diff --git a/src/java/log4j.properties b/src/java/log4j.properties
index 89e453e1..0ac3a8ac 100644
--- a/src/java/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/java/log4j.properties
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ log4j.appender.ConsoleAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.ConsoleAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
 
 log4j.appender.FileAppender=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FileAppender.maxBackupIndex=4
+log4j.appender.FileAppender.maxBackupIndex=2
+log4j.appender.FileAppender.maxFileSize=1MB
 
 # Path and name of log file
 log4j.appender.FileAppender.File=davmail.log