diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/resources/application.properties b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 335634c0d0b0..0c26d530b74c 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ spring.main.allow-bean-definition-overriding = true
 #logging.level.org.hibernate=ERROR
 #########################
 # Log4J configuration
-#logging.config = ${dspace.dir}/config/log4j2.xml
+logging.config = ${dspace.dir}/config/log4j2.xml
 
 ##################################
 # Spring MVC file upload settings