diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 569ce017..53640b8d 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -477,7 +477,9 @@ public class CordovaWebView extends WebView {
      * @param url
      */
     void loadUrlNow(String url) {
-        LOG.d(TAG, ">>> loadUrlNow()");
+        if (LOG.isLoggable(LOG.DEBUG) && !url.startsWith("javascript:")) {
+            LOG.d(TAG, ">>> loadUrlNow()");
+        }
         super.loadUrl(url);
     }