diff --git a/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/pgbouncer-env.sh b/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/pgbouncer-env.sh
index 930dea7c35bd..b6af7bbb3cf6 100644
--- a/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/pgbouncer-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/pgbouncer-env.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export PGBOUNCER_MOUNTED_CONF_DIR="${PGBOUNCER_VOLUME_DIR}/conf"
 export PGBOUNCER_INITSCRIPTS_DIR="/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d"
 
 # General PgBouncer settings
-export PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE="${PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE:-${PGBOUNCER_LOG_DIR}/pgbouncer.log}"
+export PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE="${PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE:-}"
 export PGBOUNCER_DATABASE="${PGBOUNCER_DATABASE:-postgres}"
 export PGBOUNCER_PORT="${PGBOUNCER_PORT:-6432}"
 export PGBOUNCER_LISTEN_ADDRESS="${PGBOUNCER_LISTEN_ADDRESS:-0.0.0.0}"
diff --git a/bitnami/pgbouncer/README.md b/bitnami/pgbouncer/README.md
index 76dc66e8094f..bf1b6a828541 100644
--- a/bitnami/pgbouncer/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/pgbouncer/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ docker build -t bitnami/APP:latest .
 
 | Name                                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                | Default Value                        |
 |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-| `PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE`                  | PgBouncer log file.                                                                                                                                                                        | `${PGBOUNCER_LOG_DIR}/pgbouncer.log` |
+| `PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE`                  | If set, log PgBouncer output to log file in addition to stdout.                                                                                                                            | `nil`                                |
 | `PGBOUNCER_DATABASE`                  | PgBouncer advertised database.                                                                                                                                                             | `postgres`                           |
 | `PGBOUNCER_PORT`                      | PgBouncer port                                                                                                                                                                             | `6432`                               |
 | `PGBOUNCER_LISTEN_ADDRESS`            | PgBouncer listen address                                                                                                                                                                   | `0.0.0.0`                            |