diff --git a/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/ActiveMQRALogger.java b/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/ActiveMQRALogger.java
index 93a7b97c58..32316f0df6 100644
--- a/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/ActiveMQRALogger.java
+++ b/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/ActiveMQRALogger.java
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ public interface ActiveMQRALogger extends BasicLogger {
    @Message(id = 152008, value = "Error interrupting handler on endpoint {0} handler = {1}", format = Message.Format.MESSAGE_FORMAT)
    void errorInterruptingHandler(String endpoint, String handler, @Cause Throwable cause);
 
+   @LogMessage(level = Logger.Level.WARN)
+   @Message(id = 152009, value = "Unable to validate properties", format = Message.Format.MESSAGE_FORMAT)
+   void unableToValidateProperties(@Cause Exception e);
+
    @LogMessage(level = Logger.Level.ERROR)
    @Message(id = 154000, value = "Error while creating object Reference.", format = Message.Format.MESSAGE_FORMAT)
    void errorCreatingReference(@Cause Exception e);
diff --git a/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/inflow/ActiveMQActivationSpec.java b/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/inflow/ActiveMQActivationSpec.java
index 3f24300737..d9b6954222 100644
--- a/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/inflow/ActiveMQActivationSpec.java
+++ b/artemis-ra/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/ra/inflow/ActiveMQActivationSpec.java
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ public class ActiveMQActivationSpec extends ConnectionFactoryProperties implemen
          }
       }
       catch (IntrospectionException e) {
-         e.printStackTrace();
+         ActiveMQRALogger.LOGGER.unableToValidateProperties(e);
       }
 
       if (propsNotSet.size() > 0) {
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMAcceptor.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMAcceptor.java
index 190a5d1718..d30b564dab 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMAcceptor.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMAcceptor.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ConfigurationHelper;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ExecutorFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.OrderedExecutorFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.TypedProperties;
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 
 public final class InVMAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
 
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ public final class InVMAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
 
    private final String name;
 
+   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(InVMAcceptor.class);
+
+
    public InVMAcceptor(final String name,
                        final ClusterConnection clusterConnection,
                        final Map<String, Object> configuration,
@@ -164,8 +168,7 @@ public final class InVMAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
             notificationService.sendNotification(notification);
          }
          catch (Exception e) {
-            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            logger.warn("failed to send notification",e.getMessage(),e);
          }
       }
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java
index f9484f57cb..5e04c4af03 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ServerConnectionLifeCycleLi
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ActiveMQThreadFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ConfigurationHelper;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.TypedProperties;
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * A Netty TCP Acceptor that is embedding Netty.
@@ -171,6 +172,9 @@ public class NettyAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
 
    private Map<String, Object> extraConfigs;
 
+   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(NettyAcceptor.class);
+
+
    public NettyAcceptor(final String name,
                         final ClusterConnection clusterConnection,
                         final Map<String, Object> configuration,
@@ -520,8 +524,7 @@ public class NettyAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
             notificationService.sendNotification(notification);
          }
          catch (Exception e) {
-            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            logger.warn("failed to send notification",e.getMessage(),e);
          }
       }
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ClusterManager.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ClusterManager.java
index ef39ba2fd7..17eaae091e 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ClusterManager.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ClusterManager.java
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public final class ClusterManager implements ActiveMQComponent {
                         manager.stop();
                      }
                      catch (Exception e) {
-                        e.printStackTrace();
+                        ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
                      }
                   }
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ public final class ClusterManager implements ActiveMQComponent {
             clusterConnection.stop();
          }
          catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
          }
       }
       clearClusterConnections();
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ha/ColocatedHAManager.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ha/ColocatedHAManager.java
index 0959f728c7..c38e186519 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ha/ColocatedHAManager.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/ha/ColocatedHAManager.java
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ public class ColocatedHAManager implements HAManager {
             activeMQServer.stop();
          }
          catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            //todo
+            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
          }
       }
       backupServers.clear();
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/impl/ClusterConnectionImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/impl/ClusterConnectionImpl.java
index d009e79f83..800ed5ab5c 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/impl/ClusterConnectionImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/cluster/impl/ClusterConnectionImpl.java
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ public final class ClusterConnectionImpl implements ClusterConnection, AfterConn
          }
       }
       catch (Exception e) {
-         e.printStackTrace();
+         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e);
       }
    }
 
