diff --git a/rundeck-job-kill-handler/build.gradle b/rundeck-job-kill-handler/build.gradle
index 95eb055..1c83396 100644
--- a/rundeck-job-kill-handler/build.gradle
+++ b/rundeck-job-kill-handler/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ configurations{
     runtimeClasspath {
         extendsFrom developmentOnly
     }
+    all {
+        exclude group: 'org.springframework.boot', module: 'spring-boot-starter-logging'
+        exclude group: 'ch.qos.logback', module: 'logback-classic'
+        exclude group: 'ch.qos.logback', module: 'logback-core'
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies {
         compile "org.rundeck:rundeck-core:${project.rundeckVersion}"
     }
 
-    compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-logging"
+    compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-log4j2"
     compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure"
     compile "org.grails:grails-core"
     compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator"