diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/resources/log4j-embedded-cassandra.properties b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/resources/log4j-embedded-cassandra.properties
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+log4j.rootLogger=WARN, stdout
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %c - %m%n
+log4j.logger.org.springframework.data.cassandra=INFO
+