diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index da1733d2b2..6900f902aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@
 				<module>spring-boot-mvc</module>
                 <module>spring-boot-vue</module>
 				<module>spring-boot-logging-log4j2</module>
+				<module>spring-boot-disable-console-logging</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud-data-flow</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud-bus</module>
@@ -1024,6 +1025,7 @@
 				<module>spring-boot-security</module>
 				<module>spring-boot-mvc</module>
 				<module>spring-boot-logging-log4j2</module>
+				<module>spring-boot-disable-console-logging</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud-data-flow</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud-bus</module>
@@ -1379,6 +1381,7 @@
 				<module>spring-boot-security</module>
 				<module>spring-boot-mvc</module>
 				<module>spring-boot-logging-log4j2</module>
+				<module>spring-boot-disable-console-logging</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud-data-flow</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud</module>
 				<module>spring-cloud-bus</module>
diff --git a/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/README.md b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7676bd1919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Relevant Articles: 
+- [Logging in Spring Boot](http://www.baeldung.com/spring-boot-logging)
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/pom.xml b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/pom.xml
similarity index 85%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/pom.xml
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/pom.xml
index c3bad74352..ceac0616e9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/pom.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>disabling-console-jul</artifactId>
 
+	<!-- this needs to use the boot parent directly in order to not inherit logback dependencies -->
+	
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-		<artifactId>disabling-console-logging</artifactId>
-		<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.0.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/DisablingConsoleJulApp.java b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/DisablingConsoleJulApp.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/DisablingConsoleJulApp.java
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/DisablingConsoleJulApp.java
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/jul/properties/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/application.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/application.properties
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/application.properties
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/logging.properties b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/logging.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/logging.properties
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-jul/src/main/resources/logging.properties
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/pom.xml b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/pom.xml
similarity index 82%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/pom.xml
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/pom.xml
index f9b34ec7d9..d6e9a8b5e5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>disabling-console-log4j2</artifactId>
 
+	<!-- this needs to use the boot parent directly in order to not inherit logback dependencies -->
+
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-		<artifactId>disabling-console-logging</artifactId>
-		<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.0.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/DisablingConsoleLog4j2App.java b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/DisablingConsoleLog4j2App.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/DisablingConsoleLog4j2App.java
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/DisablingConsoleLog4j2App.java
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/log4j2/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/pom.xml b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/pom.xml
similarity index 63%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/pom.xml
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/pom.xml
index 6f2170390b..f18066ea03 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/pom.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-    <artifactId>disabling-console-logging</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>spring-boot-disable-console-logging</artifactId>
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>disabling-console-logback</artifactId>
+  
+  <dependencies>
+  	<dependency>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+	</dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/DisablingConsoleLogbackApp.java b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/DisablingConsoleLogbackApp.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/DisablingConsoleLogbackApp.java
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/DisablingConsoleLogbackApp.java
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/disablingconsole/logback/xml/controllers/DisabledConsoleRestController.java
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/application.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/application.properties
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/application.properties
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/disabling-console-logback/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/pom.xml b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/pom.xml
similarity index 80%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/pom.xml
rename to spring-boot-disable-console-logging/pom.xml
index 39a4a40f12..ec84372f99 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/disabling-console-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-disable-console-logging/pom.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <artifactId>disabling-console-logging</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>spring-boot-disable-console-logging</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <description>Projects for Disabling Spring Boot Console Logging tutorials</description>
 
     <parent>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-logging-log4j2</artifactId>
         <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/README.md b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/README.md
index 305957ed8d..7676bd1919 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/README.md
+++ b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ### Relevant Articles: 
 - [Logging in Spring Boot](http://www.baeldung.com/spring-boot-logging)
-- [How to Disable Console Logging in Spring Boot](https://www.baeldung.com/spring-boot-disable-console-logging)
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
index 7caf1e8690..7220672eaf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -4,41 +4,58 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>spring-boot-logging-log4j2</artifactId>
-    <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <description>Projects for Spring Boot Logging tutorials</description>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot Logging with Log4J2</description>
 
+	<!-- this needs to use the boot parent directly in order to not inherit logback dependencies -->
+	
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <version>2.0.5.RELEASE</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j2</artifactId>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     
-    <modules>
-        <module>spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app</module>
-        <module>disabling-console-logging</module>
-    </modules>
-
     <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<forkCount>3</forkCount>
+					<reuseForks>true</reuseForks>
+					<excludes>
+						<exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
+						<exclude>**/*IntTest.java</exclude>
+						<exclude>**/*ManualTest.java</exclude>
+						<exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+					</excludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+    	</plugins>
     </build>
-
+    
+    <properties>
+    
+    </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 571794167e..0000000000
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
-    <artifactId>spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app</artifactId>
-    <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot Logging with Log4J2</description>
-
-    <parent>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-logging-log4j2</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>..</relativePath>
-    </parent>
-
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j2</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-</project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/LoggingController.java b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/LoggingController.java
similarity index 97%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/LoggingController.java
rename to spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/LoggingController.java
index 07763c8c3b..d462926616 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/LoggingController.java
+++ b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/LoggingController.java
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ public class LoggingController {
         loggerNative.warn("This WARN message been printed by Log4j2 without passing through SLF4J");
         loggerNative.error("This ERROR message been printed by Log4j2 without passing through SLF4J");
         loggerNative.fatal("This FATAL message been printed by Log4j2 without passing through SLF4J");
-        return "Howdy! Check out the Logs to see the output printed directly throguh Log4j2...";
+        return "Howdy! Check out the Logs to see the output printed directly through Log4j2...";
     }
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/SpringBootLoggingApplication.java b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/SpringBootLoggingApplication.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/SpringBootLoggingApplication.java
rename to spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootlogging/SpringBootLoggingApplication.java
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/resources/application.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/resources/application.properties
rename to spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/resources/application.properties
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/resources/log4j2-spring.xml b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2-spring.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/main/resources/log4j2-spring.xml
rename to spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/main/resources/log4j2-spring.xml
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/test/java/org/baeldung/SpringContextIntegrationTest.java b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/test/java/org/baeldung/SpringContextIntegrationTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-boot-logging-log4j2/spring-boot-logging-log4j2-app/src/test/java/org/baeldung/SpringContextIntegrationTest.java
rename to spring-boot-logging-log4j2/src/test/java/org/baeldung/SpringContextIntegrationTest.java