diff --git a/appengine-java8/gaeinfo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml b/appengine-java8/gaeinfo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
index 87d254db02b..15cf896f00e 100644
--- a/appengine-java8/gaeinfo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
+++ b/appengine-java8/gaeinfo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 <appengine-web-app xmlns="http://appengine.google.com/ns/1.0">
   <threadsafe>true</threadsafe>
   <ssl-enabled>true</ssl-enabled>
+  <service>gaeinfo</service>
   <runtime>java8</runtime>
-
+    <system-properties>
+        <property name="java.util.logging.config.file" value="WEB-INF/logging.properties"/>
+    </system-properties>
 </appengine-web-app>
 <!-- [END config] -->
diff --git a/appengine-java8/gaeinfo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/logging.properties b/appengine-java8/gaeinfo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/logging.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c2ea51bc6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appengine-java8/gaeinfo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/logging.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# A default java.util.logging configuration.
+# (All App Engine logging is through java.util.logging by default).
+#
+# To use this configuration, copy it into your application's WEB-INF
+# folder and add the following to your appengine-web.xml:
+#
+# <system-properties>
+#   <property name="java.util.logging.config.file" value="WEB-INF/logging.properties"/>
+# </system-properties>
+#
+
+# Set the default logging level for all loggers to WARNING
+.level = WARNING
diff --git a/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml b/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
index 3bf1a94031c..2c99a4eb070 100644
--- a/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
+++ b/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 -->
 <!-- [START config] -->
 <appengine-web-app xmlns="http://appengine.google.com/ns/1.0">
-  <application>your-project-id</application>
-  <version>1</version>
   <threadsafe>true</threadsafe>
 </appengine-web-app>
 <!-- [END config] -->