diff --git a/webgoat-container/src/test/resources/log4j.properties b/webgoat-container/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
index 89b84e170..9d06858a9 100644
--- a/webgoat-container/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/webgoat-container/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, CONSOLE
+log4j.rootLogger=ERROR, CONSOLE
 
 log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.CONSOLE.Target=System.out