diff --git a/src/test/log4j.properties b/src/test/log4j.properties
index 21747987332..c78e00726e1 100644
--- a/src/test/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/test/log4j.properties
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p [%t] %C{2}(%L): %m%n
 #log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSNamesystem=DEBUG
 
 log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop=WARN
-log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.hbase=WARN
+log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.hbase=DEBUG