diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 748a626d..adee6f78 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const (
 	sampleConfigFilename         = "sample-lbcd.conf"
 	defaultTxIndex               = false
 	defaultAddrIndex             = false
+	defaultUpnp                  = true
 )
 
 var (
@@ -439,6 +440,7 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, []string, error) {
 		Generate:             defaultGenerate,
 		TxIndex:              defaultTxIndex,
 		AddrIndex:            defaultAddrIndex,
+		Upnp:                 defaultUpnp,
 	}
 
 	// Service options which are only added on Windows.
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 84cb0be2..8a6ea6c5 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -3035,11 +3035,16 @@ func initListeners(amgr *addrmgr.AddrManager, listenAddrs []string, services wir
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		if cfg.Upnp {
+		if cfg.Upnp && !cfg.RegressionTest && !cfg.SimNet {
 			var err error
 			nat, err = Discover()
 			if err != nil {
-				srvrLog.Warnf("Can't discover upnp: %v", err)
+				srvrLog.Infof("Can't discover UPnP-enabled device: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				address, err := nat.GetExternalAddress()
+				if err == nil && address != nil {
+					srvrLog.Infof("UPnP successfully registered on %s", address.String())
+				}
 			}
 			// nil nat here is fine, just means no upnp on network.
 		}