diff --git a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv
index 739aaf69ca..7fa5298c72 100755
--- a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv
+++ b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ export JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS}
   -Dnashorn.args=--no-deprecation-warning
   -Dorg.ops4j.pax.web.listening.addresses=${HTTP_ADDRESS}
   -Dorg.osgi.service.http.port=${HTTP_PORT}
-  -Dorg.osgi.service.http.port.secure=${HTTPS_PORT}"
+  -Dorg.osgi.service.http.port.secure=${HTTPS_PORT}
+  -Dlog4j2.formatMsgNoLookups=true"
 
 #
 # set JVM options
diff --git a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv.bat b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv.bat
index eb750119fc..38fa6db3da 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv.bat
+++ b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/setenv.bat
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% ^
   -Dnashorn.args=--no-deprecation-warning ^
   -Dorg.ops4j.pax.web.listening.addresses=%HTTP_ADDRESS% ^
   -Dorg.osgi.service.http.port=%HTTP_PORT% ^
-  -Dorg.osgi.service.http.port.secure=%HTTPS_PORT%
+  -Dorg.osgi.service.http.port.secure=%HTTPS_PORT% ^
+  -Dlog4j2.formatMsgNoLookups=true
 
 :: set jvm options
 set EXTRA_JAVA_OPTS=-XX:+UseG1GC ^