diff --git a/examples/karaf-itest-example/pom.xml b/examples/karaf-itest-example/pom.xml
index e9b93bf5c5..0d7ebf27f5 100644
--- a/examples/karaf-itest-example/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/karaf-itest-example/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@
             <version>1.3_1</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.logging</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pax-logging-log4j2-extra</artifactId>
+            <version>1.11.2</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -104,6 +110,31 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy</id>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <artifactItems>
+                                <artifactItem>
+                                    <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.logging</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>pax-logging-log4j2-extra</artifactId>
+                                    <type>jar</type>
+                                    <overWrite>false</overWrite>
+                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/test-classes/dependencies</outputDirectory>
+                                </artifactItem>
+                            </artifactItems>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/examples/karaf-itest-example/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/examples/itests/ExampleITest.java b/examples/karaf-itest-example/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/examples/itests/ExampleITest.java
index 13f70fd954..eefec6edbb 100644
--- a/examples/karaf-itest-example/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/examples/itests/ExampleITest.java
+++ b/examples/karaf-itest-example/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/examples/itests/ExampleITest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.ops4j.pax.exam.spi.reactors.ExamReactorStrategy;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.spi.reactors.PerClass;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.maven;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.mavenBundle;
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@ public class ExampleITest extends KarafTestSupport {
             localRepository = "";
         }
 
+        final File startupCfg;
+        final File log4j2extra;
+        try {
+            startupCfg = new File(getClass().getResource("/etc/startup.properties").toURI());
+            log4j2extra = new File(getClass().getResource("/dependencies/pax-logging-log4j2-extra-1.11.2.jar").toURI());
+        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
         if (JavaVersionUtil.getMajorVersion() >= 9) {
             return new Option[]{
                 //KarafDistributionOption.debugConfiguration("8889", true),
@@ -99,6 +108,8 @@ public class ExampleITest extends KarafTestSupport {
                 new VMOption("lib/jdk9plus/*" + File.pathSeparator + "lib/boot/*")
             };
         } else {
+            
+
             return new Option[]{
                 //KarafDistributionOption.debugConfiguration("8889", true),
                 karafDistributionConfiguration().frameworkUrl(karafUrl).name("Apache Karaf").unpackDirectory(new File("target/exam")),
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@ public class ExampleITest extends KarafTestSupport {
                 configureSecurity().disableKarafMBeanServerBuilder(),
                 // configureConsole().ignoreLocalConsole(),
                 keepRuntimeFolder(),
-                logLevel(LogLevelOption.LogLevel.INFO),
+                logLevel(LogLevelOption.LogLevel.DEBUG),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.awaitility").artifactId("awaitility").versionAsInProject(),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.servicemix.bundles").artifactId("org.apache.servicemix.bundles.hamcrest").versionAsInProject(),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.karaf.itests").artifactId("common").versionAsInProject(),
@@ -114,6 +125,8 @@ public class ExampleITest extends KarafTestSupport {
                 editConfigurationFilePut("etc/org.apache.karaf.management.cfg", "rmiRegistryPort", rmiRegistryPort),
                 editConfigurationFilePut("etc/org.apache.karaf.management.cfg", "rmiServerPort", rmiServerPort),
                 editConfigurationFilePut("etc/org.apache.karaf.shell.cfg", "sshPort", sshPort),
+                replaceConfigurationFile("etc/startup.properties", startupCfg),
+                replaceConfigurationFile("system/org/ops4j/pax/logging/pax-logging-log4j2-extra/1.11.2/pax-logging-log4j2-extra-1.11.2.jar", log4j2extra),
                 editConfigurationFilePut("etc/org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg", "org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.localRepository", localRepository)
             };
         }