diff --git a/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml b/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml
index e806ca7986a35e36f5fcd0b4aacfbe7454acb202..5d16d4ee473c1a6be23384324d0198829cd643d9 100644
--- a/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml
+++ b/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@
         <appender-ref ref="USAGE" />
     </category>
 
+    <!--
+        // If we have the category 'STATUS' and we send a logging event with priority 'info', then log to STDOUT (will go into jetty.out).
+    -->
+    <category name="STATUS">
+        <priority value="info" />
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </category>
+
     <!--
         // If we have the category 'ACCESS' and we send a logging event with priority 'info', then log to USAGE.
     -->