diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Config/log4net.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Config/log4net.config
index 8b57d7da7..a925002d1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Config/log4net.config
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Config/log4net.config
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
     <staticLogFileName value="false" />
     <rollingStyle value="Date" />
     <datepattern value="-yyyy.MM.dd'.log'" />
-
+    <!-- prevent orchard.exe from displaying locking debug messages -->
+    <lockingModel type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender+MinimalLock" />
+    
     <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
       <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %logger - %message%newline" />
     </layout>
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@
     <rollingStyle value="Date" />
     <datepattern value="-yyyy.MM.dd'.log'" />
 
+    <!-- prevent orchard.exe from displaying locking error messages -->
+    <lockingModel type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender+MinimalLock" />
+
     <filter type="log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter">
       <!-- only error and fatal messages end up in this target, even if child loggers accept lower priority -->
       <levelMin value="ERROR" />