diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index ae4dcda..072ed22 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import socket
 import socks, sockshandler
 import subprocess
 import re
+import sys
 
 
 
@@ -122,12 +123,21 @@ def site_dispatch(env, start_response):
     return
 
 
-
+class FilteredRequestLog:
+    '''Don't log noisy thumbnail and avatar requests'''
+    filter_re = re.compile(r'"GET /https://(i\.ytimg\.com/|www.youtube\.com/data/subscription_thumbnails/|yt3.ggpht.com/).*" 200')
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    def write(self, s):
+        if not self.filter_re.search(s):
+            sys.stderr.write(s)
 
 
 if settings.allow_foreign_addresses:
-    server = WSGIServer(('0.0.0.0', settings.port_number), site_dispatch)
+    server = WSGIServer(('0.0.0.0', settings.port_number), site_dispatch,
+                        log=FilteredRequestLog())
 else:
-    server = WSGIServer(('127.0.0.1', settings.port_number), site_dispatch)
+    server = WSGIServer(('127.0.0.1', settings.port_number), site_dispatch,
+                        log=FilteredRequestLog())
 print('Started httpserver on port ' , settings.port_number)
 server.serve_forever()