diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0df44e..4b37671 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
           <artifactId>spark-core_2.10</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>