diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 28c1a61..24bcf77 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
  ! specific language governing permissions and limitations
  ! under the License.
  !-->
-<Configuration status="INFO">
+<Configuration status="WARN">
   <Appenders>
-    <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_ERR">
+    <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
       <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n"/>
     </Console>
   </Appenders>
   <Loggers>
-    <Root level="INFO">
+    <Root level="WARN">
       <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
     </Root>
   </Loggers>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java
index c3c450c..4a3444e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@
             }
             if (!toBeDropped.isEmpty()) {
                 badtestcases.add(testCase);
-                LOGGER.warn("Last test left some garbage. Dropping dataverses: " + StringUtils.join(toBeDropped, ','));
+                LOGGER.info("Last test left some garbage. Dropping dataverses: " + StringUtils.join(toBeDropped, ','));
                 StringBuilder dropStatement = new StringBuilder();
                 for (String dv : toBeDropped) {
                     dropStatement.append("drop dataverse ");
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
index 08eee10..2767ecb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
@@ -18,20 +18,25 @@
  !-->
 <Configuration status="WARN">
   <Appenders>
-    <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_ERR">
+    <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
       <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n"/>
     </Console>
+    <File name="InfoLog" fileName="target/info.log">
+        <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n"/>
+    </File>
   </Appenders>
   <Loggers>
-    <Root level="WARN"/>
+    <Root level="WARN">
+      <AppenderRef ref="InfoLog"/>
+    </Root>
+    <Logger name="org.apache.hyracks" level="INFO">
+      <AppenderRef ref="InfoLog"/>
+    </Logger>
+    <Logger name="org.apache.asterix" level="INFO">
+      <AppenderRef ref="InfoLog"/>
+    </Logger>
     <Logger name="org.apache.asterix.test" level="WARN">
       <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
     </Logger>
-    <Logger name="org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogFlusher" level="INFO">
-      <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
-    </Logger>
-    <Logger name="org.apache.asterix.utils.RebalanceUtil" level="INFO">
-      <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
-    </Logger>
   </Loggers>
-</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Configuration>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
index d42b935..b80111a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,22 @@
  !-->
 <Configuration status="WARN">
   <Appenders>
-    <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_ERR">
+    <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
       <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n"/>
     </Console>
+    <File name="InfoLog" fileName="target/info.log">
+      <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n"/>
+    </File>
   </Appenders>
   <Loggers>
-    <Root level="WARN"/>
-    <Logger name="org.apache.hyracks" level="WARN">
+    <Root level="WARN">
+      <AppenderRef ref="InfoLog"/>
+    </Root>
+    <Logger name="org.apache.hyracks" level="INFO">
+      <AppenderRef ref="InfoLog"/>
+    </Logger>
+    <Logger name="org.apache.hyracks.test" level="WARN">
       <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
     </Logger>
   </Loggers>
-</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Configuration>