diff --git a/distribution/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/distribution/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index c321cfc2..ab749f92 100755
--- a/distribution/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/distribution/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ log4j.logger.io.moquette.parser.netty=WARN
 log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
 log4j.appender.file.Threshold=INFO
 log4j.appender.file.File=logs/wildfirechat.log
-log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=10MB
-log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=20
+log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=20MB
+log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=100
 log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 #log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c{1} %x - %m%n
 log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss,SSS} [%t] %-5p %c{1} %L %x - %m%n
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ log4j.appender.messagelog=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
 log4j.appender.messagelog.Threshold=WARN
 log4j.appender.messagelog.File=logs/wildfirechat_messages.log
 log4j.appender.messagelog.MaxFileSize=100MB
-log4j.appender.messagelog.MaxBackupIndex=1
+log4j.appender.messagelog.MaxBackupIndex=3
 log4j.appender.messagelog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.messagelog.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss,SSS} [%t] %-5p %c{1} %L %x - %m%n