diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/AsterixNCAppRuntimeContext.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/AsterixNCAppRuntimeContext.java
index 077600a..9127ee5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/AsterixNCAppRuntimeContext.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/AsterixNCAppRuntimeContext.java
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@
 
     @Override
     public void initialize(boolean initialRun) throws IOException, ACIDException {
-        Logger.getLogger("org.apache").setLevel(externalProperties.getLogLevel());
+        Logger.getLogger("org.apache.asterix").setLevel(externalProperties.getLogLevel());
+        Logger.getLogger("org.apache.hyracks").setLevel(externalProperties.getLogLevel());
 
         threadExecutor = new AsterixThreadExecutor(ncApplicationContext.getThreadFactory());
         fileMapManager = new AsterixFileMapManager();
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/util/AsterixAppContextInfo.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/util/AsterixAppContextInfo.java
index 4f2cebd..9fdeebb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/util/AsterixAppContextInfo.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/util/AsterixAppContextInfo.java
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
         INSTANCE.hcc = hcc;
         INSTANCE.buildProperties = new AsterixBuildProperties(propertiesAccessor);
         INSTANCE.messagingProperties = new MessagingProperties(propertiesAccessor);
-        Logger.getLogger("org.apache").setLevel(INSTANCE.externalProperties.getLogLevel());
+        Logger.getLogger("org.apache.asterix").setLevel(INSTANCE.externalProperties.getLogLevel());
+        Logger.getLogger("org.apache.hyracks").setLevel(INSTANCE.externalProperties.getLogLevel());
     }
 
     public boolean initialized() {