diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/SleuthkitCase.java b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/SleuthkitCase.java
index 98f436f18e8402a30f9162104a5a5bfa168d75e6..44e3d60f8e701cfd74def6e4e452eb4e0b42a08e 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/SleuthkitCase.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/SleuthkitCase.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.MissingResourceException;
+import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -230,6 +231,13 @@ void fireTSKEvent(Object event) {
 	private final Map<Long, Content> frequentlyUsedContentMap = new HashMap<>();
 
 	private Examiner cachedCurrentExaminer = null;
+	
+	static {
+		Properties p = new Properties(System.getProperties());
+        p.put("com.mchange.v2.log.MLog", "com.mchange.v2.log.FallbackMLog");
+        p.put("com.mchange.v2.log.FallbackMLog.DEFAULT_CUTOFF_LEVEL", "SEVERE");
+        System.setProperties(p);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Attempts to connect to the database with the passed in settings, throws