diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.lic.base/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.lic.base/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 99418f27f..9443cd252 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.lic.base/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.lic.base/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.passage.lic.base,
  org.eclipse.passage.lic.internal.base.requirements;x-internal:=true,
  org.eclipse.passage.lic.internal.base.time;x-friends:="org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.tests"
 Import-Package: org.apache.logging.log4j;version="2.17.1",
- org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config;version="2.17.1"
+ org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config;version="2.17.1";resolution:=optional
diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.passage.loc.operator.feature/feature.xml b/features/org.eclipse.passage.loc.operator.feature/feature.xml
index ca9f0064e..861203d34 100644
--- a/features/org.eclipse.passage.loc.operator.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/features/org.eclipse.passage.loc.operator.feature/feature.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
          version="0.0.0"/>
 
    <requires>
-      <import feature="org.eclipse.passage.lic.define.feature" version="0.0.0" match="equivalent"/>
+      <import feature="org.eclipse.passage.lic.define.feature"/>
+      <import plugin="org.apache.logging.log4j"/>
    </requires>
 
    <plugin
@@ -70,4 +71,5 @@
          install-size="0"
          version="0.0.0"
          unpack="false"/>
+
 </feature>