diff --git a/conf/log4j.properties b/conf/log4j.properties
index 17ba23afe83..8c4c2c11cbc 100644
--- a/conf/log4j.properties
+++ b/conf/log4j.properties
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ log4j.appender.DRFA.DatePattern=.yyyy-MM-dd
 log4j.appender.DRFA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 
 # Pattern format: Date LogLevel LoggerName LogMessage
-log4j.appender.DRFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] %c{2}: %m%n
+log4j.appender.DRFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] %c{2}: %.1000m%n
 
 # Rolling File Appender properties
 hbase.log.maxfilesize=256MB
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ log4j.appender.RFA.MaxFileSize=${hbase.log.maxfilesize}
 log4j.appender.RFA.MaxBackupIndex=${hbase.log.maxbackupindex}
 
 log4j.appender.RFA.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.RFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] %c{2}: %m%n
+log4j.appender.RFA.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] %c{2}: %.1000m%n
 
 #
 # Security audit appender
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ log4j.appender.RFAS.File=${hbase.log.dir}/${hbase.security.log.file}
 log4j.appender.RFAS.MaxFileSize=${hbase.security.log.maxfilesize}
 log4j.appender.RFAS.MaxBackupIndex=${hbase.security.log.maxbackupindex}
 log4j.appender.RFAS.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.RFAS.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c: %m%n
+log4j.appender.RFAS.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %p %c: %.1000m%n
 log4j.category.SecurityLogger=${hbase.security.logger}
 log4j.additivity.SecurityLogger=false
 #log4j.logger.SecurityLogger.org.apache.hadoop.hbase.security.access.AccessController=TRACE
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ log4j.appender.NullAppender=org.apache.log4j.varia.NullAppender
 log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.console.target=System.err
 log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] %c{2}: %m%n
+log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] %c{2}: %.1000m%n
 
 log4j.appender.asyncconsole=org.apache.hadoop.hbase.AsyncConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.asyncconsole.target=System.err