diff --git a/e2e-test/resources/default.properties b/e2e-test/resources/default.properties
index 541fc385f..2e312138b 100644
--- a/e2e-test/resources/default.properties
+++ b/e2e-test/resources/default.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # dataprep related
 alfresco.scheme=http
-alfresco.server=vsphered3.qa.internal.alfresco.com
-alfresco.port=8070
+alfresco.server=localhost
+alfresco.port=8080
 
 # credentials
 admin.user=admin
diff --git a/e2e-test/resources/log4j.properties b/e2e-test/resources/log4j.properties
index 2f7205f81..63d3970dc 100644
--- a/e2e-test/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/e2e-test/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
-# Log levels
-log4j.rootLogger=INFO,CONSOLE,R
-# Appender Configuration
-log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-# Identifies whether the appender honors reassignments of System.out or System.err via System.setOut or System.setErr made after configuration
-log4j.appender.CONSOLE.follow=true
-# Pattern to output the caller's file name and line number
-log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p [%t] (%F:%L) - %m%n
-# Rolling File Appender
-log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-# Path and file name to store the log file
-log4j.appender.R.File=./target/reports/alfresco-tas.log
-# log4j.appender.R.MaxFileSize=200KB
-# Number of backup files
-log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=2
-# Layout for Rolling File Appender
-log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d - %c - %p - %m%n
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+# Root logger option
+log4j.rootLogger=INFO, file, stdout
+
+# Direct log messages to a log file
+log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.file.File=./target/reports/alfresco-tas.log
+log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=10
+log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
+
+# Direct log messages to stdout
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
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