diff --git a/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgbouncer.sh b/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgbouncer.sh
index 3abc1b7234d48..c5a885f12ad97 100644
--- a/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgbouncer.sh
+++ b/bitnami/pgbouncer/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgbouncer.sh
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ pgbouncer_escape_auth() {
 pgbouncer_initialize() {
     info "Initializing PgBouncer..."
 
+    if [[ "$PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE" == "disable" ]]; then
+        PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE=""
+    fi
+
     # Clean logs, pids and configuration files from previous restarts
     rm -f "$PGBOUNCER_PID_FILE" "$PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE" "$PGBOUNCER_AUTH_FILE" "$PGBOUNCER_CONF_FILE"
 
diff --git a/bitnami/pgbouncer/README.md b/bitnami/pgbouncer/README.md
index 5b7ce28f288d5..309f9aab7b65e 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.                                                                                                                                                                        | `${PGBOUNCER_LOG_DIR}/pgbouncer.log` |
+| `PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE`                  | PgBouncer logfile. By default logs are written to stdout **and** the `PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE`. In order to disable logging to the file set `PGBOUNCER_LOG_FILE=disable`                        | `${PGBOUNCER_LOG_DIR}/pgbouncer.log` |
 | `PGBOUNCER_DATABASE`                  | PgBouncer advertised database.                                                                                                                                                             | `postgres`                           |
 | `PGBOUNCER_PORT`                      | PgBouncer port                                                                                                                                                                             | `6432`                               |
 | `PGBOUNCER_LISTEN_ADDRESS`            | PgBouncer listen address                                                                                                                                                                   | `0.0.0.0`                            |