diff --git a/nifi/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java b/nifi/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
index d25df97025..28a9b71028 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
+++ b/nifi/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
-import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
+import java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler;
 import java.util.logging.Handler;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter;
 
 
 /**
@@ -93,82 +92,16 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 
 	private final java.util.logging.Logger logger;
 	
-	public RunNiFi(final File bootstrapConfigFile, final boolean verbose) throws IOException {
+	public RunNiFi(final File bootstrapConfigFile, final boolean verbose) {
 		this.bootstrapConfigFile = bootstrapConfigFile;
 		logger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("Bootstrap");
-		
-		final Properties bootstrapProps = new Properties();
-		try (final InputStream configIn = new FileInputStream(bootstrapConfigFile)) {
-			bootstrapProps.load(configIn);
-		}
-
-		String logFilename = bootstrapProps.getProperty("bootstrap.log.file");
-		if ( logFilename == null ) {
-			logFilename = "./logs/bootstrap.log";
-		}
-		
-		File logFile = new File(logFilename);
-		if ( !logFile.isAbsolute() ) {
-			final File workDir = getDefaultWorkingDirectory();
-			logFile = new File(workDir, logFilename);
-		}
-		
-		final File logFileDir = logFile.getParentFile();
-		final Handler fileHandler;
-		if ( logFileDir.exists() || logFileDir.mkdirs() ) {
-			final int maxSize = getIntProp(bootstrapProps, "bootstrap.log.max.bytes", 1024 * 1024 * 10);	// 10 MB
-			final int numFiles = getIntProp(bootstrapProps, "bootstrap.log.count", 10);
-			
-			fileHandler = new FileHandler(logFile.getAbsolutePath(), maxSize, numFiles, true);
-			fileHandler.setFormatter(new SimpleFormatter());
-			logger.addHandler(fileHandler);
-		} else {
-			fileHandler = null;
-			logger.severe("Could not create log file directory " + logFileDir + ". Will not log bootstrap info to file or redirect NiFi standard out to file");
-		}
-		
 		if ( verbose ) {
 		    logger.info("Enabling Verbose Output");
 		    
 		    logger.setLevel(Level.FINE);
-		    
-		    for ( final Handler handler : logger.getHandlers() ) {
-		    	handler.setLevel(Level.FINE);
-		    }
-		}
-	}
-	
-	
-	private File getLogFile() throws IOException {
-		final Properties bootstrapProps = new Properties();
-		try (final InputStream configIn = new FileInputStream(bootstrapConfigFile)) {
-			bootstrapProps.load(configIn);
-		}
-
-		String logFilename = bootstrapProps.getProperty("bootstrap.log.file");
-		if ( logFilename == null ) {
-			logFilename = "./logs/bootstrap.log";
-		}
-		
-		File logFile = new File(logFilename);
-		if ( !logFile.isAbsolute() ) {
-			final File workDir = getDefaultWorkingDirectory();
-			logFile = new File(workDir, logFilename);
-		}
-
-		return logFile;
-	}
-	
-	private static int getIntProp(final Properties properties, final String name, final int defaultValue) {
-		String propVal = properties.getProperty(name);
-		if ( propVal == null || propVal.trim().isEmpty() ) {
-			return defaultValue;
-		}
-		
-		try {
-			return Integer.parseInt(propVal.trim());
-		} catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) {
-			throw new NumberFormatException("Expected bootstrap property '" + name + "' to be an integer but found value: " + propVal);
+		    final Handler handler = new ConsoleHandler();
+		    handler.setLevel(Level.FINE);
+		    logger.addHandler(handler);
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -648,35 +581,6 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	private void redirectOutput(final Process process) {
-		redirectStreamToLogs(process.getInputStream());
-		redirectStreamToLogs(process.getErrorStream());
-	}
-	
-	private void redirectStreamToLogs(final InputStream in) {
-		final Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				try (final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in))) {
-					String line;
-					while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
-						logger.info(line);
-					}
-				} catch (IOException e) {
-					logger.warning("Failed to read output of NiFi console: " + e);
-				}
-			}
-		});
-		t.setDaemon(true);
-		t.start();
-	}
-	
-	private File getDefaultWorkingDirectory() {
-		final File bootstrapConfigAbsoluteFile = bootstrapConfigFile.getAbsoluteFile();
-		final File binDir = bootstrapConfigAbsoluteFile.getParentFile();
-		return binDir.getParentFile();
-	}
-	
 	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
 	public void start(final boolean monitor) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 		final Integer port = getCurrentPort();
@@ -686,6 +590,7 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 		}
 		
