diff --git a/dev/com.ibm.ws.logging.json_fat/fat/src/com/ibm/ws/logging/json/fat/JsonConfigTest.java b/dev/com.ibm.ws.logging.json_fat/fat/src/com/ibm/ws/logging/json/fat/JsonConfigTest.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/dev/com.ibm.ws.logging.json_fat/fat/src/com/ibm/ws/logging/json/fat/JsonConfigTest.java
+++ b/dev/com.ibm.ws.logging.json_fat/fat/src/com/ibm/ws/logging/json/fat/JsonConfigTest.java
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ public class JsonConfigTest {
     }
 
     private void runApplication(RemoteFile consoleLogFile) throws Exception {
-        server.setMarkToEndOfLog();
         server.setMarkToEndOfLog(consoleLogFile);
         TestUtils.runApp(server, "logServlet");
     }
remote setMarkToEndOfLog in runApp