diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
index 90701cf28..7e861423d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class JarAnalyzer extends AbstractAnalyzer implements Analyzer {
             final AnalysisException ax = new AnalysisException(msg, ex);
             dependency.getAnalysisExceptions().add(ax);
             Logger.getLogger(JarAnalyzer.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, msg);
-            Logger.getLogger(JarAnalyzer.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, msg, ex);
+            Logger.getLogger(JarAnalyzer.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, null, ex);
             return foundSomething;
         }
         List<String> pomEntries;
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ public class JarAnalyzer extends AbstractAnalyzer implements Analyzer {
                         path, dependency.getFilePath());
                 final AnalysisException ax = new AnalysisException(msg, ex);
                 dependency.getAnalysisExceptions().add(ax);
-                Logger.getLogger(JarAnalyzer.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, msg, ax);
+                Logger.getLogger(JarAnalyzer.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, msg, ax);
             } catch (IOException ex) {
                 final String msg = String.format("Unable to retrieve POM '%s' in '%s'",
                         path, dependency.getFilePath());
-                Logger.getLogger(JarAnalyzer.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, msg, ex);
+                Logger.getLogger(JarAnalyzer.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, msg, ex);
             }
             foundSomething = setPomEvidence(dependency, pom, pomProperties) || foundSomething;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/CveDB.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/CveDB.java
index cee6b84ff..095e4387d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/CveDB.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/CveDB.java
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class CveDB {
 
         } catch (SQLException ex) {
             final String msg = String.format("Error updating '%s'", vuln.getName());
-            Logger.getLogger(CveDB.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, null, ex);
+            Logger.getLogger(CveDB.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, null, ex);
             throw new DatabaseException(msg, ex);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/xml/DatabaseUpdater.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/xml/DatabaseUpdater.java
index 44600e200..2f2856dc0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/xml/DatabaseUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/nvdcve/xml/DatabaseUpdater.java
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ public class DatabaseUpdater implements CachedWebDataSource {
                             try {
                                 currentTimestamp = Long.parseLong(prop.getProperty(LAST_UPDATED_BASE + String.valueOf(i), "0"));
                             } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
-                                Logger.getLogger(DatabaseUpdater.class.getName()).log(Level.FINEST, "Error parsing " + LAST_UPDATED_BASE
-                                        + String.valueOf(i) + " from nvdcve.lastupdated", ex);
+                                final String msg = String.format("Error parsing '%s' '%s' from nvdcve.lastupdated", LAST_UPDATED_BASE, String.valueOf(i));
+                                Logger.getLogger(DatabaseUpdater.class.getName()).log(Level.FINEST, msg, ex);
                             }
                             if (currentTimestamp == cve.getTimestamp()) {
                                 cve.setNeedsUpdate(false); //they default to true.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/configuration/log.properties b/src/main/resources/configuration/log.properties
index 8748567cf..4075748da 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/configuration/log.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/configuration/log.properties
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ handlers=java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
 # FINEST, FINER, FINE, CONFIG, INFO, WARNING and SEVERE.
 
 # Configure the ConsoleHandler.
-java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=WARNING
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=INFO
 
 org.owasp.dependencycheck.data.nvdcve.xml
 
 # Configure the FileHandler.
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.level=FINEST
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.level=FINE
 
 # The following special tokens can be used in the pattern property
 # which specifies the location and name of the log file.
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ org.owasp.dependencycheck.data.nvdcve.xml
 #   %g - generation number for rotating logs
 #   %u - unique number to avoid conflicts
 # FileHandler writes to %h/demo0.log by default.
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=./logs/DependencyCheck%u.log
\ No newline at end of file
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=./logs/DependencyCheck.log
\ No newline at end of file