diff --git a/lib/java/test/log4j.properties b/lib/java/test/log4j.properties
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+# log4j configuration used during build and unit tests
+log4j.rootLogger=debug,stdout
+log4j.threshhold=ALL
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p %c{2} (%F:%M(%L)) - %m%n