diff --git a/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system.properties b/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system.properties
index 049ebf0..dba8441 100755
--- a/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system.properties
+++ b/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system.properties
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
 db.min_pool_size = 5
 db.max_pool_size = 10
 hb.dialect = org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect
-hb.show_sql = true
+
+hb.show_sql = false     # this property is set in logger configuration to keep console output clean
 hb.idle_connection_test_period = 3600
 app_display_name					  = VID
 files_path = /tmp
diff --git a/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system_template.properties b/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system_template.properties
index 149ad99..6b5b37c 100755
--- a/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system_template.properties
+++ b/epsdk-app-onap/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/system_template.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 db.min_pool_size = 5
 db.max_pool_size = 10
 hb.dialect = org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect
-hb.show_sql = true
+
+hb.show_sql = false     # this property is set in logger configuration to keep console output clean
 hb.idle_connection_test_period = 3600
 app_display_name = ${VID_APP_DISPLAY_NAME}
 files_path = /tmp