start updating tags for "%s"' % filename)
             self.strip_existing_tags(tags_file, relative_filename)
             self.generate_tags(tags_file, relative_filename)
-            self.log('Tags for file "%s"' % filename)
+            self.log('Tags updated for "%s"' % filename)
         except:
             self.log(
                 'Failed to update tags for "%s", reason: %s' % (
@@ -55,17 +63,20 @@ class NeotagsPlugin(object):
 
     def get_tags_file(self, filename):
         path = pathlib.Path(filename)
+        possible_file = path.with_name(self.tags_filename)
 
-        self.log('Test: ' + str(path.with_name(self.tags_filename)))
-        if path.with_name(self.tags_filename).is_file():
-            return str(path.with_name(self.tags_filename))
+        self.log('Search tags file: "%s"' % possible_file)
+        if possible_file.is_file():
+            return str(possible_file)
 
         for folder in path.parents:
-            self.log('Test: ' + str(folder.with_name(self.tags_filename)))
-            if folder.with_name(self.tags_filename).is_file():
-                return str(folder.with_name(self.tags_filename))
+            possible_file = folder.with_name(self.tags_filename)
+            self.log('Search tags file: "%s"' % possible_file)
+            if possible_file.is_file():
+                return str(possible_file)
 
         raise ValueError('No tags file found in parent folders of given file')
 
     def log(self, message):
-        self.nvim.out_write('neotags > ' + message + "\n")
+        if self.logging:
+            self.nvim.out_write('neotags > ' + message + "\n")