diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/log.xml b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/log.xml
index 39d664e04abe78c0dedf24064c22e43eb2c6d5ff..d69d39d474bdf603faeafcc10cfb5593e4b90e79 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/log.xml
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/log.xml
@@ -110,4 +110,8 @@
     <level value="warn"/> 
   </logger>
   
+  <logger name="loci.formats.FormatHandler">
+    <!-- Print only messages of level error or above from the BioFormats library FormatHandler -->
+    <level value="error"/> 
+  </logger>
 </log4j:configuration>