diff --git a/conf/log4j.properties b/conf/log4j.properties
index befcdaf1591..9a381e00aab 100644
--- a/conf/log4j.properties
+++ b/conf/log4j.properties
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ log4j.logger.org.apache.sysds=ERROR
 log4j.logger.org.apache.sysds.utils.SettingsChecker=WARN
 log4j.logger.org.apache.spark=ERROR
 log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop=OFF
+log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.util.NativeCodeLoader=INFO
 
 log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.console.target=System.err
diff --git a/src/test/resources/log4j.properties b/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
index 92976c52191..ed955f4a595 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ log4j.logger.org.apache.sysds=ERROR
 log4j.logger.org.apache.sysds.parser.DataExpression=ERROR
 log4j.logger.org.apache.spark=OFF
 log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop=OFF
+log4j.logger.org.apache.hadoop.util.NativeCodeLoader=INFO
 
 log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.console.target=System.err