diff --git a/clearml/task.py b/clearml/task.py
index c95ab352..e66cbf72 100644
--- a/clearml/task.py
+++ b/clearml/task.py
@@ -613,7 +613,9 @@ class Task(_Task):
                     # set defaults
                     if cls._offline_mode:
                         task.output_uri = None
-                    elif output_uri:
+                    elif output_uri is not None:
+                        if output_uri is True:
+                            output_uri = task.get_project_object().default_output_destination or True
                         task.output_uri = output_uri
                     elif task.get_project_object().default_output_destination:
                         task.output_uri = task.get_project_object().default_output_destination
diff --git a/docs/clearml.conf b/docs/clearml.conf
index 8a47fc3d..54019bde 100644
--- a/docs/clearml.conf
+++ b/docs/clearml.conf
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ sdk {
             # Status report period in seconds
             report_period_sec: 2
 
+            # The number of events to report
+            report_event_flush_threshold: 50
+
             # ping to the server - check connectivity
             ping_period_sec: 30