diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/resources/log4j.xml b/functional-test/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
index 51d1f060c4..189095a4ed 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd" >
 <log4j:configuration>
+  <throwableRenderer class="org.apache.log4j.EnhancedThrowableRenderer" />
   <appender name="STDOUT" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
     <param name="threshold" value="info" />
     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
diff --git a/zanata-model/src/test/resources/log4j.xml b/zanata-model/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c25c70101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zanata-model/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd" >
+<log4j:configuration>
+  <throwableRenderer class="org.apache.log4j.EnhancedThrowableRenderer" />
+  <appender name="STDOUT" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
+    <param name="threshold" value="DEBUG" />
+    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p [%c{1}] - %m%n" />
+    </layout>
+  </appender>
+  <!--
+       <appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
+          <param name="file" value="target/test.log"/>
+          <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+              <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] - %m%n" />
+          </layout>
+      </appender>
+   -->
+  <!--
+      <logger name="org.hibernate">
+          <level value="info" />
+      </logger>
+  -->
+  <logger name="gwt-log">
+    <level value="OFF" />
+  </logger>
+  <root>
+    <level value="ERROR" />
+    <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    <!--         <appender-ref ref="FILE" /> -->
+  </root>
+</log4j:configuration>
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/test/resources/log4j.xml b/zanata-war/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
index cb670345f8..e3ddc8b09f 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
+++ b/zanata-war/src/test/resources/log4j.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
        <appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
           <param name="file" value="target/test.log"/>
           <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
-              <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] - %m%n" />
+              <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %t %-5p [%c] - %m%n" />
           </layout>
       </appender>
    -->