diff --git a/src/server/project.ts b/src/server/project.ts
index dc949b4b221..743b4e4bfb7 100644
--- a/src/server/project.ts
+++ b/src/server/project.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ namespace ts.server {
 
             this.setInternalCompilerOptionsForEmittingJsFiles();
             const host = this.projectService.host;
-            if (host.trace) {
+            if (this.projectService.logger.loggingEnabled()) {
+                this.trace = s => this.writeLog(s);
+            }
+            else if (host.trace) {
                 this.trace = s => host.trace(s);
             }