diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index a584e858..021ec12c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     <properties>
         <testBaseDir>${project.build.directory}/integration-test-base-dir</testBaseDir>
         <testResourceDir>${testBaseDir}/test-resources</testResourceDir>
+        <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>
+        <log4jVersion>2.22.1</log4jVersion>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -51,6 +53,24 @@
             <groupId>org.semver4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>semver4j</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.24.1</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+            <version>2.24.1</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
+            <version>2.24.1</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <!-- lombok -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/AbstractSdkIT.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/AbstractSdkIT.java
index 02ab76f9..8416f356 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/AbstractSdkIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/AbstractSdkIT.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import org.openmrs.maven.plugins.model.DistroProperties;
 import org.openmrs.maven.plugins.model.Server;
 import org.openmrs.maven.plugins.utility.SDKConstants;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
@@ -45,10 +47,11 @@
 import static org.openmrs.maven.plugins.SdkMatchers.hasPlatformVersion;
 import static org.openmrs.maven.plugins.SdkMatchers.hasWarVersion;
 
-
 @RunWith(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 public abstract class AbstractSdkIT {
 
+    public final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
     /**
      * contains name of directory in project's target dir, where integration tests are conducted
      */
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSdkIT {
 
     Path testBaseDir;
     Path testResourceDir;
+    boolean preserveTestOutput;
 
     public String resolveSdkArtifact() throws MojoExecutionException {
         Properties sdk = new Properties();
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ public void setup() throws Exception {
         testResourceDir = testBaseDir.resolve("test-resources");
         testDirectoryPath = testBaseDir.resolve(getClass().getSimpleName() + "_" + nextCounter());
         testDirectory = testDirectoryPath.toFile();
+        preserveTestOutput = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("preserveTestOutput"));
         if (!testDirectory.mkdirs()) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Unable to create test directory: " + testDirectory);
         }
@@ -128,7 +133,13 @@ public void setup() throws Exception {
 
     @After
     public void teardown() {
-        FileUtils.deleteQuietly(testDirectory);
+        verifier.resetStreams();
+        if (preserveTestOutput) {
+            log.debug("Test output preserved: " + testDirectory.getName());
+        }
+        else {
+            FileUtils.deleteQuietly(testDirectory);
+        }
         cleanAnswers();
     }
 
@@ -139,22 +150,26 @@ static synchronized int nextCounter() {
     public String setupTestServer() throws Exception{
         Verifier setupServer = new Verifier(testDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
         String serverId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
-
-        addTaskParam(setupServer, "openMRSPath", testDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
-        addTaskParam(setupServer, "distro", "referenceapplication:2.2");
-        addTaskParam(setupServer, "debug", "1044");
-        addMockDbSettings(setupServer);
-
-        addAnswer(serverId);
-        addAnswer(System.getProperty("java.home"));
-        addAnswer("8080");
-        addTaskParam(setupServer, BATCH_ANSWERS, getAnswers());
-        cleanAnswers();
-
-        String sdk = resolveSdkArtifact();
-        setupServer.executeGoal(sdk + ":setup");
-        assertFilePresent(serverId, "openmrs-server.properties");
-        new File(testDirectory, "log.txt").delete();
+        try {
+            addTaskParam(setupServer, "openMRSPath", testDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
+            addTaskParam(setupServer, "distro", "referenceapplication:2.2");
+            addTaskParam(setupServer, "debug", "1044");
+            addMockDbSettings(setupServer);
+
+            addAnswer(serverId);
+            addAnswer(System.getProperty("java.home"));
+            addAnswer("8080");
+            addTaskParam(setupServer, BATCH_ANSWERS, getAnswers());
+            cleanAnswers();
+
+            String sdk = resolveSdkArtifact();
+            setupServer.executeGoal(sdk + ":setup");
+            assertFilePresent(serverId, "openmrs-server.properties");
+            new File(testDirectory, "log.txt").delete();
+        }
+        finally {
+            verifier.resetStreams();
+        }
         return serverId;
     }
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/invokeIT/pom.xml b/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/invokeIT/pom.xml
index b7c8f37f..c054fd3a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/invokeIT/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/invokeIT/pom.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@
                         <version>3.9.0</version>
                         <scope>compile</scope>
                     </dependency>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.24.1</version>
+                        <scope>compile</scope>
+                    </dependency>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.24.1</version>
+                        <scope>compile</scope>
+                    </dependency>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.24.1</version>
+                        <scope>compile</scope>
+                    </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml b/integration-tests/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d40c60cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<Configuration>
+	<Appenders>
+		<Console name="CONSOLE" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
+			<PatternLayout pattern="%p - %C{1}.%M(%L) |%d{ISO8601}| %m%n" />
+		</Console>
+	</Appenders>
+	<Loggers>
+		<Root level="INFO">
+			<AppenderRef ref="CONSOLE" />
+		</Root>
+	</Loggers>
+</Configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11a26b41..720acbc0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
+                <version>2.17.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- yaml parser -->