diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index bbb27589cad09..4d31af70f056e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ build_script:
   - cmd: mvn -DskipTests -Psparkr -Phive -Phive-thriftserver package
 
 test_script:
-  - cmd: .\bin\spark-submit2.cmd --conf spark.hadoop.fs.defaultFS="file:///" R\pkg\tests\run-all.R
+  - cmd: .\bin\spark-submit2.cmd --driver-java-options "-Dlog4j.configuration=file:///%CD:\=/%/R/log4j.properties" --conf spark.hadoop.fs.defaultFS="file:///" R\pkg\tests\run-all.R
 
 notifications:
   - provider: Email