Hi. For my JUnit tests, I have configured a logback-test.xml file with only a <consolePlugin/> entry. (debug=false) However, when I run the tests on the build-server, I get the following printed to System.out: 09:02:23,596 |-ERROR in ch.qos.logback.classic.net.SocketAppender[null] - Could not connect to remote logback server at [localhost]. We will try again later. java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) at at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:333) at at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:195) I realize that this message is part of logbacks internal status, however it would be nice to have the option to disable this message which pollutes the build-log on the build-server. Maybe by specifying an attribute like this: <consolePlugin silent="true"/> where the underlying Socketappender will be silent if it is not able to connect to the host and port. Regards, Paul Nyheim