diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
index a5fd063..1529ff5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
+    public void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
         super.configureLoggingLevel(level);
         LoggingConfigUtil.defaultIfMissing(GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER_NAME, level);
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java
index fbafc2e..80f7f10 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
+    public void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
         super.configureLoggingLevel(level);
         LoggingConfigUtil.defaultIfMissing(GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER_NAME, level);
     }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/application/IApplication.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/application/IApplication.java
index 1d22f85..bbc7163 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/application/IApplication.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/application/IApplication.java
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 package org.apache.hyracks.api.application;
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.config.IConfigManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
 import org.kohsuke.args4j.OptionHandlerFilter;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("squid:S00112") // define and throw specific class of Exception
 public interface IApplication {
+
     void init(IServiceContext serviceCtx) throws Exception;
 
     void start(String[] args) throws Exception;
@@ -38,4 +40,11 @@
     default OptionHandlerFilter getUsageFilter() {
         return OptionHandlerFilter.PUBLIC;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the application loggers with the given level.
+     *
+     * @param level the logging level desired.
+     */
+    void configureLoggingLevel(Level level);
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/BaseCCApplication.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/BaseCCApplication.java
index 46adda3..fbce29d 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/BaseCCApplication.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/BaseCCApplication.java
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    protected void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
+    @Override
+    public void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
         LoggingConfigUtil.defaultIfMissing(HyracksConstants.HYRACKS_LOGGER_NAME, level);
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/BaseNCApplication.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/BaseNCApplication.java
index 800721c9..60bca54e 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/BaseNCApplication.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/BaseNCApplication.java
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
         return new DefaultDeviceResolver();
     }
 
-    protected void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
+    @Override
+    public void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
         LoggingConfigUtil.defaultIfMissing(HyracksConstants.HYRACKS_LOGGER_NAME, level);
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
index 88ca7b7..7dd3995 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/examples/btree/helper/TestNCApplication.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/examples/btree/helper/TestNCApplication.java
index b13feda..daeaba3 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/examples/btree/helper/TestNCApplication.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/examples/btree/helper/TestNCApplication.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.control.CcId;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.io.IFileDeviceResolver;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.job.resource.NodeCapacity;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
 
 public class TestNCApplication implements INCApplication {
 
@@ -80,4 +81,8 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void configureLoggingLevel(Level level) {
+        // No-op
+    }
 }