diff --git a/scr/pom.xml b/scr/pom.xml
index 1883d19073..361f8811e3 100644
--- a/scr/pom.xml
+++ b/scr/pom.xml
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
 
         <java.version>8</java.version>
         <felix.java.version>${java.version}</felix.java.version>
-        <maven.compiler.release>${java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
-        <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
     
     
@@ -290,6 +287,11 @@
                         <exclude>**/instances/**</exclude>
                         <exclude>**/instances2/**</exclude>
                     </excludes>
+			        <systemPropertyVariables>
+			            <org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime>true</org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime>
+			            <org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel>info</org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel>
+			            <org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.ops4j>info</org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.ops4j>
+			        </systemPropertyVariables>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <!-- integration tests run with pax-exam -->
@@ -307,6 +309,9 @@
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <project.bundle.file>${bundle.file.name}</project.bundle.file>
                         <felix.ca.version>${felix.ca.version}</felix.ca.version>    
+			            <org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime>true</org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime>
+			            <org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel>info</org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel>
+			            <org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.ops4j>info</org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.ops4j>
                     </systemPropertyVariables>
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>**/components/**</exclude>
diff --git a/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentTestBase.java b/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentTestBase.java
index 39724c1b0f..8b88eac680 100644
--- a/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentTestBase.java
+++ b/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentTestBase.java
@@ -195,8 +195,13 @@ public static Option[] configuration()
                 junitBundles(), frameworkProperty( "org.osgi.framework.bsnversion" ).value( bsnVersionUniqueness ),
                 systemProperty( "ds.factory.enabled" ).value( Boolean.toString( NONSTANDARD_COMPONENT_FACTORY_BEHAVIOR ) ),
                 systemProperty( "ds.loglevel" ).value( DS_LOGLEVEL ),
+                systemProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel").value("INFO"),
+                systemProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.ops4j").value("INFO"),
+                systemProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.shaded.org.apache.http.wire").value("WARN"),
+                systemProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.http.wire").value("WARN"),
+                systemProperty("org.ops4j.pax.logging.log.shaded.org.apache.http.wire").value("OFF"),
+                systemProperty("org.ops4j.pax.logging.log.org.apache.http.wire").value("OFF"),
                 systemProperty( "ds.cache.metadata" ).value( Boolean.toString(CACHE_META_DATA) )
-
                 );
         final Option vmOption = ( paxRunnerVmOption != null )? CoreOptions.vmOption( paxRunnerVmOption ): null;
         NONSTANDARD_COMPONENT_FACTORY_BEHAVIOR = false;