diff --git a/testsuite/manualmode/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/manualmode/logging/Log4jAppenderTestCase.java b/testsuite/manualmode/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/manualmode/logging/Log4jAppenderTestCase.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/testsuite/manualmode/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/manualmode/logging/Log4jAppenderTestCase.java
+++ b/testsuite/manualmode/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/manualmode/logging/Log4jAppenderTestCase.java
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@ public class Log4jAppenderTestCase extends AbstractLoggingTestCase {
     private static final ModelNode CUSTOM_HANDLER_ADDRESS = createAddress("custom-handler", CUSTOM_HANDLER_NAME);
     private static final ModelNode ROOT_LOGGER_ADDRESS = createAddress("root-logger", "ROOT");
 
-    private final Path logFile = getAbsoluteLogFilePath(FILE_NAME);
+    private Path logFile;
 
     @Before
     public void startContainer() throws Exception {
         // Start the server
         container.start();
 
+        logFile = getAbsoluteLogFilePath(FILE_NAME);
+
         final CompositeOperationBuilder builder = CompositeOperationBuilder.create();
 
         // Create the custom handler
[WFCORE-<I>] Ensure the server has been started before executing operations.