diff --git a/apps/blank/src/main/resources/velocity.properties b/apps/blank/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
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+++ b/apps/blank/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
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+runtime.log.logsystem.class=org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.NullLogChute
diff --git a/apps/jboss-blank/src/main/resources/velocity.properties b/apps/jboss-blank/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
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index 000000000..629983174
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+++ b/apps/jboss-blank/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
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+runtime.log.logsystem.class=org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.NullLogChute
diff --git a/apps/mailreader/src/main/resources/velocity.properties b/apps/mailreader/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
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+++ b/apps/mailreader/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+runtime.log.logsystem.class=org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.NullLogChute
diff --git a/apps/portlet/src/main/resources/velocity.properties b/apps/portlet/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..629983174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portlet/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+runtime.log.logsystem.class=org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.NullLogChute
diff --git a/apps/rest-showcase/src/main/resources/velocity.properties b/apps/rest-showcase/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..629983174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rest-showcase/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+runtime.log.logsystem.class=org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.NullLogChute
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/velocity.properties b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..629983174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/velocity.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+runtime.log.logsystem.class=org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.NullLogChute