diff --git a/webgoat-container/pom.xml b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
index 800862192..2884010c5 100644
--- a/webgoat-container/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>${maven-failsafe-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <systemPropertyVariables>
+                                <log4j.configuration>file:${project.basedir}/src/test/resources/log4j-silent.properties</log4j.configuration>
+                            </systemPropertyVariables>
+                        </configuration>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <goals>
diff --git a/webgoat-container/src/test/resources/log4j-silent.properties b/webgoat-container/src/test/resources/log4j-silent.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a25ce19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webgoat-container/src/test/resources/log4j-silent.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+log4j.rootLogger=INFO