diff --git a/docs/user/run-pylith/petsc-options.md b/docs/user/run-pylith/petsc-options.md
index 30a26b4c16..4d91afe2ed 100644
--- a/docs/user/run-pylith/petsc-options.md
+++ b/docs/user/run-pylith/petsc-options.md
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ caption: Default PETSc options for monitoring the solver. These settings are als
 ---
 [pylithapp.petsc]
 # Turn on TS, KSP, and SNES monitors
-ts_monitor = True
-ksp_monitor = True
-snes_monitor = True
+ts_monitor =
+ksp_monitor =
+snes_monitor =
 
 ksp_converged_reason = True
 snes_converged_reason = True
diff --git a/share/settings/petsc_monitoring.cfg b/share/settings/petsc_monitoring.cfg
index 4273e67b02..fd1e9fbc8d 100644
--- a/share/settings/petsc_monitoring.cfg
+++ b/share/settings/petsc_monitoring.cfg
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [pylithapp.petsc]
 # Turn on TS, KSP, and SNES monitors
-ts_monitor = True
-ksp_monitor = True
-snes_monitor = True
+ts_monitor =
+ksp_monitor =
+snes_monitor =
 
 ksp_converged_reason = True
 snes_converged_reason = True