diff --git a/tests/soak-tests/pom.xml b/tests/soak-tests/pom.xml
index c65a10c159..caf043ffd9 100644
--- a/tests/soak-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/soak-tests/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@
          <version>${project.version}</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- logging -->
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+         <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
+         <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
          <artifactId>artemis-server</artifactId>