diff --git a/.credo.exs b/.credo.exs
index 4dda48adf4..ab3359abb1 100644
--- a/.credo.exs
+++ b/.credo.exs
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
         {Credo.Check.Readability.TrailingBlankLine, false},
         {Credo.Check.Readability.TrailingWhiteSpace, false},
 
+        # outdated by lazy Logger in Elixir 1.7.  See https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2018/07/25/elixir-v1-7-0-released/
+        {Credo.Check.Warning.LazyLogging, false},
+
         # not handled by formatter
         {Credo.Check.Consistency.ExceptionNames},
         {Credo.Check.Consistency.ParameterPatternMatching},
@@ -118,7 +121,6 @@
         {Credo.Check.Warning.ExpensiveEmptyEnumCheck},
         {Credo.Check.Warning.IExPry},
         {Credo.Check.Warning.IoInspect},
-        {Credo.Check.Warning.LazyLogging},
         {Credo.Check.Warning.OperationOnSameValues},
         {Credo.Check.Warning.OperationWithConstantResult},
         {Credo.Check.Warning.UnusedEnumOperation},
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f2c04629d..9fdabe0abe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
  - [#1753](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1753) - Add a check mark to decompiled contract tab
  - [#1744](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1744) - remove `0x0..0` from tests
  - [#1763](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1763) - Describe indexer structure and list existing fetchers
+ - [#1800](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1800) - Disable lazy logging check in Credo
 
 
 ## 1.3.9-beta