diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index da9d0b4..4fa2d74 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
         members:
         - host: 127.0.0.1
           id: 1
+        rootlogger: "INFO, CONSOLE"
       control:
         version: 2.2
         enabled: true
diff --git a/opencontrail/config.sls b/opencontrail/config.sls
index 84998e7..502d2aa 100644
--- a/opencontrail/config.sls
+++ b/opencontrail/config.sls
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 /etc/ifmap-server/log4j.properties:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://opencontrail/files/{{ config.version }}/config/log4j.properties
+  - template: jinja
   - require:
     - pkg: opencontrail_config_packages
 
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties b/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties
index 8a1fa76..126e749 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties
+++ b/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+{%- from "opencontrail/map.jinja" import config with context %}
 
 # Set root logger level to DEBUG and its only appender to CONSOLE
-log4j.rootLogger=TRACE, CONSOLE
+log4j.rootLogger={{ config.get('rootlogger', 'TRACE, CONSOLE') }}
 log4j.error
 
 log4j.logger.de.fhhannover.inform.irond.proc=TRACE, A1, A2
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties b/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties
index 8a1fa76..126e749 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties
+++ b/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+{%- from "opencontrail/map.jinja" import config with context %}
 
 # Set root logger level to DEBUG and its only appender to CONSOLE
-log4j.rootLogger=TRACE, CONSOLE
+log4j.rootLogger={{ config.get('rootlogger', 'TRACE, CONSOLE') }}
 log4j.error
 
 log4j.logger.de.fhhannover.inform.irond.proc=TRACE, A1, A2
diff --git a/tests/pillar/control.sls b/tests/pillar/control.sls
index 0ae7584..1800c00 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/control.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/control.sls
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     - host: 127.0.0.1
       id: 3
     list_optimization_enabled: true
+    rootlogger: "INFO, CONSOLE"
   control:
     version: 3.0
     enabled: true