diff --git a/samples/echo/client/spring-ws/src/log4j.properties b/samples/echo/client/spring-ws/src/log4j.properties
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+log4j.rootLogger=WARN, stdout
+log4j.logger.org.springframework.ws=DEBUG
+log4j.logger.org.springframework.xml=DEBUG
+
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %p [%c] - %m%n
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