diff --git a/fabric/pom.xml b/fabric/pom.xml
index 24c5a2ee..2086c33a 100644
--- a/fabric/pom.xml
+++ b/fabric/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
             <version>2.8.1</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>nl.matsv</groupId>