diff --git a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/ServiceManager.java b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/ServiceManager.java
index 0225f00ce..ca9e13c55 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/ServiceManager.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/ServiceManager.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import com.google.inject.Module;
 import com.google.inject.Scopes;
 import com.l2jserver.service.configuration.ConfigurationService;
-import com.l2jserver.service.core.LoggingService;
 import com.l2jserver.util.ClassUtils;
 import com.l2jserver.util.factory.CollectionFactory;
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ public class ServiceManager {
 	/**
 	 * The logger
 	 */
-	private Logger logger;
+	private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ServiceManager.class);
 	/**
 	 * The Guice Injector
 	 */
@@ -131,14 +130,15 @@ public class ServiceManager {
 	 */
 	public void init(Injector injector) throws ServiceStartException {
 		this.injector = injector;
-		final LoggingService service = injector
-				.getInstance(LoggingService.class);
-		knownServices.add(service);
-		service.start();
-		configurationService = injector.getInstance(ConfigurationService.class);
-		knownServices.add(configurationService);
-		configurationService.start();
-		logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ServiceManager.class);
+//		final LoggingService service = injector
+//				.getInstance(LoggingService.class);
+//		knownServices.add(service);
+//		service.start();
+		configurationService = start(ConfigurationService.class);
+		//start(LoggingService.class);
+		//knownServices.add(configurationService);
+		//start(ConfigurationService.class);
+		//configurationService.start();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/configuration/XMLConfigurationService.java b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/configuration/XMLConfigurationService.java
index 3db56bb67..9226515e0 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/configuration/XMLConfigurationService.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/configuration/XMLConfigurationService.java
@@ -35,16 +35,13 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Node;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.l2jserver.service.AbstractService;
-import com.l2jserver.service.AbstractService.Depends;
 import com.l2jserver.service.ConfigurableService;
 import com.l2jserver.service.Service;
 import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceConfiguration;
 import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceDescriptor;
 import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceManager;
 import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceStartException;
-import com.l2jserver.service.cache.CacheService;
 import com.l2jserver.service.configuration.Configuration.ConfigurationPropertyGetter;
-import com.l2jserver.service.core.LoggingService;
 import com.l2jserver.util.factory.CollectionFactory;
 import com.l2jserver.util.transformer.Transformer;
 import com.l2jserver.util.transformer.TransformerFactory;
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ import com.l2jserver.util.transformer.TransformerFactory;
  * 
  * @author <a href="http://www.rogiel.com">Rogiel</a>
  */
-@Depends({ LoggingService.class, CacheService.class })
 public class XMLConfigurationService extends AbstractService implements
 		ConfigurationService {
 	/**
@@ -174,12 +170,16 @@ public class XMLConfigurationService extends AbstractService implements
 				return cache.get(xpath.value());
 			Object o;
 			try {
-				o = untransform(getRaw(xpath.value(), getter.defaultValue()),
-						type);
+				if (type == Node.class) {
+					o = getNode(xpath.value());
+				} else {
+					o = untransform(
+							getRaw(xpath.value(), getter.defaultValue()), type);
+					cache.put(xpath.value(), o);
+				}
 			} catch (XPathExpressionException e) {
 				return null;
 			}
-			cache.put(xpath.value(), o);
 			return o;
 		}
 
@@ -201,8 +201,12 @@ public class XMLConfigurationService extends AbstractService implements
 					.compile(xpath.value())
 					.evaluate(properties, XPathConstants.NODE);
 			if (value != null) {
-				node.setNodeValue(transform(value.toString(), type));
-				cache.put(xpath.value(), value);
+				if (type == Node.class) {
+					node.getParentNode().replaceChild(node, (Node) value);
+				} else {
+					node.setNodeValue(transform(value.toString(), type));
+					cache.put(xpath.value(), value);
+				}
 			} else {
 				node.getParentNode().removeChild(node);
 				cache.remove(xpath.value());
@@ -274,6 +278,20 @@ public class XMLConfigurationService extends AbstractService implements
 				return defaultValue;
 			return value;
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Retrieve the node object from the property file
+		 * 
+		 * @param key
+		 *            the key
+		 * @return the node returned by the xpath query
+		 * @throws XPathExpressionException
+		 *             if any XPath exception occur
+		 */
+		private Node getNode(String key) throws XPathExpressionException {
+			return (Node) XPathFactory.newInstance().newXPath().compile(key)
+					.evaluate(properties, XPathConstants.NODE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/Log4JLoggingService.java b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/Log4JLoggingService.java
index b94b1a557..7b3a45c6b 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/Log4JLoggingService.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/Log4JLoggingService.java
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Layout;
 import org.apache.log4j.Level;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout;
+import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap;
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
 
-import com.l2jserver.service.AbstractService;
+import com.l2jserver.service.AbstractConfigurableService;
 import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceStartException;
 import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceStopException;
 
@@ -32,39 +35,42 @@ import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceStopException;
  * 
  * @author <a href="http://www.rogiel.com">Rogiel</a>
  */
-public class Log4JLoggingService extends AbstractService implements
+public class Log4JLoggingService extends
+		AbstractConfigurableService<LoggingServiceConfiguration> implements
 		LoggingService {
 	/**
 	 * The root logger
 	 */
 	private Logger rootLogger;
+
 	/**
-	 * The l2j logger
+	 * Creates a new instance
 	 */
-	private Logger l2jLogger;
-	/**
-	 * The netty logger
-	 */
-	private Logger nettyLogger;
+	public Log4JLoggingService() {
+		super(LoggingServiceConfiguration.class);
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doStart() throws ServiceStartException {
 		final Layout layout = new PatternLayout(
-				"[%p %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH-mm-ss}] %c:%L - %m%n");
-
-		BasicConfigurator.configure();
+				"[%p %d] %c{1} - %m%n");
 		rootLogger = Logger.getRootLogger();
-		l2jLogger = Logger.getLogger("com.l2jserver");
-		nettyLogger = Logger.getLogger("org.jboss.netty");
 
 		rootLogger.removeAllAppenders();
-		rootLogger.setLevel(Level.WARN);
+		// rootLogger.setLevel(config.getLoggersNode().);
 		rootLogger.addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(layout, "System.err"));
 
-		l2jLogger.setLevel(Level.INFO);
-		nettyLogger.setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
-		Logger.getLogger("com.l2jserver.model.id.object.allocator").setLevel(
-				Level.WARN);
+		final NodeList nodes = config.getLoggersNode().getChildNodes();
+		for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) {
+			final Node node = nodes.item(i);
+			if (!"logger".equals(node.getNodeName()))
+				continue;
+			final NamedNodeMap attributes = node.getAttributes();
+			final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(attributes.getNamedItem(
+					"name").getNodeValue());
+			logger.setLevel(Level.toLevel(attributes.getNamedItem("level")
+					.getNodeValue()));
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/LoggingServiceConfiguration.java b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/LoggingServiceConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eeea26269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/LoggingServiceConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of l2jserver2 <l2jserver2.com>.
+ *
+ * l2jserver2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * l2jserver2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with l2jserver2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.l2jserver.service.core;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+
+import com.l2jserver.service.ServiceConfiguration;
+import com.l2jserver.service.configuration.XMLConfigurationService.ConfigurationXPath;
+
+/**
+ * @author <a href="http://www.rogiel.com">Rogiel</a>
+ */
+public interface LoggingServiceConfiguration extends ServiceConfiguration {
+	/**
+	 * @return the loggers node
+	 */
+	@ConfigurationPropertyGetter
+	@ConfigurationXPath(".")
+	Node getLoggersNode();
+
+	/**
+	 * @param loggersNode
+	 *            the loggers node
+	 */
+	@ConfigurationPropertySetter
+	@ConfigurationXPath(".")
+	void setLoggersNode(Node loggersNode);
+}
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/distribution/services.xml b/l2jserver2-gameserver/distribution/services.xml
index db8f71a41..db1a96ffd 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/distribution/services.xml
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/distribution/services.xml
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@
 			you normally don't need to change anything here nor in the firewall. -->
 		<server listen="0.0.0.0:7777" />
 	</service>
+	
+	<!-- Logging service -->
+	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.core.LoggingService"
+		implementation="com.l2jserver.service.core.Log4JLoggingService">
+		<logger name="" level="ERROR" />
+		<logger name="com.l2jserver" level="INFO" />
+	</service>
 
 	<!-- ###################################################################### -->
 	<!-- ########################### CORE SERVICES ############################ -->
 	<!-- ###################################################################### -->
 	<!-- Those services provide basic core features and are required for server 
 		startup process -->
-	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.core.LoggingService"
-		implementation="com.l2jserver.service.core.Log4JLoggingService" />
 	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.core.threading.ThreadService"
 		implementation="com.l2jserver.service.core.threading.ThreadServiceImpl" />
 	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.configuration.ConfigurationService"
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/services-sample.xml b/l2jserver2-gameserver/services-sample.xml
index 1da3822fd..26442a85e 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/services-sample.xml
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/services-sample.xml
@@ -58,14 +58,24 @@
 			you normally don't need to change anything here nor in the firewall. -->
 		<server listen="0.0.0.0:7777" />
 	</service>
+	
+	<!-- Logging service -->
+	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.core.LoggingService"
+		implementation="com.l2jserver.service.core.Log4JLoggingService">
+		<logger name="" level="ERROR" />
+		<logger name="com.l2jserver" level="INFO" />
+		<logger name="com.l2jserver.service.game.template.XMLTemplateService" level="INFO" />
+		<logger name="com.l2jserver.service.cache" level="INFO" />
+		<logger name="com.l2jserver.service.database.sql.AbstractSQLDatabaseService" level="INFO" />
+		<logger name="com.l2jserver.service.game.world.CachedWorldIDService" level="INFO" />
+		<logger name="com.l2jserver.model.id.object.allocator.BitSetIDAllocator" level="INFO" />
+	</service>
 
 	<!-- ###################################################################### -->
 	<!-- ########################### CORE SERVICES ############################ -->
 	<!-- ###################################################################### -->
 	<!-- Those services provide basic core features and are required for server 
 		startup process -->
-	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.core.LoggingService"
-		implementation="com.l2jserver.service.core.Log4JLoggingService" />
 	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.core.threading.ThreadService"
 		implementation="com.l2jserver.service.core.threading.ThreadServiceImpl" />
 	<service interface="com.l2jserver.service.configuration.ConfigurationService"
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/L2JGameServerMain.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/L2JGameServerMain.java
index 98b212862..c0aeaa49e 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/L2JGameServerMain.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/L2JGameServerMain.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.BasicConfigurator;
 import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ public class L2JGameServerMain {
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		BasicConfigurator.configure();
+		
 		final ServiceManager serviceManager = new ServiceManager();
 		try {
 			serviceManager.load(Paths.get("services.xml"));