diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java
index 80b70b96c86..bc8e139e334 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java
@@ -1642,6 +1642,7 @@ public final class SliderUtils {
       boolean usingMiniMRCluster) {
 
     ClasspathConstructor classpath = new ClasspathConstructor();
+    classpath.append(SliderKeys.LOG4J_SERVER_PROP_FILENAME);
 
     // add the runtime classpath needed for tests to work
     if (usingMiniMRCluster) {