diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b78df5b..d874045 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <slf4j.version>1.7.10</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
             <version>1.2.2.RELEASE</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>