diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
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+log4j.rootCategory=ERROR, stdout
+
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p %40.40c:%4L - %m%n
+