diff --git a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties
index d5ec1af9..4fd8046f 100644
--- a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Spring Boot application.properties for the HTTP Session State Caching Example application.
 
 spring.application.name=HttpSessionCachingApplication
-spring.data.gemfire.cache.log-level=error
+spring.data.gemfire.cache.log-level=${gemfire.log-level:error}
 spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.pool.name=DEFAULT
 spring.session.data.gemfire.session.region.name=Sessions
 server.servlet.session.timeout=15