diff --git a/server/public/model/config.go b/server/public/model/config.go
index 0df9ae8bdd2..6609c593b6b 100644
--- a/server/public/model/config.go
+++ b/server/public/model/config.go
@@ -1344,18 +1344,23 @@ func (s *LogSettings) SetDefaults() {
 			s.AdvancedLoggingJSON = []byte("{}")
 		}
 	}
-	s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = nil
+	// temporarily let AdvancedLoggingConfig take precedence.
+	if s.AdvancedLoggingConfig == nil {
+		s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = NewString("")
+	}
+	//s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = nil
 }
 
 // GetAdvancedLoggingConfig returns the advanced logging config as a []byte.
 // AdvancedLoggingJSON takes precident over the deprecated AdvancedLoggingConfig.
 func (s *LogSettings) GetAdvancedLoggingConfig() []byte {
-	if !utils.IsEmptyJSON(s.AdvancedLoggingJSON) {
-		return s.AdvancedLoggingJSON
-	}
+	// temporarily let AdvancedLoggingConfig take precedence.
 	if s.AdvancedLoggingConfig != nil && !utils.IsEmptyJSON([]byte(*s.AdvancedLoggingConfig)) {
 		return []byte(*s.AdvancedLoggingConfig)
 	}
+	if !utils.IsEmptyJSON(s.AdvancedLoggingJSON) {
+		return s.AdvancedLoggingJSON
+	}
 	return []byte("{}")
 }
 
@@ -1408,18 +1413,24 @@ func (s *ExperimentalAuditSettings) SetDefaults() {
 			s.AdvancedLoggingJSON = []byte("{}")
 		}
 	}
-	s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = nil
+
+	// temporarily let AdvancedLoggingConfig take precedence.
+	if s.AdvancedLoggingConfig == nil {
+		s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = NewString("")
+	}
+	//s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = nil
 }
 
 // GetAdvancedLoggingConfig returns the advanced logging config as a []byte.
 // AdvancedLoggingJSON takes precident over the deprecated AdvancedLoggingConfig.
 func (s *ExperimentalAuditSettings) GetAdvancedLoggingConfig() []byte {
-	if !utils.IsEmptyJSON(s.AdvancedLoggingJSON) {
-		return s.AdvancedLoggingJSON
-	}
+	// temporarily let AdvancedLoggingConfig take precedence.
 	if s.AdvancedLoggingConfig != nil && !utils.IsEmptyJSON([]byte(*s.AdvancedLoggingConfig)) {
 		return []byte(*s.AdvancedLoggingConfig)
 	}
+	if !utils.IsEmptyJSON(s.AdvancedLoggingJSON) {
+		return s.AdvancedLoggingJSON
+	}
 	return []byte("{}")
 }
 
@@ -1477,18 +1488,23 @@ func (s *NotificationLogSettings) SetDefaults() {
 			s.AdvancedLoggingJSON = []byte("{}")
 		}
 	}
-	s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = nil
+	// temporarily let AdvancedLoggingConfig take precedence.
+	if s.AdvancedLoggingConfig == nil {
+		s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = NewString("")
+	}
+	//s.AdvancedLoggingConfig = nil
 }
 
 // GetAdvancedLoggingConfig returns the advanced logging config as a []byte.
 // AdvancedLoggingJSON takes precident over the deprecated AdvancedLoggingConfig.
 func (s *NotificationLogSettings) GetAdvancedLoggingConfig() []byte {
-	if !utils.IsEmptyJSON(s.AdvancedLoggingJSON) {
-		return s.AdvancedLoggingJSON
-	}
+	// temporarily let AdvancedLoggingConfig take precedence.
 	if s.AdvancedLoggingConfig != nil && !utils.IsEmptyJSON([]byte(*s.AdvancedLoggingConfig)) {
 		return []byte(*s.AdvancedLoggingConfig)
 	}
+	if !utils.IsEmptyJSON(s.AdvancedLoggingJSON) {
+		return s.AdvancedLoggingJSON
+	}
 	return []byte("{}")
 }