diff --git a/etc/log4j.properties b/etc/log4j.properties
index 27ad23a152a6ccc74f8dbf2aa20428892c6209c1..be4799def47251756978763cc56e85ffe07f7440 100644
--- a/etc/log4j.properties
+++ b/etc/log4j.properties
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ log4j.logger.uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.genebuilder.cv.GoBox=DEBUG, R
 log4j.logger.uk.ac.sanger.artemis.chado.ArtemisUtils=DEBUG, R
 log4j.logger.uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.database.DatabaseJPanel=DEBUG, R
 log4j.logger.uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.alignment.LookSeqPanel=DEBUG, R
+log4j.logger.uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.variant.BCFReader=DEBUG, R
 log4j.logger.uk.ac.sanger.artemis.io.ReadAndWriteEntry=DEBUG, R
 
 #log4j.logger.com.ibatis.common.jdbc.SimpleDataSource=DEBUG, stdout, R