diff --git a/src/java/log4j.properties b/src/java/log4j.properties
index 1eef6c248..8e30097a2 100644
--- a/src/java/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/java/log4j.properties
@@ -1,31 +1,11 @@
-#log4j.rootCategory=debug,  globalLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hssf=debug,  hssfLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hdf=debug,  hdfLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hpsf=debug,  hpsfLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.poifs=debug,  poifsLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.util=debug,  utilLog
+# Set root logger level to FATAL and its only appender to stdout
+log4j.rootLogger=FATAL, stdout
+  
+# stdout is set to be a ConsoleAppender. 
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+  
+# stdout uses PatternLayout.
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
 
-log4j.appender.hssfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.hssfLog.File=build/hssf.log
-log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.hdfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.hdfLog.File=build/hdf.log
-log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog.File=build/hpsf.log
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.poifsLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.poifsLog.File=build/poifs.log
-log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.utilLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.utilLog.File=build/util.log
-log4j.appender.utilLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.utilLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+ 
diff --git a/src/resources/devtools/log4j.properties b/src/resources/devtools/log4j.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1eef6c248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/devtools/log4j.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#log4j.rootCategory=debug,  globalLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hssf=debug,  hssfLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hdf=debug,  hdfLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hpsf=debug,  hpsfLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.poifs=debug,  poifsLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.util=debug,  utilLog
+
+log4j.appender.hssfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.hssfLog.File=build/hssf.log
+log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.hdfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.hdfLog.File=build/hdf.log
+log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog.File=build/hpsf.log
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.poifsLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.poifsLog.File=build/poifs.log
+log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.utilLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.utilLog.File=build/util.log
+log4j.appender.utilLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.utilLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n