diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3428.fixed.md b/doc/changelog.d/3428.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..809dcba3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/3428.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix: disabling logging on `__del__`
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diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py
index e4502ece48..c11430d38d 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py
@@ -2280,7 +2280,8 @@ def __del__(self):
         if self._cleanup:
             # removing logging handlers if they are closed to avoid I/O errors
             # when exiting after the logger file has been closed.
-            self._cleanup_loggers()
+            # self._cleanup_loggers()
+            logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)
 
             try:
                 self.exit()
@@ -2294,10 +2295,11 @@ def __del__(self):
     def _cleanup_loggers(self):
         """Clean up all the loggers"""
         # Detached from ``__del__`` for easier testing
-        if not hasattr(self, "_log"):
-            return  # Early exit if logger has been already cleaned.
+        # if not hasattr(self, "_log"):
+        #     return  # Early exit if logger has been already cleaned.
 
         logger = self._log
+        logger.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL + 1)
 
         if logger.hasHandlers():
             for each_handler in logger.logger.handlers: