diff --git a/activemq-console/src/test/resources/log4j.properties b/activemq-console/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
index f8bb2ea209..a0f2ca0f20 100644
--- a/activemq-console/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/activemq-console/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -18,14 +18,26 @@
 #
 # The logging properties used during tests..
 #
-log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, stdout
+log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, stdout, out
 log4j.logger.org.apache.activemq.spring=WARN
 
+log4j.logger.org.apache.activemq=INFO
+log4j.logger.org.apache.activemq.console.command.AMQJournalToolTest=DEBUG
+
 # CONSOLE appender, not used by default
 log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%-15.15t] %-5p %-30.30c{1} - %m%n
 
+
+# File appender
+log4j.appender.out=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.out.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.out.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%-15.15t] - %-5p %-30.30c{1} - %m%n
+log4j.appender.out.file=target/activemq-test.log
+log4j.appender.out.append=true
+
+
 # Example of properties to make use of new logging options
 #
 #log4j.rootLogger=INFO, A