diff --git a/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties b/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties
index fdbf51dd..44e1b1e3 100755
--- a/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties	
+++ b/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties	
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
 appender.rolling.name = FILE
 appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
 appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-appender.rolling.filePattern = ${dirname:-}${filename}.%i
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ./${filename}.%i
 appender.rolling.policy.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
 appender.rolling.policy.size = 4MB
 # Set the immediate flush to true (default)
diff --git a/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.properties b/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.properties
index 5c8723e1..71334cf0 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.properties
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
 appender.rolling.name = FILE
 appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
 appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-appender.rolling.filePattern = ${filename}.%i
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ./${filename}.%i
 appender.rolling.policy.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
 appender.rolling.policy.size = 4MB
 # Set the immediate flush to true (default)