diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e59d7d..5461266 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-cloud-spring-service-connector</artifactId>
             <version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <exclusions>
+            	<exclusion>
+            		<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            		<groupId>log4j</groupId>
+            	</exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>