diff --git a/pqs-gateway/pom.xml b/pqs-gateway/pom.xml
index 68071219a..f1e2580c4 100644
--- a/pqs-gateway/pom.xml
+++ b/pqs-gateway/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
             <groupId>com.njcn</groupId>
             <artifactId>common-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>log4j-to-slf4j</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.njcn</groupId>