diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index bf8fd29..a4c83b7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## logger file can be used with
 
-log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG, stdout
+# log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG, stdout
 
 #log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.ElementSpans = TRACE, stdout
 #log4j.logger.de.ids_mannheim.korap.query.spans.WithinSpans = TRACE, stdout