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ public final class ClusterConnectionImpl implements ClusterConnection, AfterConn
          }
       }
       catch (Exception e) {
-         e.printStackTrace();
+         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(),e);
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java
index a5886d54ae..d2d77831a0 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ public class ActiveMQServerImpl implements ActiveMQServer {
             serverSession.close(true);
          }
          catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.errorClosingSession(e);
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ColocatedActivation.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ColocatedActivation.java
index b81abb7272..be2011f810 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ColocatedActivation.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ColocatedActivation.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.impl.wireformat.BackupRequ
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.impl.wireformat.BackupResponseMessage;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.server.RemotingService;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.replication.ReplicationManager;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServerLogger;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.ha.ColocatedHAManager;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.ha.ColocatedPolicy;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.ha.HAManager;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public class ColocatedActivation extends LiveActivation {
                   started = colocatedHAManager.activateBackup(backupRequestMessage.getBackupSize(), backupRequestMessage.getJournalDirectory(), backupRequestMessage.getBindingsDirectory(), backupRequestMessage.getLargeMessagesDirectory(), backupRequestMessage.getPagingDirectory(), backupRequestMessage.getNodeID());
                }
                catch (Exception e) {
-                  e.printStackTrace();
+                  ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
                }
                channel.send(new BackupResponseMessage(started));
             }
@@ -222,8 +223,7 @@ public class ColocatedActivation extends LiveActivation {
                }
             }
             catch (Exception e) {
-               e.printStackTrace();
-               //todo
+               ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
             }
          }
          else {
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/FileLockNodeManager.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/FileLockNodeManager.java
index 1992e8109c..1ebf82c986 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/FileLockNodeManager.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/FileLockNodeManager.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class FileLockNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                setLive();
             }
             catch (Exception e) {
-               e.printStackTrace();
+               ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
             }
          }
       };
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/InVMNodeManager.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/InVMNodeManager.java
index 48f16270af..d735852cb3 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/InVMNodeManager.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/InVMNodeManager.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQIllegalStateException;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActivateCallback;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServerLogger;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.NodeManager;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.UUIDGenerator;
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public final class InVMNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                state = LIVE;
             }
             catch (Exception e) {
-               e.printStackTrace();
+               ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
             }
          }
       };
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/RefsOperation.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/RefsOperation.java
index 1f5c74c8ee..b90a30efa5 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/RefsOperation.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/RefsOperation.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class RefsOperation extends TransactionOperationAbstract {
             ackedTX.commit(true);
          }
          catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServerSessionImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServerSessionImpl.java
index 16cf238cca..50ccb50d1f 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServerSessionImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServerSessionImpl.java
@@ -874,8 +874,7 @@ public class ServerSessionImpl implements ServerSession, FailureListener {
             storageManager.deleteHeuristicCompletion(id);
          }
          catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-
+            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
             throw new ActiveMQXAException(XAException.XAER_RMFAIL);
          }
       }
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedNothingBackupActivation.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedNothingBackupActivation.java
index 4ae63ea4e7..e2adc1fd73 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedNothingBackupActivation.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedNothingBackupActivation.java
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ public final class SharedNothingBackupActivation extends Activation {
             // do not log these errors if the server is being stopped.
             return;
          ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.initializationError(e);
-         e.printStackTrace();
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedStoreBackupActivation.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedStoreBackupActivation.java
index 18a2105234..3822fff3c4 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedStoreBackupActivation.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/SharedStoreBackupActivation.java
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ public final class SharedStoreBackupActivation extends Activation {
                            }
                         }
                         catch (Exception e) {
+                           ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(),e);
                            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.serverRestartWarning();
-                           e.printStackTrace();
                         }
                      }
                   });