diff --git a/fixtures/metrics.template b/fixtures/metrics.template
index 09ce8ecf..2efab471 100644
--- a/fixtures/metrics.template
+++ b/fixtures/metrics.template
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+map $status $omitOKs {
+  default 1;
+  ~^[2][0][0] 0;
+}
+
 server {
     listen 8080;
+    access_log /dev/stdout combined if=$omitOKs;
     location /metrics {
       vhost_traffic_status_display;
       vhost_traffic_status_display_format prometheus;