diff --git a/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp b/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
index 74e5b179e4..d77b48e58a 100644
--- a/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ void Logger::add_default_topics()
 	add_topic("mission_result");
 	add_topic("optical_flow", 50);
 	add_topic("position_setpoint_triplet", 200);
+	add_topic("safety");
 	add_topic("sensor_combined", 100);
 	add_topic("sensor_preflight", 200);
 	add_topic("system_power", 500);