diff --git a/nucleus/core/logging/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/server/logging/GFFileHandler.java b/nucleus/core/logging/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/server/logging/GFFileHandler.java
index 7ca42ab6dd5..11253c0879d 100644
--- a/nucleus/core/logging/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/server/logging/GFFileHandler.java
+++ b/nucleus/core/logging/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/server/logging/GFFileHandler.java
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ private void configureUniformLogFormatter(String excludeFields, boolean multiLin
     }
 
     void initializePump() {
-        pump = new Thread() {
+        pump = new Thread() { //Not using the PayaraExecutorService here as it prevents shutdown happening quickly, see PAYARA-4118
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 while (!done.isSignalled() && logToFile) {