diff --git a/plugins/log4j/core/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/plugins/log4j/core/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
index 81a2b02fe16b..e21d0e146a58 100644
--- a/plugins/log4j/core/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
+++ b/plugins/log4j/core/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
@@ -1,37 +1,21 @@
 <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
 <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j='http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/'>
  
-  <!-- A time/date based rolling appender -->
-  <appender name="pdi" class="org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender">
-
-    <param name="File" value="logs/pdi.log"/>
-    <param name="Append" value="false"/>
-
-    <!-- Rollover at midnight each day -->
-    <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>
-
-    <!-- Rollover at the top of each hour
-    <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH"/>
-    -->
-
+  <appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
+    <param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
-      <!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n -->
-      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
-
-      <!-- The full pattern: Date MS Priority [Category] (Thread:NDC) Message\n
-      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5r %-5p [%c] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
-      -->
+    <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n" />
     </layout>
   </appender>
  
    <logger name="org.pentaho.di">
-    <level value="INFO"/>
-    <appender-ref ref="pdi" />
+    <level value="off"/>
+    <appender-ref ref="console" />
   </logger>
  
   <root>
-    <priority value ="INFO"></priority>
-    <appender-ref ref="pdi"></appender-ref>
+    <priority value ="off"></priority>
+    <appender-ref ref="console"></appender-ref>
   </root>
  
 </log4j:configuration>
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