diff --git a/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py b/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py
index f4721def6..96dc3111e 100644
--- a/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py
+++ b/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def wait_until_mysql_connection(self) -> None:
 # Increment this major API version when introducing breaking changes
 LIBAPI = 0
 
-LIBPATCH = 78
+LIBPATCH = 79
 
 UNIT_TEARDOWN_LOCKNAME = "unit-teardown"
 UNIT_ADD_LOCKNAME = "unit-add"
@@ -1002,10 +1002,11 @@ def render_mysqld_configuration(  # noqa: C901
             "innodb_buffer_pool_size": str(innodb_buffer_pool_size),
             "log_error_services": "log_filter_internal;log_sink_internal",
             "log_error": f"{snap_common}/var/log/mysql/error.log",
-            "general_log": "ON",
+            "general_log": "OFF",
             "general_log_file": f"{snap_common}/var/log/mysql/general.log",
             "slow_query_log_file": f"{snap_common}/var/log/mysql/slow.log",
             "binlog_expire_logs_seconds": f"{binlog_retention_seconds}",
+            "loose-audit_log_filter": "OFF",
             "loose-audit_log_policy": "LOGINS",
             "loose-audit_log_file": f"{snap_common}/var/log/mysql/audit.log",
         }
diff --git a/tests/integration/high_availability/test_replication.py b/tests/integration/high_availability/test_replication.py
index b77ed6ca5..2c9c9b3e4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/high_availability/test_replication.py
+++ b/tests/integration/high_availability/test_replication.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ async def test_log_rotation(ops_test: OpsTest, highly_available_cluster) -> None
     unit = ops_test.model.applications[app].units[0]
 
     log_types = ["error", "general", "audit"]
-    log_files = ["error.log", "general.log", "audit.log"]
+    log_files = ["error.log", "audit.log"]
     archive_directories = [
         "archive_error",
         "archive_general",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_mysql.py b/tests/unit/test_mysql.py
index 33ef0ef8d..a6055d74c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_mysql.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_mysql.py
@@ -1880,10 +1880,11 @@ def test_render_mysqld_configuration(self, _get_available_memory):
             "innodb_buffer_pool_size": "23219666944",
             "log_error_services": "log_filter_internal;log_sink_internal",
             "log_error": "/var/log/mysql/error.log",
-            "general_log": "ON",
+            "general_log": "OFF",
             "general_log_file": "/var/log/mysql/general.log",
             "slow_query_log_file": "/var/log/mysql/slow.log",
             "binlog_expire_logs_seconds": "604800",
+            "loose-audit_log_filter": "OFF",
             "loose-audit_log_format": "JSON",
             "loose-audit_log_policy": "LOGINS",
             "loose-audit_log_strategy": "ASYNCHRONOUS",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py b/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py
index 84d506855..26d8c9503 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py
@@ -289,10 +289,11 @@ def test_write_mysqld_config(
             "innodb_buffer_pool_size = 1234",
             "log_error_services = log_filter_internal;log_sink_internal",
             "log_error = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/error.log",
-            "general_log = ON",
+            "general_log = OFF",
             "general_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/general.log",
             "slow_query_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/slow.log",
             "binlog_expire_logs_seconds = 604800",
+            "loose-audit_log_filter = OFF",
             "loose-audit_log_policy = LOGINS",
             "loose-audit_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/audit.log",
             "loose-audit_log_format = JSON",
@@ -332,10 +333,11 @@ def test_write_mysqld_config(
             "innodb_buffer_pool_size = 20971520",
             "log_error_services = log_filter_internal;log_sink_internal",
             "log_error = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/error.log",
-            "general_log = ON",
+            "general_log = OFF",
             "general_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/general.log",
             "slow_query_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/slow.log",
             "binlog_expire_logs_seconds = 604800",
+            "loose-audit_log_filter = OFF",
             "loose-audit_log_policy = LOGINS",
             "loose-audit_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/audit.log",
             "loose-audit_log_format = JSON",