 		final ProcessBuilder builder = new ProcessBuilder();
+
 		if ( !bootstrapConfigFile.exists() ) {
 			throw new FileNotFoundException(bootstrapConfigFile.getAbsolutePath());
 		}
@@ -699,16 +604,17 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 		props.putAll( (Map) properties );
 
 		final String specifiedWorkingDir = props.get("working.dir");
-		final File workingDir = getDefaultWorkingDirectory();
-		if ( specifiedWorkingDir == null ) {
-			builder.directory(workingDir);
-		} else {
+		if ( specifiedWorkingDir != null ) {
 			builder.directory(new File(specifiedWorkingDir));
 		}
+
+		final File bootstrapConfigAbsoluteFile = bootstrapConfigFile.getAbsoluteFile();
+		final File binDir = bootstrapConfigAbsoluteFile.getParentFile();
+		final File workingDir = binDir.getParentFile();
 		
-		final File logDir = getLogFile().getParentFile();
-		builder.redirectError(new File(logDir, "nifi.err"));
-		builder.redirectOutput(new File(logDir, "nifi.out"));
+		if ( specifiedWorkingDir == null ) {
+			builder.directory(workingDir);
+		}
 		
 		final String libFilename = replaceNull(props.get("lib.dir"), "./lib").trim();
 		File libDir = getFile(libFilename, workingDir);
@@ -832,15 +738,14 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 			try {
 				gracefulShutdownSeconds = Integer.parseInt(gracefulShutdown);
 			} catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) {
-				throw new NumberFormatException("The '" + GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PROP + "' property in Bootstrap Config File " + bootstrapConfigFile.getAbsolutePath() + " has an invalid value. Must be a non-negative integer");
+				throw new NumberFormatException("The '" + GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PROP + "' property in Bootstrap Config File " + bootstrapConfigAbsoluteFile.getAbsolutePath() + " has an invalid value. Must be a non-negative integer");
 			}
 			
 			if ( gracefulShutdownSeconds < 0 ) {
-				throw new NumberFormatException("The '" + GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PROP + "' property in Bootstrap Config File " + bootstrapConfigFile.getAbsolutePath() + " has an invalid value. Must be a non-negative integer");
+				throw new NumberFormatException("The '" + GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PROP + "' property in Bootstrap Config File " + bootstrapConfigAbsoluteFile.getAbsolutePath() + " has an invalid value. Must be a non-negative integer");
 			}
 			
 			Process process = builder.start();
-			redirectOutput(process);
 			Long pid = getPid(process);
 		    if ( pid != null ) {
                 nifiPid = pid;
@@ -871,8 +776,7 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 					if (autoRestartNiFi) {
 						logger.warning("Apache NiFi appears to have died. Restarting...");
 						process = builder.start();
-						redirectOutput(process);
-
+						
 						pid = getPid(process);
 						if ( pid != null ) {
 			                nifiPid = pid;
@@ -898,7 +802,6 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 			}
 		} else {
 			final Process process = builder.start();
-			redirectOutput(process);
 			final Long pid = getPid(process);
 			
 			if ( pid != null ) {
diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/conf/bootstrap.conf b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/conf/bootstrap.conf
index e87bde2673..c1536d829f 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/conf/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/conf/bootstrap.conf
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ java=java
 # Username to use when running NiFi. This value will be ignored on Windows.
 run.as=
 
-# Bootstrap logger info
-bootstrap.log.file=logs/nifi-bootstrap.log
-bootstrap.log.max.bytes=10485760
-bootstrap.log.count=10
-
 # Configure where NiFi's lib and conf directories live
 lib.dir=./lib
 conf.dir=./conf