diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
index 02af6026639..c0a7189d7a4 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -194,6 +194,122 @@ patch() {
   return 0
 }
 
+patch_log4j() {
+log_it "Updating log4j-cloud.xml"
+cat << "EOF" > /usr/local/cloud/systemvm/conf/temp.xml
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
+
+<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/" debug="false">
+
+   <!-- ================================= -->
+   <!-- Preserve messages in a local file -->
+   <!-- ================================= -->
+
+   <appender name="FILE1" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
+      <param name="File" value="/var/log/cloud.log"/>
+      <param name="MaxFileSize" value="10000KB"/>
+      <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="4"/>
+
+     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.EnhancedPatternLayout">
+      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ISO8601}{GMT} %-5p [%c{3}] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
+     </layout>
+    </appender>
+
+    <appender name="FILE2" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
+       <param name="File" value="/var/log/cloud/cloud.out"/>
+       <param name="Append" value="true"/>
+       <param name="MaxFileSize" value="10000KB"/>
+       <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="4"/>
+
+    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.EnhancedPatternLayout">
+     <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ISO8601}{GMT} %-5p [%c{3}] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
+    </layout>
+    </appender>
+
+     <appender name="FILE3" class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
+       <param name="File" value="/usr/local/cloud/systemvm/cloud.log"/>
+       <param name="Append" value="true"/>
+       <param name="MaxFileSize" value="10000KB"/>
+       <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="4"/>
+
+     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.EnhancedPatternLayout">
+     <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ISO8601}{GMT} %-5p [%c{3}] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
+     </layout>
+    </appender>
+
+   <appender name="APISERVER" class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
+      <param name="Append" value="true"/>
+      <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/>
+      <rollingPolicy class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
+        <param name="FileNamePattern" value="/var/log/cloud/api-server.log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}{GMT}.gz"/>
+        <param name="ActiveFileName" value="/var/log/cloud/api-server.log"/>
+      </rollingPolicy>
+
+      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.EnhancedPatternLayout">
+         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ISO8601}{GMT} %m%n"/>
+      </layout>
+   </appender>
+
+   <!-- ============================== -->
+   <!-- Append messages to the console -->
+   <!-- ============================== -->
+
+   <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
+      <param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
+      <param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/>
+
+      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.EnhancedPatternLayout">
+         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ABSOLUTE}{GMT} %5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n"/>
+      </layout>
+   </appender>
+
+   <!-- ================ -->
+   <!-- Limit categories -->
+   <!-- ================ -->
+
+   <category name="com.cloud">
+     <priority value="DEBUG"/>
+   </category>
+
+   <!-- Limit the org.apache category to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose -->
+   <category name="org.apache">
+      <priority value="INFO"/>
+   </category>
+
+   <category name="org">
+      <priority value="INFO"/>
+   </category>
+
+   <category name="net">
+     <priority value="INFO"/>
+   </category>
+
+   <category name="apiserver.com.cloud">
+     <priority value="DEBUG"/>
+   </category>
+
+   <logger name="apiserver.com.cloud" additivity="false">
+      <level value="DEBUG"/>
+      <appender-ref ref="APISERVER"/>
+   </logger>
+
+   <!-- ======================= -->
+   <!-- Setup the Root category -->
+   <!-- ======================= -->
+
+   <root>
+      <level value="INFO"/>
+      <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
+      <appender-ref ref="FILE1"/>
+      <appender-ref ref="FILE2"/>
+      <appender-ref ref="FILE3"/>
+   </root>
+
+</log4j:configuration>
+EOF
+mv /usr/local/cloud/systemvm/conf/temp.xml /usr/local/cloud/systemvm/conf/log4j-cloud.xml
+}
 setup_interface() {
   local intfnum=$1
   local ip=$2
@@ -1048,6 +1164,7 @@ start() {
   log_it "Detected that we are running inside $hyp guest"
   get_boot_params
   patch
+  patch_log4j
   parse_cmd_line
   change_password
   case $TYPE in