diff --git a/log4j/pom.xml b/log4j/pom.xml
index a70dab9d22..78596a60d9 100644
--- a/log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
             <version>2.6</version>
         </dependency>
+		
+		<!--disruptor for log4j2 async logging-->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.lmax</groupId>
+            <artifactId>disruptor</artifactId>
+            <version>3.3.4</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!--logback dependencies-->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 56c6706e91..6f627e97f8 100644
--- a/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
         # Override log level for specified package
         <Logger name="com.baeldung.log4j2" level="TRACE"/>
 
-        <Root level="DEBUG">
+        <AsyncRoot level="DEBUG">
             <AppenderRef ref="stdout" />
             <AppenderRef ref="fout"/>
-        </Root>
+        </AsyncRoot>
     </Loggers>
 </Configuration>
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