diff --git a/compose/service.py b/compose/service.py
index 7406ad80d..7e035e29f 100644
--- a/compose/service.py
+++ b/compose/service.py
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ class Service(object):
         cap_add = options.get('cap_add', None)
         cap_drop = options.get('cap_drop', None)
         log_config = LogConfig(
-            type=options.get('log_driver', 'json-file'),
+            type=options.get('log_driver', ""),
             config=options.get('log_opt', None)
         )
         pid = options.get('pid', None)