diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index ac757b7..f48fe94 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ## logger file can be used with
 
-#log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG, stdout
+log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG, stdout
 
 # Spans:
-# log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.ElementSpans = TRACE, stdout
+#log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.ElementSpans = TRACE, stdout
 #log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.KorapTermSpan = TRACE, stdout
-# log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.WithinSpans = TRACE, stdout
+#log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.WithinSpans = TRACE, stdout
 #log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.SpanNextQuery = TRACE, stdout
 #log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.NextSpans = TRACE, stdout
 #log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.SimpleSpans = TRACE, stdout
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 # Results:
 # log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.KorapIndex = TRACE, stdout
-// log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.KorapMatch = TRACE, stdout
-# log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.index.PositionsToOffset = TRACE, stdout
+#log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.KorapMatch = TRACE, stdout
+#log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.index.PositionsToOffset = TRACE, stdout
 
 #log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.index.TestSegmentIndex = TRACE, stdout