diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 2841563260..a2f1c57599 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1415,6 +1415,9 @@ ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG = [
     }
 ]
 
+SEARCH_COURSEWARE_CONTENT_LOG_PARAMS = False
+
+
 # .. setting_name: ELASTIC_SEARCH_INDEX_PREFIX
 # .. setting_default: ''
 # .. setting_description: Specifies the prefix used when namixng elasticsearch indexes related to edx-search.
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack.py b/lms/envs/devstack.py
index 5c5aa74e39..44b5446f4c 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ FEATURES['LICENSING'] = True
 FEATURES['ENABLE_COURSEWARE_SEARCH'] = True
 FEATURES['ENABLE_COURSEWARE_SEARCH_FOR_COURSE_STAFF'] = True
 SEARCH_ENGINE = 'search.elastic.ElasticSearchEngine'
+SEARCH_COURSEWARE_CONTENT_LOG_PARAMS = True
 
 ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG = [
     {
diff --git a/lms/envs/production.py b/lms/envs/production.py
index c846c6d377..a50dedf906 100644
--- a/lms/envs/production.py
+++ b/lms/envs/production.py
@@ -771,6 +771,11 @@ SEARCH_SKIP_SHOW_IN_CATALOG_FILTERING = ENV_TOKENS.get(
     SEARCH_SKIP_SHOW_IN_CATALOG_FILTERING,
 )
 
+SEARCH_COURSEWARE_CONTENT_LOG_PARAMS = ENV_TOKENS.get(
+    'SEARCH_COURSEWARE_CONTENT_LOG_PARAMS',
+    SEARCH_COURSEWARE_CONTENT_LOG_PARAMS,
+)
+
 # TODO: Once we have successfully upgraded to ES7, switch this back to ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG.
 ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG = ENV_TOKENS.get('ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG_ES7', [{}])