diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j-dev.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j-dev.properties
index 633b03b68e1e5de2deb37cc5fd5a68656c68bd4b..c8a5268ac4d8bda8d9917488730f0e48ee71fb90 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j-dev.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j-dev.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p %t %c{2}:%L - %m%n
 
-log4j.category.de.thm.arsnova=TRACE
+log4j.category.de.thm.arsnova=INFO
 log4j.category.org.springframework=INFO
-log4j.category.com.corundumstudio.socketio=TRACE
-log4j.category.com.fourspaces.couchdb=INFO
+log4j.category.com.corundumstudio.socketio=INFO
+log4j.category.com.corundumstudio.socketio.handler.AuthorizeHandler=ERROR
+log4j.category.com.fourspaces.couchdb=OFF
+log4j.category.net.sf.json=WARN
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index 0808e98baa610ea7fb80aa0acd83225bb81f173e..f947a78d49176f34698ce9af626cfe7e31d1fa43 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ log4j.category.de.thm.arsnova=INFO
 log4j.category.org.springframework=INFO
 log4j.category.com.corundumstudio.socketio=INFO
 log4j.category.com.corundumstudio.socketio.handler.AuthorizeHandler=ERROR
-log4j.category.com.fourspaces.couchdb=WARN
+log4j.category.com.fourspaces.couchdb=OFF
 log4j.category.net.sf.json=WARN