diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 23ba402113..2acdf69c36 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
          <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
-         <version>1.2.19</version>
+         <version>1.2.18.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.json</groupId>
diff --git a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/AllUnitTestsSuite.java b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/AllUnitTestsSuite.java
index eb3be2af41..a956aeb879 100644
--- a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/AllUnitTestsSuite.java
+++ b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/AllUnitTestsSuite.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.junit.runners.Suite;
     org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptSearchTest.class,
     org.alfresco.repo.lock.LockUtilsTest.class,
     org.alfresco.repo.lock.mem.LockStoreImplTest.class,
+    org.alfresco.repo.management.CheckRequiredClassesForLoggingConsoleUnitTest.class,
     org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.CryptodocSwitchableApplicationContextFactoryTest.class,
     org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleDetailsImplTest.class,
     org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleVersionNumberTest.class,
diff --git a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/management/CheckRequiredClassesForLoggingConsoleUnitTest.java b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/management/CheckRequiredClassesForLoggingConsoleUnitTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf0d4733fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/management/CheckRequiredClassesForLoggingConsoleUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2021 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.management;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class CheckRequiredClassesForLoggingConsoleUnitTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private static final String CLASS_NAME = "org.apache.log4j.jmx.HierarchyDynamicMBean";
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRequiredClassIsOnAClasspath() throws ClassNotFoundException
+    {
+        final Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(CLASS_NAME);
+
+        assertNotNull(clazz);
+    }
+}