diff --git a/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/properties/log4j.properties b/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/properties/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index d550f1b..0000000
--- a/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/properties/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-###
-# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-# openECOMP : SDN-C
-# ================================================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
-# 			reserved.
-# ================================================================================
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
-###
-
-status = debug
-dest = err
-name = LogConfiguration
-rootLogger.level = debug
-appenders = logfile, console
-
-property.filename = /opt/onap/sdnc/dmaap-listener/logs/dmaap-listener.log
-property.filePattern = /opt/onap/sdnc/dmaap-listener/logs/dmaap-listener-%i.log
-
-# CONSOLE is set to be a ConsoleAppender using a PatternLayout.
-appender.console.type = Console
-appender.console.name = STDOUT
-appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
-appender.console.filter.threshold.level = error
-appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.console.layout.pattern = %p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n
-
-# LOGFILE is set to be a File appender using a PatternLayout.
-appender.logfile.type = RollingFile
-appender.logfile.name = RollingFile
-appender.logfile.fileName = ${filename}
-appender.logfile.filePattern = ${filePattern}
-appender.logfile.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.logfile.layout.pattern = %p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n
-appender.logfile.policies.type = Policies
-appender.logfile.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
-appender.logfile.policies.size.size = 10MB
-appender.logfile.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
-appender.logfile.strategy.max = 10
diff --git a/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/properties/log4j2.xml b/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/properties/log4j2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01ee937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/properties/log4j2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<Configuration status="debug">
+    <Properties>
+        <Property name="logDir">$${env:LOGDIR:-logs}</Property>
+    </Properties>
+    <Appenders>
+        <RollingFile name="LOGFILE" fileName="${logDir}/dmaap-listener.log"
+                     filePattern="${logDir}/dmaap-listener-%i.log">
+            <PatternLayout pattern="%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n" />
+            <Policies>
+                <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10 MB" />
+            </Policies>
+            <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="10"/>
+        </RollingFile>
+        <Console name="CONSOLE" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
+            <PatternLayout pattern="%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n" />
+        </Console>
+    </Appenders>
+    <Loggers>
+        <Root level="debug">
+            <AppenderRef ref="LOGFILE"/>
+            <AppenderRef ref="CONSOLE"/>
+        </Root>
+    </Loggers>
+</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/scripts/start-dmaap-listener.sh b/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/scripts/start-dmaap-listener.sh
index e606585..ab3b739 100644
--- a/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/scripts/start-dmaap-listener.sh
+++ b/installation/dmaap-listener/src/main/scripts/start-dmaap-listener.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 LISTENER=dmaap-listener
 
 DMAAPLISTENERROOT=${DMAAPLISTENERROOT:-/opt/onap/sdnc/dmaap-listener}
+LOGDIR=${LOGDIR:-${DMAAPLISTENERROOT}/logs}
 JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME:-/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle}
 JAVA_OPTS=${JAVA_OPTS:--Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2}
 JAVA=${JAVA:-${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java}
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@
 done
 
 echo "Starting dmaap-listener"
-exec ${JAVA} ${JAVA_OPTS} -Dlog4j.configurationFile=${PROPERTY_DIR}/log4j.properties -jar ${DMAAPLISTENERROOT}/lib/dmaap-listener*.jar dmaap-listener.properties -cp ${LISTENERCLASSPATH}
+cd ${DMAAPLISTENERROOT}
+exec ${JAVA} ${JAVA_OPTS} -Dlog4j.configurationFile=${PROPERTY_DIR}/log4j2.xml -jar ${DMAAPLISTENERROOT}/lib/dmaap-listener*.jar dmaap-listener.properties -cp ${LISTENERCLASSPATH}
 
 
 
diff --git a/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/properties/log4j.properties b/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/properties/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d25298..0000000
--- a/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/properties/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-###
-# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-# openECOMP : SDN-C
-# ================================================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
-# 			reserved.
-# ================================================================================
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
-###
-
-status = debug
-dest = err
-name = LogConfiguration
-rootLogger.level = debug
-appenders = logfile, console
-
-property.filename = /opt/onap/sdnc/ueb-listener/logs/ueb-listener.log
-property.filePattern = /opt/onap/sdnc/ueb-listener/logs/ueb-listener-%i.log
-
-# CONSOLE is set to be a ConsoleAppender using a PatternLayout.
-appender.console.type = Console
-appender.console.name = STDOUT
-appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
-appender.console.filter.threshold.level = error
-appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.console.layout.pattern = %p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n
-
-# LOGFILE is set to be a File appender using a PatternLayout.
-appender.logfile.type = RollingFile
-appender.logfile.name = RollingFile
-appender.logfile.fileName = ${filename}
-appender.logfile.filePattern = ${filePattern}
-appender.logfile.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.logfile.layout.pattern = %p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n
-appender.logfile.policies.type = Policies
-appender.logfile.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
-appender.logfile.policies.size.size = 10MB
-appender.logfile.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
-appender.logfile.strategy.max = 10
diff --git a/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/properties/log4j2.xml b/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/properties/log4j2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23ab908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/properties/log4j2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<Configuration status="debug">
+    <Properties>
+        <Property name="logDir">$${env:LOGDIR:-logs}</Property>
+    </Properties>
+    <Appenders>
+        <RollingFile name="LOGFILE" fileName="${logDir}/ueb-listener.log"
+                     filePattern="${logDir}/ueb-listener-%i.log">
+            <PatternLayout pattern="%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n" />
+            <Policies>
+                <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10 MB" />
+            </Policies>
+            <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="10"/>
+        </RollingFile>
+        <Console name="CONSOLE" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
+            <PatternLayout pattern="%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Z} %c{1} - %m%n" />
+        </Console>
+    </Appenders>
+    <Loggers>
+        <Root level="debug">
+            <AppenderRef ref="LOGFILE"/>
+            <AppenderRef ref="CONSOLE"/>
+        </Root>
+    </Loggers>
+</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/scripts/start-ueb-listener.sh b/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/scripts/start-ueb-listener.sh
index 33793fb..773e228 100644
--- a/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/scripts/start-ueb-listener.sh
+++ b/installation/ueb-listener/src/main/scripts/start-ueb-listener.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 LISTENER=ueb-listener
 
 UEBLISTENERROOT=${UEBLISTENERROOT:-/opt/onap/sdnc/ueb-listener}
+LOGDIR=${LOGDIR:-${UEBLISTENERROOT}/logs}
 JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME:-/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle}
 JAVA_OPTS=${JAVA_OPTS:--Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2}
 JAVA=${JAVA:-${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java}
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@
 done
 
 echo "Starting ueb-listener"
-exec ${JAVA} ${JAVA_OPTS} -jar ${UEBLISTENERROOT}/lib/ueb-listener*.jar -Dlog4j.configurationFile=${PROPERTY_DIR}/log4j.properties -cp ${LISTENERCLASSPATH}
+cd ${UEBLISTENERROOT}
+exec ${JAVA} ${JAVA_OPTS} -jar ${UEBLISTENERROOT}/lib/ueb-listener*.jar -Dlog4j.configurationFile=${PROPERTY_DIR}/log4j2.xml -cp ${LISTENERCLASSPATH}