diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 4c8d3e54d4..5bb9b92ddd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
             <Policies>
                 <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy />
                 <OnStartupTriggeringPolicy />
+                <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="3"/>
             </Policies>
         </RollingRandomAccessFile>
     </Appenders>